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Orlando Weekly
April 25, 2018
During our recent visit to Cuba, we were told by multiple Cuban citizens we met that they don't see as many Americans as they did in the previous two years. .... If you must have it, you'll need to buy a Wi-Fi card, which generally gets you about an hour of time on the internet, then visit a public Wi-Fi hotspot toÃâà...
Miami Herald
April 25, 2018
These tasty-looking sterling silver charms made in-house adorn bracelets and cuff links and celebrate Miami culture. They've been making fine jewelry in Miami for 35 years. But these days, people can't stop asking about the Internet's latest desire: a tiny Cuban coffee maker you wear on your finger. EnterÃâà...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
April 25, 2018
Several weeks ago I wrote an "Expert Brief" for the Council on Foreign Relations titled "Time to Tighten the Screws on Cuba?" There I argued that the one-sided and unfortunate concessions the Obama administration made to Cuba had helped the regime but not the Cuban people, and urged the TrumpÃâà...
Knowledge@Wharton
April 24, 2018
He has promised to modernize the country's social and economic model, including dismantling its dual-currency system and leveraging the internet for ... The dual currency system has a Cuban convertible peso (CUC) that is pegged to the dollar, and a Cuban peso (CUP) that is worth a quarter of the CUC.
Prensa Latina
April 24, 2018
Cuba Speaks on Public Internet Policies at ITU in Geneva ... 'The Cuban delegation has defended the interests of the countries of the South in other issues of importance in the ITU agenda as the celebration of the World Forum on Telecommunications, the strengthening of the role of the Union in issues ofÃâà...
Miami.com
April 24, 2018
But these days, people can't stop asking about the Internet's latest desire: a tiny Cuban coffee maker you wear on your finger. Enter, the Cafetera ... That's exactly what Rudy Santayana was shooting for when he designed it more than five years ago for the annual Cuba Nostalgia convention. The formerÃâà...
KPAX-TV
April 24, 2018
April 1961 - The United States backs Cuban exiles in an unsuccessful attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. October 1962 - The United States ... Gross says he was trying to help connect the Jewish community to the internet and was not a threat to the government. October 2011 - A member of theÃâà...
euronews
April 21, 2018
Diaz-Canel, a stalwart of the communist party, has promised ideological continuity though some sections of Cuban society, are asking for change. ... Though newly installed "wifi zones" in public spaces have given cubans access to the internet, the new president doesn't seem to welcome these advances.
Americas Quarterly (blog)
April 9, 2018
Some senior Cuban officials have voiced concerns that expanded Internet access poses political risks, especially since the United States has repeatedly tried to use it as a means of waging information warfare. Just two months ago, the Trump administration formed a Cuba Internet Task Force as part of itsÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 30, 2018
The BGAN program “consisted of small two-way satellite devices that were distributed within Cuba by OCB,” Carew wrote in an email to el Nuevo Herald. “Users of these devices could access the Internet via commercial satellites, which allowed circumvention of censorship of the internet by the CubanÃâà...
Xinhua
March 25, 2018
Last year over 4 million Cubans out of a total population of 11 million used the Internet. Havana is promoting a nationwide plan to equip homes, universities, medical institutions and local government offices with Internet access, and has multiplied the number of public Wi-Fi spots. The Cuban government isÃâà...
Financial Tribune
December 31, 1999
Under the Obama administration, USAid worked on developing a “Cuban twitter” aimed at fomenting unrest, and in January the US State Department launched a Cuba Internet Task Force, which Havana sees as another attempt to undermine it. Diaz-Canel assumes office at a tricky time for the island afterÃâà...
Journalducameroun.com
December 31, 1999
In 2018, a Cuban can run his own business, surf the internet and travel abroad with fewer restrictions. In 10 years, President Raul Castro has transformed the Cuba he inherited from brother Fidel but his reforms haven't unleashed a hoped-for economic takeoff. Now 86, Raul Castro will on April 19 handÃâà...
