President Raul Castro lets Cubans build their own homes

Facing intense demand for housing, the Cuban government of President Raul Castro is granting permits that let Cubans build homes with their own resources, officials said Tuesday. Read More

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US-Cuba May Hammer out a Deal Soon Despite Divergences

The two events, the legislation passed by the US House of Representatives easing travel and trade restrictions and recent municipal election in Cuba suggest the US will end the 48yr-old embargo against Cuba Read More

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Angolan Minister reaffirms reviving cultural cooperation with Cuba

Luanda - The Angolan minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva, Monday here reaffirmed her country’s interest to revive the cultural cooperation with Cuba, a country whose friendship ties date back to various years. Read More

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Mobile phones said to boost Cuba’s tourism sector

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba, which is predicting it will have at least two million mobile phone lines available by 2015, says the tourism industry has benefited tremendously since the expansion of the cellular telephone network a few years ago. Read More

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China seeks more military ties with Cuba

BEIJING, April 27 (UPI) -- Top military officials of China and Cuba, meeting in Beijing, pledged to develop further bilateral military ties. Read More

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Americans in Cuba?

t’s easier for Americans to get to Cuba then you might think. There are several points of departure – one of the best is Cancun, Mexico, offering daily flights to Havana. Read More

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Golf Back in Cuba

According to The Associated Press, Britain's Esencia Hotels and Resorts CEO Andrew Macdonald had investors looking at a stretch of land where he plans to raise $300 million to build the Carbonera Country Club and a hotel/villa/apartment development. Read More

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Lawyer Jose Pertierra Dennounces New Farce in Posada’s Case

HAVANA, Cuba, (acn) Jose Pertierra, the lawyer that represents Venezuela in the request of extradition of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who took refuge in the United States (where he has remained over the last five years), denounced on Monday the new farce in this case. Read More

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U.S. House votes to ease limits on Cuba trade, travel

WASHINGTON - U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba and family travel to the island would be eased under legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday but the changes could encounter trouble in the Senate.<br /> Read More

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Amy Winehouse Taking Blake To Cuba

Amy Winehouse is reportedly taking estranged hubby Blake Fielder Civil on holiday to Cuba. Read More

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