/tags/u-s-cuba-trade-and-economic-council U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± 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 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 /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 /news/2022-02-11/cuba-creates-a-new-money-transfer-agency-but-is-there-anything-different-about-orbit Cuban exiles might ask: If Cuba's new agency to handle electronic cash transfers from abroad is controlled by the military, like the old agency, what's the point? Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-11/cuba-creates-a-new-money-transfer-agency-but-is-there-anything-different-about-orbit Tim Padgett /news/2016-11-04/cuba-rejects-ballyhooed-plan-for-a-u-s-factory-on-the-island When the U.S. and Cuba normalized relations two years ago, hope sprang eternal that Americans could now do business on the island. But we got another… Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:50:45 GMT /news/2016-11-04/cuba-rejects-ballyhooed-plan-for-a-u-s-factory-on-the-island Tim Padgett