Odds and ends

• EFE: A Repsol executive expects drilling in Cuba’s Gulf waters to begin in November and has received “neither calls nor messages” from the U.S. government.

• Reuters: Dutch bank ING says it is under a Treasury Department Cuba sanctions investigation; the alleged offenses are unspecified.

• Herald: With Cuban landing rights granted, weekly Tampa-Havana flights are now set to begin.

• How one day’s Granma provides a window on the United States: a story about a North Carolina man who robbed a bank (of one dollar) to get into prison for medical care, and a story about Latinos in the U.S. armed forces.

• New York Times: In a new book, a photographer documents Havana’s “privileged creative class.”

• El Nuevo Herald: The debate over the “People’s Path” document continues (see here and here), with Armando Valladares supporting Biscet and Elizardo Sanchez and Oswaldo Paya rebutting him.