Odds and ends

• From the LA Times, more on Governor Huckabee’s new position on Cuba: he apparently committed to allow Title III of the Helms-Burton law to go into effect. That would allow Cuban Americans to file lawsuits in U.S. courts against foreign investors in Cuba if their investments touch their expropriated properties in Cuba. It has been waived by Presidents Clinton and Bush every six months since the law was passed, so it has never gone into effect.

• Here’s the English transcript of the Republican candidates’ debate on Univision on Sunday night.

• New oil fields have been discovered in Cuba, Prensa Latina reports (English) – but doesn’t say where. They are still to be evaluated to determine their impact on reserves.

• A survey by Latin Business Chronicle (subscription required) puts Cuba in last place (and Chile in first) in a regional technology survey that measures phone, PC, wireless, Internet, and broadband penetration.