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Canadian jailed in Havana corruption scandal speaks out 16 May 2013 | 06:39 pm
By Julian Sher of The Toronto Star And Juan O. Tamay; Posted on Wednesday, 05.15.13 Speaking over a scratchy telephone line from inside a Cuban prison, Sarkis Yacoubian’s voice goes suddenly silent....
Cuba: The Persistence of Institutional Racism 16 May 2013 | 06:27 pm
Esteban Morales, HAVANA TIMES, May 16, 2013 Who is responsible for the fact that our national statistics do not offer the information needed to conduct a thorough study of the racial issue in Cuba?...
Canadian, British executives face corruption charges in Cuba 15 May 2013 | 10:10 pm
By Mark Frank, Havana — Reuters, Globe and Mail, May 15, 2013 Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been...
Julia Sagebien and Rafael Betancourt: “Empresas no estatales responsables: Clave para el crecimiento económico inclusivo en Cuba” 10 May 2013 | 04:50 pm
In April 2013, an interesting Conference was held in Havana, focssing on “The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurshil in Small and medium Enterprises and Development” (Papel de la Innovación, el Empr...
THE POLITICS OF CUBAN TRANSFORMATION—WHAT SPACE FOR AUTHORITARIAN WITHDRAWAL? 6 May 2013 | 08:38 pm
An excellent exploration of Cuba’s possible political furures was presented by Norwegian Political Scientist Vegard Bye at the 2012 ASCE Conference and has just been made available in the ASCE Confere...
(Español) The Cuban Economy, 2012: Articles from the 2012 Conference of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) 2 May 2013 | 09:44 pm
Below is a list of the presentations made at the August 2012 Conference of ASCE with links to each article at the ASCE Web Site. Preface Conference Program Table of Contents Where is Cuba Going? Econo...
“The Ugly Canadians”: Sex Tourism in Cuba 2 May 2013 | 08:55 pm
I missed a March 2013 Toronto Star series on sex tourism in Cuba, but it was brought to my attention recently by Cristina Warren. (I am a Globe and Mail and The Economist aficionado.) It was produced...
Whispered complaints about U.S.-Cuba academic exchanges go public 2 May 2013 | 08:05 pm
Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald, Wed, May. 01, 2013, Whispered complaints about U.S.-Cuba academic exchanges go public The U.S. government’s denial of visas to several Cubans invited to an upcoming acad...
BBC: “A Glimpse Inside Cuba’s High Security Prisons” 1 May 2013 | 02:00 pm
From Sarah Rainsford, of the BBC, May 1, 2013. With thanks to Larry Willmore for bringing this to my attention. The video report: A glimpse inside Cuba’s high security prisons Cuba has allowed forei...
How Cubans’ Health Improved When Their Economy Collapsed: Sometimes financial crises can force lifestyle changes for the better. 22 Apr 2013 | 08:59 pm
I well remember in the 1990s in Havana. Food was in short supply; meat was almost unavailable; gasoline was out of the picture; walking. cycling and the “camello” were the chief sources of transportat...
