Cuban entrepreneurs /tags/cuban-entrepreneurs Cuban entrepreneurs en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:58:00 GMT Is U.S. investment in Cuban capitalism bad for Cuban communism? Or a lifeline? /news/2022-08-09/is-u-s-investment-in-cuban-capitalism-bad-for-cuban-communism-or-a-lifeline As the Cuban regime keeps crushing democratic dissent, investing in private entrepreneurs seems one effective way to loosen its grip. Many exiles disagree. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:58:00 GMT /news/2022-08-09/is-u-s-investment-in-cuban-capitalism-bad-for-cuban-communism-or-a-lifeline Tim Padgett, Catalina Garcia Patria y Vida...y Business. Why Biden's policy change is new wind for change in Cuba /commentary/2022-05-19/patria-y-vida-y-business-why-bidens-policy-change-is-new-wind-for-change-in-cuba COMMENTARY Re-engaging Cuba doesn't "knock the wind" out of last summer's Patria y Vida movement. If anything, it stands to pump more oxygen its way. Thu, 19 May 2022 10:55:33 GMT /commentary/2022-05-19/patria-y-vida-y-business-why-bidens-policy-change-is-new-wind-for-change-in-cuba Tim Padgett Yes, cruise lines screwed up in Cuba. But engagement built up Cubans' sense of control /commentary/2022-02-17/yes-cruise-lines-screwed-up-in-cuba-but-engagement-built-up-cubans-sense-of-control COMMENTARY: The positive effects of U.S. travel to Cuba — especially strengthening private entrepreneurs — helped bring Cubans out to protest last summer. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-02-17/yes-cruise-lines-screwed-up-in-cuba-but-engagement-built-up-cubans-sense-of-control Tim Padgett U.S. Sanctions And Coronavirus: Why Aid Offers To North Korea, But Not To Cuba? /show/latin-america-report/2020-03-31/u-s-sanctions-and-coronavirus-why-aid-offers-to-north-korea-but-not-to-cuba Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against countries during grave crises like the new coronavirus. We considered Venezuela;… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:25:56 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-03-31/u-s-sanctions-and-coronavirus-why-aid-offers-to-north-korea-but-not-to-cuba Tim Padgett Cuba Finally Connects To The Internet. Too Bad The U.S. Has Disconnected From Cuba. /news/2019-05-30/cuba-finally-connects-to-the-internet-too-bad-the-u-s-has-disconnected-from-cuba COMMENTARYFour years ago this month I sat in a Wynwood restaurant with a bunch of rookie Cuban entrepreneurs and watched their eyes bug out.A Miami online… Thu, 30 May 2019 13:50:11 GMT /news/2019-05-30/cuba-finally-connects-to-the-internet-too-bad-the-u-s-has-disconnected-from-cuba Tim Padgett Cubans Here, On The Island Say New Visitor Visa Hurts Their Interests – And U.S. Interests /show/latin-america-report/2019-04-01/cubans-here-on-the-island-say-new-visitor-visa-hurts-their-interests-and-u-s-interests It’s been less than a month since the visitor visas for Cubans coming to the U.S. were scaled down. A lot.They used to be good for five years and you… Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:30:00 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-04-01/cubans-here-on-the-island-say-new-visitor-visa-hurts-their-interests-and-u-s-interests Tim Padgett Cuba Softens Entrepreneur Rules. (That Might Make Internet Costs More Affordable.) /news/2018-12-06/cuba-softens-entrepreneur-rules-that-might-make-internet-costs-more-affordable The big news from Cuba this week was that the communist government is allowing people more Internet access. Another official move may help them actually… Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:53:59 GMT /news/2018-12-06/cuba-softens-entrepreneur-rules-that-might-make-internet-costs-more-affordable Tim Padgett Is U.S.-Cuba Normalization Over? (If It's Not, It Might As Well Be) /news/2018-03-07/is-u-s-cuba-normalization-over-if-its-not-it-might-as-well-be COMMENTARYThis Sunday, Cuba will hold what passes for parliamentary elections there. Voters will ratify National Assembly candidates pre-selected by the… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:42:10 GMT /news/2018-03-07/is-u-s-cuba-normalization-over-if-its-not-it-might-as-well-be Tim Padgett In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area /2017-07-02/in-cuba-growing-numbers-of-bloggers-manage-to-operate-in-a-vulnerable-gray-area Their work on politics, music and local issues is tolerated by the state, but can still be censored or shut down. "They are committed to expressing themselves through this format," says a Cuba expert. Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMT /2017-07-02/in-cuba-growing-numbers-of-bloggers-manage-to-operate-in-a-vulnerable-gray-area Carrie Kahn Castro Capitalists: Why Some Cuban Biz Owners Mourn The Communist's Death /news/2016-11-29/castro-capitalists-why-some-cuban-biz-owners-mourn-the-communists-death HAVANA - Hundreds of thousands of Cubans filled Havana’s Revolution Square Tuesday night to bid farewell to Fidel Castro, who died Friday. We can’t know… Wed, 30 Nov 2016 03:15:50 GMT /news/2016-11-29/castro-capitalists-why-some-cuban-biz-owners-mourn-the-communists-death Tim Padgett