Cuba: The Cash vs Digital Payment Dilemma Facing Businesses
Salaried Cubans, pensioner’s & private business face the problem of how to convert their digital money into cash required for many purchases.
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Cuban Nickel Chess: Who Will End Up with Sherritt’s Rights?
For months, a commercial chess match has been playing out that began in Cuba but now has pieces spread across four continents.
Once Again on Resistance in Cuba
I’m doing what I call “stockroom work.” Dusting things off, organizing, setting aside some books to offer first…
In Havana, Deaths Nearly Triple Births
Cuba is in the midst of a demographic shift, driven by the emigration of young people & a substantial decline in the working-age population.
The Last Dance of the Sun, Havana, Cuba – Photo of the Day
Andrew Canon from Canada took our photo of the day: “The Last Dance of the Sun”, in Havana, Cuba.
Smells of Cuba That Even Distance Cannot Erase
There are things about Cuba that I can still feel even though I am far away. One of them is the smell of burning garbage.
The Geography of Absences in Cuba
September awaits me, winking from the edge of the road, but for the first time, going back to school has a different light.
Cuba: Protest Over Water Brings Police and a Water Tanker
As long as water distribution continues to depend on improvised responses to protests, the next complaint is only a matter of time.
Havana Weather for August 20-26
Relative humidity will remain high, from 65% to 95%. Highs will range between 29 and 33°C (84 and 91°F), and lows at 24 and 25°C (75 & 77°F).
The Cuban Government’s Latest Salvation Plan: Domestic Oil
The blockade Cuba is facing on fuel imports has the dictatorship experimenting with every possible avenue in search of some breathing room.