Miguel Ernesto, autor en PanamericanWorld

The 10 Caribbean athletes to watch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

by Miguel Ernesto | Jul 29, 2021

In the three most recent summer games, Usain Bolt was the big star, not only in the Caribbean, but all around. The Jamaican “Lightning Bolt” retired in 2017, after winning eight titles and setting records that seemed unbreakable in the 100 and the 200...

Cuban Entrepreneurs, a New Beginning with Joe Biden?

by Miguel Ernesto | Jun 18, 2021

In November 2019, Oniel Díaz, co-founder of Auge, a strategic consultancy group for business in Cuba, arrived at the U.S. Congress. In the offices of Republican and Democratic congressmen, he presented the results of an investigation he...

Unfreezing the MLB–Cuba Agreement with Joe Biden at the White House?

by Miguel Ernesto | Jun 7, 2021

In the most recent process of signing players with international major league franchises, several talented Cuban ballplayers achieved million-dollar contracts. The number of eligible players could have been higher if the MLB-Cuba Agreement, established in December...

“La Penúltima Casa” is the Digital Home of Cuban Entrepreneur Katia Sanchez

by Miguel Ernesto | Dec 16, 2020

The Cuban entrepreneur Katia Sanchez found herself at a crossroads. Since 2015 she had worked with state institutions, first for the Ministry of Justice and then for the CubaSí page, but she wanted to do something of her own. In 2019 she created the blog La Penúltima...

Cryptocurrencies in Cuba, the Path Entrepreneurs are taking to Avoid the Blockade

by Miguel Ernesto | Nov 19, 2020

For many world citizens, accessing Visa or MasterCard credit and/or debit cards or even payment systems, such as PayPal or Stripe may be something very common. Not for Cubans. Prevented from accessing the traditional global financial system due to restrictions from...