the Cuban government is finally allowing general consumers to buy various electronics, including DVD players and computers, for the first time. Only companies and foreigners were previously able to buy computers, while the looming threat of terrible Hollywood movies had forced Cuban authorities to seize DVD players at the airport. The change is due to "the improved availability of electricity," and Cubans can look forward to also picking up microwaves, 24-inch televisions, and rice cookers to plug into the new juice. Of course, it's not all flip flops and high-fives: air conditioners will not be available until next year, and the deadly menace known as the toaster will be restricted until 2010.
Colin Bennett on 22 Apr 15"Cuba, the world's sixth largest nickel producers and one of the top 10 nickel mining countries, is experiencing a sudden, but still modest, investment rush triggered by an ongoing reconciliation between the Caribbean nation and the U.S."