We speak with Thomas Drake, who was targeted after challenging waste, mismanagement and possible constitutional violations at the US National Security Agency, but the case against him later collapsed.
Read MoreAn exclusive interview with Cuba’s multi-award winning blogger Yoani Sanchez was aired today by Voice of America, official mouthpiece of the US government.
Read MoreA new version of Virgilio Piñera’s play “Aire frio” (Cold Air), presented by the Argos Theatre, began a series of tributes to the Cuba poet, novelist and playwright in the year of the centenary of his birth. You can still catch it the last two weekends of March. (11 photos)
Read MoreAn agency within the US Treasury Department has threatened to suspend the licenses of operators that advertise trips to Cuba with suggestions of tours.
Read MoreThe wife of US government agent Alan Gross, currently serving time in a Cuban prison, yesterday again called on Raul Castro to authorize an urgent trip by her husband to the US.
Read MoreThe countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) have yet to reach an agreement on whether to attend the Summit of the Americas conference set for April in Colombia.
Read More“This group of stars will be coming together for the first time in a project of Cuban music, specifically the son style,” said Joaquín Betancourt, the composer, arranger and 2001 Grammy Award winner who will lead the ensemble.
Read MoreIn a surprise announcement released on Tuesday in Havana, USA Baseball has reported the renewal of a long suspended “international friendship series” between the American national collegiate all-stars and a similar squad composed of top-level Cuban collegiate all-stars.
Read MoreA couple of days ago I heard a story in which they criticized the United States for having so many homeless people on the streets. That was something that made me laugh, but at the same time I felt a certain unease. In my view, the author of the story must live in another world, or they drive to work every day, or hasn’t walked the streets of Havana for quite a long time.
Read MoreAt just past 9:00 in the morning, as I was approaching the central square in Guantanamo City, what caught my attention was a large number of children running back and forth. They had their colorful kites soaring high up in the air. (20 photos)
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