For many years, the issue of poverty and marginalization was taboo in Cuban social sciences. It was a theme that was incompatible with the triumphant political line of a revolution that had supposedly eliminated — forever — the scourge of social exclusion.
Read MorePope Benedict XVI on Monday called on Cubans “to build a renewed and open society,” on the first day of his much-anticipated visit to the Caribbean nation. An estimated 100,000 people, many of them waving white handkerchiefs, gathered for mass at the Santiago de Cuba Revolution Square.
Read MoreAlready eliminated from qualifying for the London Olympics, the Cuban soccer squad pulled off a major surprise on Monday, managing to tie Canada 1-1 with a goal at minute 91 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read MoreEverything done for reconciliation, respect for differences, love for one’s neighbor, protecting the helpless, fairness and social justice in Cuba is positive.
Read MoreThe Park Slope Food Coop, one of the oldest and largest in the United States, is set to vote Tuesday on whether to hold a referendum on boycotting goods from Israel to protest the Israeli government’s policies toward Palestinians.
Read MoreMany experts agree that among the fastest growing religions in Cuba is the African-based Santeria faith and non-traditional Pentecostal belief systems. However religious amalgamation makes it difficult to determine the exact number of followers of each doctrine.
Read MoreThe Cubarte network, one of the governmental institutions charged with providing access to the Intranet, Internet and email on the island, reported today that its users are experiencing difficulties with Internet browsing that will continue throughout the visit of Pope Benedict XVI (March 26-28).
Read MoreA spectacle of lights and colors in the Havana Cathedral will add to the welcome for Pope Benedict XVI, said the Office of the Historian of the City.
Read MoreSix boxers from the island who have made it to the finals in Usti Nad Labem, the Czech Republic, won with no major setbacks to give Cuba the country title at the international boxing competition.
Read MoreThe Vatican today denied that Pope Benedict XVI has plans to receive Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for radiation treatment, reported the Infolatam.com website.
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