Since the earliest days of the Cuban revolution, mainstream media in the United States has been consistent in presenting a mis-informed, biased narrative against the island nation and its social/economic system. The media is unerringly negative when reporting ... More »
Today, Cubans celebrate the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Federation of Cuban Women, (Federacion de Mujeres Cubanas) (FMC) that brings them together and protects women’s rights. The FMC was founded on August 23, 1960. The FMC is a merger of all insti... More »
May 8th, 2019. It is a date that those with ties between Canada and Cuba know well. From the early morning hours, as media began to break their news stories for the day, the Government of Canada was making its announcement that, effective immediately, all… You... More »
There’s an interesting “ad campaign” happening in Cuba right now. The campaign is anti-Helms Burton. Its message, a positive one, comes from a peaceful nation, the target of the U.S. policy. Under the slogan – “we understand one another through love, not hatre... More »
(Forget the Good) On the morning of May 2, 2016 I was relaxing in the lush garden of Havana’s elegant Hotel Nacional, enjoying a cafecito while peering over the typically uncrowded Malecón. Just beyond, the azure waters of the Gulf lapped lazily against the se... More »
By Sergio Alejandro Gómez, for CubaDebate Although doomed to failure, Helms-Burton’s objectives have always been clear: asphyxiate the Cuban economy and topple the Cuban revolution by causing hunger and desperation among its people. Those who sponsored and dra... More »
By David Urra Cuando se anuncio por John Bolton la posibilidad de que el Gobierno de Donald Trump liberase el Titulo tres de la Ley Helms-Burton, muchos se preguntaron si eso seria posible o era solo una de las tantas maniobras del presidente norteamericano pa... More »
By David Urra and Sue Ashdown The Helms-Burton law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 is best summarized as legislation that wrested control over the U.S. embargo against Cuba away from the Executive Branch, placing it in the hands of the Legislative Branch, ... More »
The staff at Cuba Business Report would like to spread the message of “Peace and Joy” this holiday season. In the past, it’s been our tradition to publish the best photographs we could find of Christmas trees in Havana. This year, we’ve found some nativity… Y... More »
By Arnold August “The 40 percent threshold is hardly a detail. On the contrary, it is not even recognized in our science or clinical testing,” said critics of the Scottish study. On August 15, 2018, the U.S. State Department announced yet another measure towar... More »
Today’s editorial is by Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer, journalist and lecturer. He is the author of three books on Cuba: Democracy in Cuba and the 1997–98 Elections (1999), Cuba and Its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion (2013); and Cuba-U.S. Relations: ... More »
Our staff would like to wish our readers “Joy and Peace” this holiday season. The tourists, in what seems like a mass exodus escaping the vagaries of winter, are returning. They can be seen lazying on the beach on a lounge chair, listening to the… You must be... More »
