I need to let everyone who’s reading this know about my recent experience with the Cuban health care system. We usually discuss what’s poorly done and we don’t always publicly acknowledge the selfless work carried out by our health care workers.
Read MoreActually I didn’t expect this latest news. I’ve spent so much time longing for it that I could barely process it. In just one day, I’m now free to leave the country. It seems I can now spread my stunted wings before a world that I’m still not sure really exists.
Read MorePreliminary data on the effects of Hurricane Sandy in eastern Cuba shows 11 fatalities, nine in Santiago de Cuba and two in Guantanamo. The authorities are still compiling the extensive damage occured to homes and agriculture.
Read MoreIn the wake of a dramatic increase in deaths at the hands of U.S Border Patrol agents, the Department of Homeland Security has agreed to launch a long-awaited investigation into the agency’s use of force.
Read MoreThe musical project called La Yucafunck held their first concert last weekend before a packed and enthusiastic audience at the National Theater in Havana. They played classic jazz, bossa nova and Cuban conga music. The band is made up of a dozen talented young musicians including Aldo López Gavilán, Harold López Nussa, Ruy López Nussa, Robertico Martinez, Michel Garcia, Juan Carlos, Evaristo Denis, Claudio Poirot, Dj Jigue, Gretel Barreiro, David Torrens, Mikel y Avi. (17 photos)
Read MoreAs Hurricane Sandy (105 mph winds) churns into the Bahamas, reports are beginning to come in on the damage caused during its passing over eastern Cuba.
Read MoreBolivia’s government entered into contract on Tuesday with the Cuban company DATYS to set up a modern system for immigration control in that south American nation’s main airports and at fifteen key points along it borders.
Read MoreCuba is the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean that appears in the report on gender inequality published by the World Economic Forum. The Caribbean nation now ranks in 19th place (up from 20th) out of the 135 countries evaluated.
Read MoreThe Big Band Ribe, a jazz and concert band from Denmark, performed on Tuesday at the Casa de la Guayabera, located in the central province of Sancti Spiritus.
Read MoreThe Cuban executive order concerning the transfer of user rights to campesinos for the working of state-owned lands has increased the amount of property that each farmer can work to 166 acres,.
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