Bisa Williams, acting deputy assistant secretary, met this week with Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rodriguez during a six-day trip to Cuba, Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley said.
Archive - Sep 2009
U.S. Official in Cuba Held Talks with Cuban Officials and Normal Citizens
Submitted by josek on Wed, 2009-09-30 12:04.
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Fewer Cubans Going to U.S.
Interviews with U.S. officials and Cuban affairs experts indicate the U.S. recession, more stringent enforcement in the Florida Straits, tougher immigration policies in Mexico's and less restrictive U.S.-Cuba relations are all playing parts in the slowing flow of immigrants, the Herald said.
Submitted by josek on Wed, 2009-09-30 11:57.
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Foreing Suppliers Worried about Payments in Cuba
The businessmen, who asked not to be identified, said they were increasingly frustrated because the Communist authorities refused to offer explanations or solutions for the situation, which stems from a cash crunch in the Cuban economy triggered by the global downturn and heavy hurricane damage last year.
Submitted by josek on Wed, 2009-09-30 11:50.
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According to Experts, Cuba's Agriculture Has a very Promising Future
William A. Messina Jr., of the University of Florida's Agriculture Science Institute, said that the communist island "has such good soil and it represents a challenge of such magnitude that, with the end of the embargo, the agricultural market impact on the continent would be larger that of the Free Trade Treaty."
Submitted by josek on Wed, 2009-09-30 11:46.
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Cuba Presents a Conciliative Facade to U.S. at UN
Bruno Rodriguez said Obama had taken "positive" steps" by allowing Cuban Americans to travel and send money freely to the communist-ruled island. But he said many other issues had not been addressed, above all the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, which the Cuban government blames for most of its economic problems.
Submitted by josek on Tue, 2009-09-29 11:26.
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Cuba Is Having Problems to Pay Farmers on Time
The public mea culpa came in a full page spread Monday in the state-run Granma newspaper, which acknowledged that the issue is a main cause of discontent in the countryside. It said that after an enormous effort to repay farmers that began in 2004, the problem has come up again.
Submitted by josek on Tue, 2009-09-29 11:20.
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Project of a Chinese Hotel in Cuba Is Eyeing U.S. Market
State-run Suntine International-Economic Trading Company of China and Cuba's Cubanacan hotel group are partners in the project, which will be a 600-room luxury hotel, the sources, who asked not to be identified, said over the weekend.
Submitted by josek on Tue, 2009-09-29 11:16.
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Russian and Chinese Cars Competing on Cuban Roads
Ministers, communist officials and police are switching their Ladas, with its stiff manual steering, for the smooth hydraulics of the Chinese-made Geely CK, a modern sedan that symbolizes the island's new alliance with Beijing. But Ladas still have their fans among the people.
Submitted by josek on Tue, 2009-09-29 11:11.
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Moratinos visitará Cuba próximo 18 de octubre
Moratinos dijo en una entrevista radiofónica que visitará la isla alrededor del 18 de octubre, después de asistir a la reunión en la Casa Blanca entre los presidentes de España y Estados Unidos, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero y Barack Obama, y de acompañar a Zapatero en su gira por Oriente Medio.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 17:46.
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Cuba cae ante EE.UU. y pierde Mundial de Béisbol
Estados Unidos también había derrotado a Cuba en la final del torneo de 2007, cortándoles una racha de nueve títulos consecutivos. Con un equipo conformados por jugadores de las ligas menores, los estadounidenses hilvanaron 14 triunfos en fila tras una derrota ante Venezuela en el debut.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 17:39.
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Llegada de turistas a Cuba crece en un 3% en el año de acuerdo al Ministro del ramo
Hay una tendencia al crecimiento en las llegadas de turistas que se mantuvo los últimos meses de julio, agosto y septiembre, explicó el ministro a la televisión estatal cubana al celebrarse este domingo el Día Mundial del Turismo.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 17:29.
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Cuba cae ante Canadá y se queda sin mundial de baloncesto
Canadá acompañará en la competición mundialista a Brasil y Argentina, que a segunda hora disputaban el título del torneo continental en el pabellón Aecim Tocantins de la ciudad brasileña de Cuiabá, capital de Mato Grosso.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 17:26.
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Cuba Hopes Scheme about New Farms Run for Profit Works
Critics of Cuba's communist-style collectivist agriculture system say that the country should be a virtual Eden, given its rich soil and abundant rain, and should not have to import tons of dried peas from the imperialist aggressor to the north. So now they are trying to grow their own vegetables.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 11:43.
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Cuba Loses to U.S. in Baseball World Cup Final
The USA successfully defended their title, defeating Cuba for the second time in four days and reeling off 13 straight wins. Cuba's second straight silver comes after nine consecutive titles while Canada defeated Puerto Rico 6-2 to take bronze.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 11:31.
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Congress Should Play a More Decisive Role in Policy to Cuba
When it comes to crafting Cuba policy, Congress has been in the back seat of late. The sweeping new rules released last month that loosen the 49-year-old U.S. embargo against the island came from the executive branch and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Submitted by josek on Mon, 2009-09-28 11:14.
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