medicines
Discriminatory prices: how much do things cost?
Discriminatory prices: how much do things cost? FERNANDO DÁMASO | La Habana | 17 de Julio de 2017 – 12:05 CEST. The establishment of Cuba’s two different currencies (CUC and CUP), and their different applications (1×24, 1×10, 1×2 and 1×1), according to the Government’s convenience, besides sowing economic chaos, also features an immoral component for […] Continue reading
Social justice in Cuba? No racism?
Commentary: Social justice in Cuba? No racism? Javier Garcia-Bengochea Guest Columnist Privacy Policy It ain’t what you don’t know that hurts you. It’s what you think you know that just ain’t so … Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige paraphrasing Mark Twain. It’s called fake news. For decades, Cuba has promoted a false narrative regarding […] Continue reading
UN Elects Cuba to Chair World Health Assembly Even as Cubans Lack Aspirin, Basic Health
UN Elects Cuba to Chair World Health Assembly Even as Cubans Lack Aspirin, Basic Health Cuban media hails decision; UN Watch condemns “UN handing propaganda victory to a dictatorship” GENEVA, May 19 – The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch criticized the UN’s election today of Cuba to chair the 67th World Health Assembly, with […] Continue reading
SA and Cuba strike a deal for grants and R210m loan
SA and Cuba strike a deal for grants and R210m loan Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies and Cuba's ambassador to South Africa sign a document aimed at stimulating trade between the two countriesSTAFF REPORTERPublished: 2012/02/03 04:47:51 PM SOUTH Africa on Friday formalised a R350m economic aid agreement with Cuba. At a ceremony in Pretoria, […] Continue reading
Doctors for oil – international trade Cuban-style
Doctors for oil – international trade Cuban-styleBy Phillip Hart12:01AM BST 31 Jul 2006 For a man who is so averse to the ways of capitalism, Fidel Castro, the Cuban president, has spotted a lucrative money-earner for his economically stagnant island. He is exporting the country's medical expertise in return for hard currency and cheap oil […] Continue reading