August 2011 - Page 12 of 20

Chavez Exits Cuba after 2nd Chemo

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after completing his second session of preventive chemotherapy in Cuba, which he called successful.

Fidel Castro Turns 85, Gala Concert

Cuba’s Fidel Castro turned 85 on Saturday, just over five years after his adversaries in Miami had sought to rent the Orange Bowl to celebrate his death. A “Serenade of Fidelity” was held on Friday night at the Karl Marx Theater. (8 photos)

First Gay Wedding in Cuba Pics

The first homosexual wedding in Cuba took place on Saturday, with the date of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday especially chosen by the couple. (11 photos)

Activists Organize Against Spiraling Threats

“Open the door! Open the door, you SOBs!” Policemen dressed in black, wearing balaclavas and carrying “what I suppose were high-power rifles” broke down the door of the home of Efraín Bartolomé, a poet who lives on the south side of the Mexican capital. They had no warrant.

Brain Food?

Iron is good for the human brain, at least that’s what my mother has always told me, which is why my uncle used to wonder: “If that’s so, then I don’t know why there are so many absent-minded folks here in Caibarien.”

US Privacy vs. Cuba’s Socialization

Americans seem to be addicted to individual privacy. We are paranoid about ownership of our information, as if everything we have gleaned from life was of our own doing to which we retain exclusive rights.

A USA-style Xmas for Cuban Kids

Before an audience of millions of Cuban children, the little main character of the movie “Daniel el Travieso” (Daniel the mischievous one) demonstrated that all those adults who don’t celebrate Christmas will suffer from spiritual bitterness and ideological angst.

Amazon Road Plan Has Native Bolivians on the March Again

Indigenous people in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia are again preparing to make the long march to La Paz, 21 years after their first such protest. They have vowed to make the trek in defense of their lands, which they say are threatened by plans for a highway to be built with the backing of the Brazilian government.

Team Cuba and Baseball World Cup 2011

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) holds the World Baseball Cup 2011 from October 1-15 in Panama. Cuba just recently announced its shortlist as the country’s coaching staff seeks to come up with the final squad.

Serenade for Fidel Castro’s 85th

The top news story today in the Cuban media is that a gala serenade takes place tonight at Havana’s 5,000-seat Karl Marx Theater on the eve of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday on Saturday.