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Latin America Monitor Move over Beyoncé: Another American explores Cuba, 'people to people'
Like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the Monitor's Linda Feldmann travels Cuba on a 'people to people' tour. Since 2011, such trips have had the sanction of the Treasury Department – a legal way for Americans to see the long-forbidden island.
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A Cuba beyond the Castros? (+video)
News from Cuba this week that Raul Castro will step down in 2018 is offering fodder for critics of US policy towards Cuba who say Washington is stuck in the Cold War.
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Havana scraps exit visas, but most Cubans won't be going abroad
The new law will cut down on bureaucratic barriers for Cubans who want to leave the country, but for many the benefits will likely be more psychological than practical.
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Latin America Monitor End of the exit visa in Cuba? (+video)
Cubans have long been unable to travel freely, but the government has lifted the restriction on exit visas in some cases. It's a major step forward for the country and its people, argues a guest blogger.
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Nobel Peace Prize: Could a Russian win this year?
Several Russian contenders are among the favorites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded Friday. But a Russian winner could make for sour relations between Norway and Russia.
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Latin America Monitor Who would be better for Cuba: Romney or Obama?
US elections always matter in Cuba, writes a guest blogger. The island has been under a half-century US embargo.
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Latin America Monitor Has nothing changed in Cuba?
In a New York Times op-ed, a Cuban blogger writes that nothing has changed on the communist island, but guest blogger Melissa Fortner disagrees. Individual freedoms are expanding, she writes.
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Latin America Monitor FARC strategy change a result of Chavez's illness?
With Chavez's health on the line, groups who have benefited from the Venezuelan president's tenure – like the FARC – are hedging their bets, writes guest blogger James Bosworth.
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Latin America Monitor Follow the money: Brazilian president travels to Cuba and Haiti
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who arrived in Cuba Monday, plans to meet with President Raul Castro today in a trip touted as a trade booster for both countries.
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Latin America Monitor Cuban 'revolution': 'If I work hard, I'll make more money'
Just as Iran's President Ahmadinejad visited Havana and dismissed capitalism as in decay, Cubans are warming to an increasingly free market on the island.
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Latin America Monitor Fidel Castro death rumor shows paradoxes in Cuba
As 2012 kicks off, blogger Anya Landau French weighs in on the Cuban economic and social developments that she will assess as she visits Havana next week.
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Cubans may no longer be stuck on Caribbean isle
President Raúl Castro's economic reforms in Cuba appear set to deliver long-sought freedom, even if few can afford to go anywhere.
05/13/2011 03:15 pm -
In rare visit with Castro, Jimmy Carter attempts to restart US-Cuba relations
During his three-day trip to Cuba, former President Jimmy Carter also met with detained American Alan Gross, who was sentenced this month to 15 years prison for espionage.
03/30/2011 05:52 pm -
Fidel Castro tweets to over 100,000 followers
Fidel Castro tweets now reach a large audience. The fact that Fidel Castro tweets is news in itself.
03/08/2011 03:12 pm -
As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising?
Seismic changes in the communist economy built by Fidel Castro are enriching some Cubans, scaring others, and sparking imaginations: Will the Caribbean gem shine again?
11/27/2010 12:17 pm -
Fidel Castro warns of nuclear war, climate change – ignores Cuba issues
Fidel Castro spoke to Cuba's Parliament for the first time in four years on Saturday, but once again failed to address domestic issues while expounding on climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the US role on the world stage.
08/08/2010 11:41 am -
Global News Blog Obama grants 'interview' to Cuba blogger Yoani Sanchez
US President Barack Obama responded to interview questions that dissident Cuba blogger Yoani Sanchez posted on her blog, Generation Y.
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger
Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
Cuba's youth: restless but not often political
They just want the freedom to travel and access to the tech touchstones of their generation: iPods, Facebook, and text messages.
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
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05/08/2008 01:00 am -
For Cuban youths, revolution means more free expression
Many believe Fidel Castro's resignation will allow more space for debate.
04/15/2008 01:00 am
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