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NEW DATABASES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI’S INSTITUTE FOR CUBAN AND CUBAN-AMERICAN STUDIES EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISLAND

Coral Gables, FL. (June 30, 2008) – The University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) has established three databases to help academics, students, Cuba-followers and the general public research the history, economics, and business opportunities in Cuba.

As part of their Cuba Transition Project, the three new databases seek to provide valuable information to several members of the community, lawyers, business people and Cuba followers, as well as expand the outreach of the Institute. All databases can be accessed free by logging onto http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu.

The Legal Database contains all the principal laws enacted by the Castro government during the past 49 years, including the current constitution. It is intended as a resource for the study of Cuba’s legal system and laws. Cuba-On-Line, another database, provides general information on the history of the island, including relevant statistics.

A third database is devoted to Foreign Investment in the island and could be helpful to corporations looking to do business in a post-Castro, post-embargo Cuba. This site groups all foreign investments in Cuba by category, amount of capital invested, as well as providing relevant statistics.

The Cuba Transition Project was established in 2002 as an important and timely project to study and make recommendations for the reconstruction of Cuba once the post-Castro transition begins in earnest.

For more information about ICCAS, please call 305-284-CUBA (2822).