Cuban Volleyballers in Olympic Qualifying Matches in Tijuana
The Cuban women’s volleyball squad will play for the regional Olympic qualifying title in Tijuana, Mexico, from April 27 to May 6th.
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Over 36,000 Cubans Got US Residency in 2011
A total of 36,452 Cubans became permanent US residents in 2011, which makes this the sixth largest national group among those who have managed to legalize their immigration status in that country.
Read MoreMexico-Cuba Move Closer on Oil
The Mexican state-owned oil giant, Pemex, moved closer to Cuban waters on Wednesday after talks held between presidents Felipe Calderon and Raul Castro.
Read MoreCuban Dissidents: Behind the Dreamed of Paradise
“My name is Barbara Duenas. I’m one of the relatives of the former Cuban political prisoners who arrived in Spain in August 2010. I’m the ex-wife of Marcelo Cano, from the “Group of 75″ [imprisoned in 2003]. I live in Tarragona and I’m alone with my daughter. Since February 19, I haven’t received any assistance and I don’t know what to do.”
Read MoreThe Internet in Cuba and a Sense of Guilt
In Cuba, access to the Internet is a privilege held by a small group that includes foreign residents on the island, PhDs in any field, senior political leaders, military officers, reporters, a few artists and writers, and people with sufficient money to pay for an illegal account.
Read MoreChavez Holds Midnight Meeting
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba on Wednesday evening and promptly held a midnight meeting recalling exactly 10 years earlier when his country was amid a coup attempt.
Read MoreCuban Musician Efrain Amador Piñero
Guitarist and lutist Efrain Amador Piñero, now 65, is credited with having the academic study of the island’s indigenous instruments, ones like the lute and tres, accepted into art schools in Cuba. “I consider it unfair when an instrument is separated from the genre that it represents.”
Read MoreHavana Weather for April 12-18
The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (88°F), reaching 32°C (90°F) at times. The minimum temperatures will drop to around 21°C (70°F). The sea surface temperature will be 26°C (79°F).
Read MoreActive-Duty Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: U.S. Deceiving Public on Afghan War
In an extended interview, Democracy Now speaks with Lt. Col. Danny Davis, the most prominent active-duty service member to question the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Read MoreCuba on Human Rights ‘Black List’ of Washington-based Commission
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, or OAS), on Monday included Cuba in its annual list of countries that “seriously affect the enjoyment of fundamental rights.”
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