· What
were the main changes during Raul Castro’s presidency? Granma
and 14yMedio
sum it up and are not very far apart.
· Profiles
of President Diaz Canel, by the New
York Times and AP.
· Faced
with the same issues our embassy in Havana faced, Canada’s foreign ministry decides
to keep its diplomatic staff in place and withdraw spouses and children. Also
in Canada’s statement: “There is no evidence to suggest that Canadian travelers
to Cuba are at risk.”
· In Politico,
a nonfiction bodice-ripper from Peter Kornbluh of all people, set in the
Kennedy/Johnson years.
· Granma
reports on the Hotel Paseo del Prado, being built at Prado and Malecon, due to
open next year. It is being built on a lot that was cleared years ago, at one
time awaiting a China-financed hotel that never panned out. Across Prado and a
block uphill, there’s the soon-to-open Hotel Packard, a large project that
incorporates an old façade that was propped up by scaffolding for about 20
years. Spain’s Iberostar
will manage it. From Skift
in 2016, here’s a survey of hotel development in Cuba. Hotel construction is
proceeding in Trinidad too; on a recent visit I saw two long-stalled projects
under way, one a few blocks from the Plaza Mayor, and another way up the hill
behind the church on the Plaza Mayor; this one is incorporating the ruins of a very
old church that has just a few walls remaining.
· There's a drop in U.S. travelers that is making many place in Cuba feel like
15 years ago (all Europeans and Asians, no Americans), and overall visits are down seven
percent so far over 2017 (ACN).
(Preceding sentence is corrected; some media reports noted growth rather than the seven percent decline.) And while some U.S. airlines have dropped out, those who continue to operate
Cuba routes continue going to the Department of Transportation to bid for
available routes (Forbes).
· These
scientists demonstrated
that two ultrasound emissions on conflicting frequencies can cause a screeching
sound – but this doesn’t explain any possible injury. Apparently, ultrasound
can be used both in listening devices and in devices to interfere with them.
Radio interview here.
· This Kenyan
medical school professor wants Cuba’s help not just with doctors, but in
organizing the country’s public health system.
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