Helping out

 

Timorese doctors trained in Cuba

A scheme to train Timorese doctors in Cuba, masterminded by Fidel Castro, has proved invaluable for healthcare in Timor-Leste according to this report by Kate Hodal published by The Guardian today in its Global Development section - an area of its site that is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...

Florida law threatens Lloyd's of London

A new Florida law that threatens firms that deal in Cuba (see my post 'The best legislation money can buy' 5 June below) could ensnare the British bank Lloyd's according to this report in the Wall Street Journal.