The assassination of Brazilian Judge Patrícia Acioli, who was investigating militias made up of off-duty police and death squads, points to a new stage of organized crime, which is expanding into the vacuum left by the impunity surrounding 90 percent of murders in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Read MoreIf the “fruit” ended up maturing and fulfilling the prediction made by the sixth president of the United States, we would have to “thank” that model implanted in Cuba in the name of “socialism and working class power.”
Read MoreToday, a national yoga television program coordinated by Eduardo Pimentel Vázquez, a well-known yoga master in Havana. In addition, Pimentel and his wife, Elsa Hermida, have their own studio “Vidya Yoga” (Yoga Knowledge) in Havana where they teach yoga to all interested individuals.
Read MoreWomen are still a small minority on Cuba’s hip hop scene. “If the situation is hard for us nationwide, imagine what it’s like in the eastern region, where this genre has very little recognition,” says Yaneidys Tamayo, leader of the group Las Positivas.
Read MoreWhile Irene no longer poses a threat to the Cuba, The Cuban Weather Service (INSMET) will continue to track it through the Bahamas and on approach to the United States eastern seaboard.
Read MoreThe recent topic of debate between Havana and Miami is the “Cuban Adjustment Act.” Thanks to that legislation (1966), any citizen from the island who steps onto US soil receives residency, just as if they were a political refugee.
Read MoreI heard a comment on the news about the “Festival of Political Song” an event held annually in Guantanamo at the beginning of August. To me, the name of this event seemed to be in poor taste. I wondered: Do people make political songs in Cuba?
Read MoreThis is a very Cuban song, despite not reflecting a feeling usually thought of as “Cuban style.” It has to do with some “frikis” (punksters) in a park smoking marijuana. Maybe they’re not your average Cubans, but it’s something that many people here have experienced.
Read MoreThe passage of Hurricane Irene will not affect climatic conditions in Havana. Therefore the weather over the period will be typical of summer with high temperatures during the day and clouding over in the afternoons, when one can expect the occurrence of rain, which will be more likely on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.
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