Brad Barket / Getty Images for Ozy Fusion Fest Ah, Mark Cuban. The charismatic billionaire and “Shark Tank” staple is an intriguing figure. He’s also a gold mine of financial wisdom, especially for entrepreneurs who are looking to make it big in the world of business. Two such entrepreneurs, Shaan Patel and Erik Severinghaus, took […]
A recently proposed overhaul of immigration laws in Cuba falls short of eliminating the restrictions of rights for Cubans living abroad, and it includes new provisions that might jeopardize property rights for some people, although much remains unclear because of the document’s lack of details. Contrary to early media reports, the draft of a new […]
Mark Cuban’s Advice For Lotto Winners: Cash Or Annuity? The Mega Millions jackpot hit $1.1 billion in March 2024, becoming the fifth-largest jackpot ever. The last two billion-dollar jackpots were in 2023; there was one each in 2022, 2021, and 2018. More frequent billion-dollar winnings raise the question: Which payout option is better? Cash or […]
HAVANA (Reuters) – If May is any indication, Cuba is in for a long, hot summer, says Havana horse and buggy driver Osmel Valdes. The 52-year-old Havana resident runs a transport service through the Cuban capital’s sweltering streets. Shade is hard to come by so he lays a piece of scrap cardboard atop his horse […]
Russia has likely been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to over 200 Cubans who allegedly joined the Russian army were leaked online by a pro-Ukrainian platform called InformNapalm. The passport details were obtained, the site said, […]
A group of almost 20 Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Tuesday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources. The people came ashore on Rodriguez Key, an uninhabited island located east of Key Largo, Adam Hoffner, assistant chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector, told the Herald. According to the Monroe County […]
By Nelson Acosta and Mario Fuentes HAVANA (Reuters) – Shortly after Cuban taxi driver Javier Ernesto heard fuel prices were set to soar fivefold on Feb. 1, he bolted for his local gas station. “We’re trying to fuel up before they raise prices,” the 33-year-old Havana resident told Reuters as he waited in a line […]