Housing

Forgotten and at a distance from power

December 1, 2008

El Nuevo Herald reports on Cubabar

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Castro looks for a U.S. lifeline

September 22, 2008

By Mary Anastasia O’Grady | Wall Street Journal Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike inflicted misery on millions of Cubans. But when the Castro dictatorship looks at the devastation, it sees opportunity. Fidel Castro and his brother Ra

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Brazil’s billion dollar investment in Cuba

January 15, 2008

O Estado De S.Paulo reports Brazil’s President Lula da Silva will offer Cuba $1 billion dollars in credits to finance the purchase of aliments, housing construction, and exploration of nickel as well as other projects, affirm Brazilian diplomats. [Photo: Reuters -- Cuban interim-President Raul Castro and Brazilian President Lula da Silva review FAR Honor Guards.]

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News round up

January 14, 2008

Brazil plans to offer $500 million in financing to Cuba. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be in Havana today, reports Valor Economico. Lula is expected to announce agreements allowing Petroleo Brasileiro SA to explore oil in areas in the Gulf of Mexico that are controlled by Cuba, where Petrobras will build a [...]

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