In Revisiting Operation Surf, investigative journalist Tracey Eaton converses with Robert Guerra, former director of Freedom House’s Internet Freedom Project, about the attempt to smuggle satellite dishes into Cuba by disguising them as boogie boards. Cuba’s government says that Guerra was the “handler” for the actual smuggler, Barry Fink, a… read more »
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Tag Archives: Alan Gross
May 3, 2013
In Cuba: USAID Flies Into the Cuckoo’s Nest
In his aptly named Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, investigative journalist Tracey Eaton provides three great examples of how schizophrenic U.S. policy toward Cuba can be, all drawn from USAID’s program there. Typically, development programs provide access to clean water, food, shelter and medical attention—that is, they seek to alleviate poverty…. read more »
April 26, 2013
USAID may slash Cuba program, while Office of Cuba Broadcasting carries on as usual
At a time when the national news is dominated by talk of deficits, budget cuts and sequestration, at least two Senators are incensed that USAID is proposing a modest 6% cut in its 2014 fiscal year budget. Rajiv Shah, USAID’s administrator, explained to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “We have… read more »
April 18, 2013
Secretary of State: No swap of Cuban spies for Alan Gross
Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald – Secretary of State John Kerry has declared the U.S. government will not swap five Cuban spies held in the United States for American Alan Gross, serving a 15-year prison term in Havana, but is pushing to win his release as a “humanitarian gesture.” “They… read more »
March 22, 2013
CUBA CENTRAL Newsblast: Cuba and Climate Change
There is a scientific consensus that climate change is real. Not everyone agrees, but the people who don’t believe it are answering to an awfully scornful title: climate change deniers. Since assuming leadership in 2006, following the illness of his brother, President Raúl Castro initiated a gradual process to update… read more »
March 15, 2013
CUBA CENTRAL Newsblast: Cuba A-Z (from Aruca to Zoo-bio)
The New York Times once described him as “a cheerful, box-shaped man with a face like a friendly bulldog.” Like a bulldog, Francisco Aruca was resolute and courageous, friendly with strangers and, when provoked, he was a force to be reckoned with. So, we were stricken when friends like Silvia… read more »
March 13, 2013
Lawyer: Gross can’t collect any money
If there were a list of the top ten reasons why someone should not sign up to be a USAID or DAI subcontractor, this would have to be one of them. Investigative journalist Tracey Eaton presents the response of Federal Insurance Co. to a lawsuit filed against it by USAID… read more »
February 24, 2013
US senator urges flexibility over American jailed in Cuba
AFP – A prominent US senator back from a trip to Cuba said Sunday that “give and take” by both sides is needed to gain the release of a US contractor being held on the communist-ruled island. Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee, met with President… read more »
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