It is election time in the United States (Nov.4) and Cuba (Oct.21). While the campaign has been going on for over a year in my home country I have only just recently seen the candidate biographies for the Cuban elections posted up in the windows of schools, hospitals, and bakeries.
Read MoreVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez won a third term in office on Sunday with 54.42% of the vote with 90% of the polling stations reporting. In second place was opposition unity candidate Henrique Capriles con 44.47%, announced the president of the electoral authorities.
Read MoreThe first time US president John F Kennedy looked at the photographs, on October 16, 1962, he thought they looked like a “football field.” However, his intelligence personnel quickly opened his eyes: the CIA was sure the photos showed ramps for SS-4, Russian mid-range missiles with nuclear capacity.
Read MorePolling places opened at 6:00 a.m. local time in Venezuela on Sunday for crucial presidential elections with the current leader Hugo Chavez, 58, seeking a third term that would keep him in office through 2019.
Read MoreThe fate of Cuba is being played out in the Venezuelan elections on Sunday. I think the average Cuban (except those who know how to fish in troubled waters) has little to gain and much to lose from Venezuela’s vote.
Read MoreYesterday I dreamed about Alexis, the friend who I once spoke about here. On that occasion I was talking about his housing problem, while today my anxiety (and his) concerns something else. Four months ago my old friend went on a government aid mission to Venezuela.
Read MoreThe hearing, which lasted 12 hours, gave opportunities for all of the witnesses of the accident to make statements, as well as a broad group of experts. All of their testimonies coincided in pointing to the Spaniard as the principal responsible for the accident.
Read MoreEvery day we see a growing number of fans of scenes of horror and crime. These appear on CDs, DVDs, USB pin drives, SDs or micro SDs. Violence and terror are the preferred themes on computers and devices that play various video formats.
Read MoreCuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was released on Friday by the Cuban authorities after being detained for 30 hours, she reported on her blog Generation Y. Sanchez had been arrested on Thursday along with her husband Reinaldo Escobar en route to Bayamo in eastern Cuba.
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