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Possibility of revolt?

April 29, 2011

The Economist Intelligence Unit gauges at the possibilty of a revolt in Cuba: Indeed, there is no sign yet that events on the other side of the world are inspiring a rise in anti-government sentiment in Cuba. And it may well be that the government’s decision to modestly liberalise economic policy to allow the emergence of [...]

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Legalizing clandestine private enterprise

November 11, 2010

The Economist on the latest “reform” in Cuba: So are the Castro brothers, in the twilight of their lives, preparing to lead Cuba towards a mixed economy, similar to that of China? Or are these reforms just short-term, reversible measures, designed to mitigate an acute shortage of cash? The government’s recently published list of 178 [...]

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Troops at evacuation of Havana

November 8, 2010

The U.S. Library of Congress YouTube channel has several short films of the Spanish-American War (1898) from the Thomas A. Edison films catalog. The film embedded in this post: The troops are turning into the Prado from a side street, where stands a triumphal arch erected by the Cubans; but which Gen. Brooke, the Military [...]

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Information and communication on the island

October 3, 2010

Cuba’s National Office of Statistics conducted a survey of 40,005 homes, between February and April 2010, on the usage of information technologies and communications by Cubans on the island. According to the survey: 31% had use and access to personal computers (persons 6 years and up) 2.9% had use and access to the Internet (persons 12 [...]

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A very small reprieve

August 3, 2010

Army General Raúl Castro gave Cubans a reprieve by allowing them to open small businesses, but doubts exist if the measure meets with the goal of reducing a bloated bureaucracy and help reanimate the economy “without market reforms.”  The enlargement of “self-employment,” expected by many Cubans and suggested by economists, was announced by Raúl Castro on [...]

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A power struggle for the future

July 21, 2010

Der Spiegel on the political and economic realities facing the Castro regime in its fight for survival: But the release of the dissidents could also be a message to the Europeans, who have not been entirely sure what to make of the new president since he officially assumed office in February 2008. Raul is believed to [...]

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