News and Articles, February 7 – 13, 2011

Diario de Cuba, 13 de febrero: El gobierno aumenta un 43% el precio del arroz y ‘libera’ la venta de azúcar http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/3103-el-gobierno-aumenta-un-43-el-precio-del-arroz-y-libera-la-venta-de-azucar

BBC, February 12: Cuba cuts sugar price subsidies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12441487

Juventud Rebelde, 12 de febrero: En venta libre azúcar refino y crudo http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2011-02-12/en-venta-libre-azucar-refino-y-crudo/

The Windsor Star, February 12: Free enterprise gets chance http://www.windsorstar.com/business/Free+enterprise+gets+chance/4270547/story.html

Reuters, February 12: Group says US exports to Cuba down 31 percent http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/cuba-usa-food-idUSN1110412620110211

Diario de Cuba, febrero 11: Entramado empresarial: cifras pesimistas http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/3090-entramado-empresarial-cifras-pesimistas

Telecommunications Insight, February 2011: Will Cuba Ring The Changes? http://www.telecomsinsight.com/file/96251/will-cuba-ring-the-changes.html

TERRA, 11 de febrero: Cuba abre portal online para potenciar comercio electrónico de sus empresas http://entretenimiento.terra.com.ar/cuba-abre-portal-online-para-potenciar-comercio-electronico-de-sus-empresas,25550077f711e210VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html

Cubanet, 11 de febrero: Siguen los despidos http://www.cubanet.org/noticias/siguen-los-despidos/

Diario de Cuba, 11 de febrero: Consenso Cubano propone ‘cooperar solidariamente’ con los trabajadores privados http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/3076-consenso-cubano-propone-cooperar-solidariamente-con-los-trabajadores-privados

Consenso Cubano, Declaración http://www.diariodecuba.com/sites/default/files/pdf/DECLARACION%20DE%20CONSENSO%20CUBANO.pdf

Radio Cadena Agramonte, February 11: Cuba and Angola to Increase Cooperation http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4317:cuba-and-angola-to-increase-cooperation&catid=2:cuba&Itemid=14

IPS, 11 de febrero: Cae producción de camarones en Cuba http://cubaalamano.net/sitio/client/brief.php?id=8791

Reuters, February 10: Canadian firm offers sea, sun, and … reform in Cuba http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE7197YQ20110210

Cuba Standard.Com, February 10: Cuba presents Linux-based operating system http://www.cubastandard.com/2011/02/10/cuba-presents-linux-based-operating-system/

Cuba Standard.Com, February 10: Repsol abandons New York Stock Exchange http://www.cubastandard.com/2011/02/10/repsol-abandons-new-york-stock-exchange/

LAHT, February 10: Cuba-China Trade Recovers in 2010 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=386604&CategoryId=14510

AFP, February 10: US intel report highlights Cuba, Venezuela woes http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iuXBSWUp3lN8rC968zX97sV-e-VQ?docId=CNG.6b096ac0cdcfce7a0f599fbbb1c85c27.b21

Southeast Farm Press, February 10: Cuba represents missed wheat marketing opportunity http://southeastfarmpress.com/grains/cuba-represents-missed-wheat-marketing-opportunity

IPS, 10 de febrero: Cae construcción estatal de viviendas http://cubaalamano.net/sitio/client/brief.php?id=8788

Juventud Rebelde, 10 de febrero: Miles de núcleos familiares cubanos accedieron a nuevas viviendas en 2010 http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2011-02-10/miles-de-nucleos-familiares-cubanos-accedieron-a-nuevas-viviendas-en-2010/

Cubanet, 10 de febrero: A pagar el doble http://www.cubanet.org/noticias/a-pagar-el-doble/

Reuters, February 10: Cuba gets fiber-optic cable link to Venezuela http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/us-cuba-cable-idUSTRE7193DP20110210

Cuba Standard.Com, February 10: Undersea cable to Jamaica underway http://www.cubastandard.com/2011/02/10/undersea-cable-to-jamaica-underway/

The Miami Herald, February 9: Cuban government unblocks critical sites http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/09/2058892/cuban-government-unblocks-critical.html

Global Post, February 9: Cuba: Bread running short at bakeries http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/cuba/110208/bread-rations-flour-prices-food

Pravda, February 9: Cuba and the updating of socialism http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/09-02-2011/116826-Cuba_and_the_updating_of_socialism-0/

Visalia Times-Delta, February 9: Panel: Cuban market could be enticing to Tulare County growers http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20110209/NEWS01/102090308/Panel++Cuban+market+could+be+enticing+to+Tulare+County+growers

IPS, 9 de febrero: Sector privado salva producción de piña en Cuba http://cubaalamano.net/sitio/client/brief.php?id=8783

Reuters, February 8: Cuban state company reform looks to be a tough job http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/cuba-reform-business-idUSN085183720110208

Havana Times, February 8: Supply & Demand Transport in Guantanamo http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=37398

AFP, February 8: For Communist Cuba, more Internet, greater risk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110208/tc_afp/cubaitpoliticsunrestinternet_20110208213217

Steptoe & Johnson, February 8: United States: OFAC Promulgates General Licenses And Special Licenses To Authorize Certain Activities, Transactions, And Dealings In Support Of The Cuban People http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=122098

Cuba Standard. Com, February 8: Cuba still looking for foreign partner in ETECSA http://www.cubastandard.com/2011/02/08/cuba-still-looking-for-foreign-partner-in-etecsa/

ACN, February 8: United Nations to Assist Cuba in Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2011/0207united-nations-assist-cuba-preserving-agricultural-biodiversity.htm

El Nuevo Herald, 8 de febrero: Llega cable submarino, pero no será ‘vara mágica’ http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2011/02/08/883169/llega-el-cable-submarino-pero.html

Havana Times, February 8: Cuba to Have Telecommunications Law http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=37378

Diario de Cuba, 7 de febrero: Una propuesta de modelo estable http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/3025-una-propuesta-de-modelo-estable

Diario de Cuba, 7 de febrero: Rodríguez Rivera critica los altos impuestos del trabajo por cuenta propia http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/3027-rodriguez-rivera-critica-los-altos-impuestos-del-trabajo-por-cuenta-propia

St. Petersburg Times, February 7: Misguided effort on Cuba oil drilling http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/misguided-effort-on-cuba-oil-drilling/1149686

Reuters, February 7: Cuba says nickel recovering from bad year http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFN078255420110207

13 News, February 7: Airlines want permission to fly to Cuba from Florida http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/february/205150/Airlines-want-permission-to-fly-to-Cuba-from-Florida

Cubanet, 7 de febrero: El país que los Jefes quieren que queramos http://www.cubanet.org/articulos/el-pais-que-los-jefes-quieren-que-queramos/

Cubaencuentro, 7 de febrero: Las reformas de Raúl Castro podrían acentuar la brecha social en Cuba http://www.cubaencuentro.com/cuba/noticias/las-reformas-de-raul-castro-podrian-acentuar-la-brecha-social-en-cuba-255305

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