Cuba

Cuba Legalizing Private Residential Property

According to Cuba's state-run newspaper, Cubans will be able to buy and sell residential property starting November 10. Damien Cave reports on the "excitement and fear" involved in the creation of a housing market and the future of the cities.
4 November 2011 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Oil Bonanza In Western Hemisphere

New technology is allowing massive investment in oil drilling in North and South America, from Canada to Argentina. This article centers on the investment in the region's two largest economies, U.S. and Brazil, and its effect on energy geopolitics.
27 September 2011 - 5:00am
The New York Times - Americas

Transportation at a Standstill in Cuba

Many Cubans encounter difficulties in traveling throughout Havana as well as the entire country.
3 February 2011 - 10:00am
The Huffington Post

Revitalizing Cuba From Within

Julio César Pérez is a Cuban architect and urban planner. An art gallery is showing examples of his work, a perfect occasion to reflect back on what matters in architecture and planning, and lay out his vision for the future of Cuba.
7 January 2011 - 9:00am
Cuban Art News

Urban Farming Going Global

The move towards growing produce locally in urban areas is not just a U.S. phenomenon, says CNN. China, Japan and Cuba have had agriculture in cities for decades.
19 April 2010 - 11:00am
CNN

Inside Havana's Urban Farms

This video from the BBC looks inside some of the 200 urban farms that provide vegetables for Havana and the rest of Cuba.
29 August 2009 - 5:00am
BBC

Preserving Cuba's Urban Quality

As U.S.-Cuba relations evolve with a new presidential administration, author Richard Louv argues that officials should be careful about relying on commerce to save the country's decaying urban areas without preserving them.
12 January 2009 - 10:00am
Citiwire

Cuba Serves As Model For Urban Farming

With urban farms sprinkled throughout the island, Cuba is proving to be one of the world's most successful models of how to integrate agriculture into urban areas.
20 December 2008 - 5:00am
Reuters

Urban Farms Create Flow of Food and Cash in Cuba

Urban farms in Cuba have proven successful at feeding the country and providing hundreds of thousands of jobs.
12 June 2008 - 6:00am
International Herald Tribune

Cuba Ends Tourism Apartheid

Six weeks after taking office, Raul Castro has lifted the ban on Cubans staying in local hotels.
4 April 2008 - 6:00am
The Miami Herald
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