Cuba: Church & State, Alliances & Resentments
Church-state relations in Cuba are now at their best since 1959. They are even better than during the 1998 visit by John Paul II, but the atmosphere isn’t the same.
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US Companies Seeking to Drill for Oil in Cuban Waters
Discussions took place in the US Congress on Wednesday concerning draft legislation that would allow American companies to drill for oil in Cuba-controlled waters off the island’s coast.
Read MoreCuba Represented at Panamanian Trade Fair
Opening its a pavilion at Panama’s Expocomer trade fair yesterday, Cuba presented 26 companies interested in featuring their products for export.
Read MoreCuba Denounces Planned Provocations Against Papal Visit
The Granma newspaper reported on Wednesday of the existence of plans by opposition groups on the island to carry out provocative acts aimed at politicizing the visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI on March 26-28.
Read MoreUS Monitoring Links Between Spanish and Cuban Companies
The United States government is continuing to harass Spanish firms that have commercial interests in Cuba, according to a report that broke on Wednesday in Spain’s El Pais newspaper.
Read MoreFather Felix Varela to Be Declared ‘Venerable’ by the Pope
A decree recognizing Cuban priest Felix Varela as having practiced “heroic virtues” throughout his life, therefore making it possible for him to be considered “venerable” by the Catholic Church, will be approved by Pope during his visit to Cuba.
Read MoreHavana’s Holy Guardian Angel Parish
Many Catholic churches in Cuba are works of art. One example is the parish of Santo Angel Custodio, located at the corner of Compostela and Cuarteles streets in Old Havana, and known in the area as the “Loma del Angel”.(27 photos)
Read MoreHavana Faces New Public Transportation Crisis
Havana’s public transportation system is in crisis. The official media is pointing the finger at “transportation workers and public negligence.” They advocate more control and repressive measures.
Read MoreCuba Announces Cabinet Changes
The Cuban government announced several changes in the cabinet of Raul Castro on Thursday. Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez is a new vice president of the Council of Ministers in substitution of José Ramón Fernández Alvarez.
Read MoreAI Says Repression “Routine” in Cuba
Less than a week before Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba for a three-day official visit, Amnesty International warned in a report Thursday that “repression is routine” on the communist island and that conditions are worsening there.
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