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Saturday, Jun 1

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American rule changes could help prop up Cuba’s small-time capitalists

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Plus we get smarter about sunscreen and do the numbers on overtourism in this week's summery edition of the newsletter.

Friday, May 31

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Cuba's traditional 'guayabera' shirt on the way to global icon status

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A museum in the Cuban town of Sancti Spiritus is hoping to make the cotton 'guayabera' shirt just as internationally famous as cigars, rum and palm trees.

Thursday, May 30

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U.S promotes small businesses in Cuba

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The U.S government has recently announced an initiative aimed at boosting small businesses in Cuba. Many have received this news warmly, as it promises to open opportunities for budding Cuban entrepreneurs. The initiative is part of a…

Wednesday, May 29

22

Biden Gifts Cuba More Sanctions Relief After TSA Tour Embarrassment

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The Biden administration lifted financial restrictions on Cuba on Tuesday, allowing "independent private sector entrepreneurs" in the communist-ruled nation access to the United States banking system to open U.S. bank accounts.

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In a first, Cuba’s private business owners will be able to use US banks, Treasury says

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The embargo imposed on Cuba in the 1960s cut the island off from the U.S. banking system. Currently, Cubans visiting the U.S. can open a bank account here, but they cannot access their money once they return to the island.

In a first, Cuba’s private business owners will be able to use US banks, Treasury says

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The embargo imposed on Cuba in the 1960s cut the island off from the U.S. banking system. Currently, Cubans visiting the U.S. can open a bank account here, but they cannot access their money once they return to the island.

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Treasury To Allow Online Banking, Cloud Services For Cuba

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday eased restrictions on Cuba by modifying financial regulations to allow cloud-based services, bank accounts for entrepreneurs and remittance processing, saying the effort is to "increase…

Tuesday, May 28

22

U.S. announces changes to give Cuba's private sector, small businesses more financial support

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The U.S. Treasury Department announced regulatory changes to allow more American financial support for Cuba’s nascent private sector and bolster access to U.S. internet-based services, limited but timely measures that officials said would…

Biden Moves to Open U.S. Banks to Cuba’s Private Sector

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The rules will allow Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the United States, making it easier for them to expand and encouraging other Cubans to start businesses.

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Biden administration eases some economic restrictions on Cuba

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Private enterprises with no link to the communist government will be granted access to U.S. banks and additional internet services.

Monday, May 27

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Biden Administration Apologizes for Letting Cuba Tour Sensitive Areas of Miami Airport

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), State Department, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) all reportedly apologized after members of the communist regime of Cuba received a secret guided tour of Miami International…

Sunday, May 26

22

Cuba, Once the Land of Sugar, Now Must Import It

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"It's a disaster. Today the sugar industry in Cuba almost doesn't exist." Juan Triana of the Centre for Studies of the Cuban Economy didn't mince words when he spoke to the BBC about the status of the crop that was once at the center of…

Saturday, May 25

03

Statement from the Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on Cuba

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The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) welcomes the decision of the Government of the United States of America (USA) to remove the Republic of Cuba from its list of states that are “not cooperating fully” in its fight…

Friday, May 24

22

Pugilista: Cuba’s Women Boxers Are Fighting To Make History At the Olympics

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Near a decaying training complex outside of Havana, Cuba, a group of young women are gathered in an attempt to make history. They’re here to compete in a sport they were previously barred from practicing in their country: boxing. “We’re in…

Wednesday, May 22

23

Biden Administration Allows State Sponsor of Terrorism Cuba to Tour Miami Airport TSA

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Five officials from Cuba's communist regime — a U.S.-designated state sponsor of terrorism — conducted a secret guided tour of Miami's International Airport on Monday hosted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Cuba’s ongoing economic crisis

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From the BBC World Service: Amid worsening inflation, a scarcity of basic goods and a decadeslong U.S. economic embargo, Cubans are enduring some of their bleakest economic times since the Cold War. We hear from the country’s sugar…

Monday, May 20

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‘The Big Cigar’ review: When a Black Panther founder fled to Cuba with the help of a Hollywood producer

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The series straddles the tonal line between the jaunty energy of a heist movie while grappling with more serious themes of racism and social revolution.

‘The Big Cigar’ review: When a Black Panther founder fled to Cuba with the help of a Hollywood producer

www.mercurynews.com

The series straddles the tonal line between the jaunty energy of a heist movie while grappling with more serious themes of racism and social revolution.

‘The Big Cigar’ review: When a Black Panther founder fled to Cuba with the help of a Hollywood producer

www.eastbaytimes.com

The series straddles the tonal line between the jaunty energy of a heist movie while grappling with more serious themes of racism and social revolution.