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The Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit (Spanish: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, SHCP) is the finance ministry of Mexico. The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the department, and is a member of the federal executive cabinet, appointed to the post by the President of the Republic, with the approval of the Chamber of Deputies.
Telecommunications in Cuba consists mainly of NTSC analog television, analog radio, telephony, AMPS, D-AMPS, and GSM mobile telephony, and the Internet.Telephone service is provided through ETECSA (Telecommunications Company of Cuba), mobile telephone service is provided through the Cellular Telephone Company of Cuba (CUBACEL) and, previously, Caribbean Cellular (Celulares del Caribe, C-COM ...
It originated as the Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (Confederation of Cuban Workers) in 1939 and changed its name to the Central Union of Cuban Workers in 1961. [ 1 ] The CTC unites 19 sectoral unions, organised in more than 81,000 workplaces, with elected municipal, provincial and national committees for each union, with all Cuban ...
Brazil also offered Cuba up to $1 billion in credit lines to pay for Brazilian goods and services. [5] During a January 2008 state visit to Cuba by Lula, the Brazilian leader expressed desire for his country to be Cuba's "number one partner". [6] In May 2008 following a meeting of their foreign ministers, it was described as "excellent". [6]
Spanish Cuba movement (Cuba española) is a contemporary citizens' initiative under the leadership of Maikel Arista-Salado, a Cuban national exiled in the United States, who has successfully filed a lawsuit in Spanish courts that, if successful, will grant Spanish citizenship to 90% of Cubans and Puerto Ricans.
During Pinochet's military dictatorship in Chile (1973–1990) Cuba provided training and arms for Chilean leftists to set up an armed resistance. Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement drew inspiration from the Cuban Revolution and the Sierra Maestra in trying to set up a guerrilla in Neltume , which was obliterated in 1981.
Cuba: 29 26 23 78 2 Mexico: 26 22 28 76 3 Panama: 13 17 10 40 4 Puerto Rico: 9 8 7 24 5 Jamaica: 6 11 9 26 6 Colombia: 5 8 3 16 7 Trinidad and Tobago: 4 3 5 12 8 Dominican Republic: 4 2 1 7 9 Venezuela: 3 3 5 11 10 Netherlands Antilles: 3 1 2 6 11 Guatemala: 2 3 4 8 12 Costa Rica: 2 0 1 3 13 El Salvador: 1 3 3 7 Total: 107: 107: 100: 314
In May 2019, Cuba imposed rationing of staples such as chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basics (Some two-thirds of food in the country is imported). A spokesperson blamed the increased U.S. trade embargo although economists believe that an equally important problem is the massive decline of aid from Venezuela and the failure of Cuba's ...