Trump Policies on Cuba Hurting US Telecom Investment: Task Force
The task force's report also expresses concern regarding the growing clout of Chinese telecom firms on the island. The post Trump Policies on Cuba Hurting US Telecom Investment: Task Force appeared...
View ArticleFaces in the Crowd: Liber Puente Baró
The entrepreneur, who helped build TostoneT from scratch, is passionate about socially-minded enterprise in Cuba and has long held seminars for self-employed Cubans to learn about using technology for...
View ArticleCuba Sees A Plunge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals, As Trump’s Sanctions Bite
Foreign tourist arrivals decreased by 23% in July compared to the same period last year, according to the Statistics Office. The post Cuba Sees A Plunge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals, As Trump’s...
View ArticleClaver-Carone Wins IDB Election, Vows to Pull LatAm Out of Economic Doldrums
Mauricio Claver-Carone, the newly-elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has vowed to secure more money for the lender and pull the region out of the economic doldrums. The...
View ArticleJoe Biden Will Thaw Relations With Cuba, But Not All Barriers Will Be Lifted
Joe Biden has vowed to re-thaw relations with Cuba, but analysts say Cuban Americans who want Washington to stifle the communist regime will hamper the elected President’s efforts. Winning the hearts...
View ArticleCubans Accumulate US Dollar as Peso Falters
Cubans are storing US dollar bills in a desperate bid to safeguard value for their earnings, as the peso falters in the face of the deteriorating business climate on the island. Officially speaking,...
View ArticleCuba Opens up its Economy, As Pandemic Deals a Devastating Blow
Cuba has opened up almost all its economic sectors to private entrepreneurs in a desperate bid to breathe life into the economy devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Until last week, private companies...
View ArticleCuba, Still Under the Radar, Quietly Builds Stonger IT Services Foundation
The historic normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba during the Obama administration gave many American firms the opportunity to explore the potential of the Caribbean island as a...
View ArticleCaribbean Countries Open Up as Covid Cases Decline
Most of the countries in the Caribbean are seeing a gradual decline in Covid-19 cases, except for Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Many have reopened to international tourism, with protocols...
View ArticleCuba Launches its Own Vaccine Called Abdala
Cuba has claimed to have developed its own vaccine against Covid-19. Named Abdala, the vaccine has shown tremendous efficacy in combating coronavirus. Considering the clinical data disclosed on Monday,...
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