Granma

Gov’t demands efficiency and productivity

September 29, 2010

Cuba’s government will demand to prove efficiency and productivity from its workers in order to keep their jobs and those laid off will be compensated in a maximum scale reaching 60% of their salaries during a five month period, announced yesterday Granma, the state’s official daily newspaper. A new labor policy has been enacted by the government, which [...]

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Self-employment guidelines (Updated)

September 24, 2010

Granma published today guidelines (i.e., classification, prohibition, organization and regulation) to the 178 activities considered self-employment (ranging from animal trainer to photographer) for the populace announced on August 1st by de facto Cuban President, Army General Raúl Castro. Further coverage from Reuters; BBC; AP; Christian Science Monitor.

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Special TV appearance

July 12, 2010

Granma, the Cuban Communist Party’s daily, reports that Fidel Castro will appear this evening at 6:30 P.M. on a special Mesa Redonda television program.

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Shake-up: top ministers replaced (Updated)

March 2, 2009

Via AP: Cuba abruptly replaced some of its most powerful and visible officials on Monday, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The surprise shakeup, involving about 10 top officials, was announced at the end of the midday newscast by Cuba’s supreme governing body, the Council of State. Among others replaced [...]

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National Defense Days

November 30, 2008

The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces has announced the Day of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) will be celebrated throughout Cuba this weekend with National Defense Days. [ad#demo-advert]

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Generational Shift

January 6, 2008

Diario Granma (Cuban Communist Party’s official newspaper) published an article last Friday concerning the generational shift, as per the Cuban Government’s view, in the parliamentary body (National Assembly of the People’s Power) wherein the Communist Party is the only political actor designated to participate in the upcoming January 20th parliamentary election. Interesting statistics of note: [...]

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