Cuba Aviation & Biotech Execs Off to Prison
A host of executives in Cuba’s government controlled airline and pharmaceutical industries were sentenced to 3 to 13 prison terms for corruption, announced official sources on Friday.
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Author: Circles Robinson
Humala Promises Boom Will Reach Peru’s Poor
The new president of Peru, retired lieutenant colonel Ollanta Humala, promised to make the fight against poverty and marginalization the top priority of his administration. But his inaugural address was short on specifics, according to activists and analysts.
Read MoreUS Accuses Iran of “Secret Deal” with Al-Qaeda
In a significant escalation in the rhetorical battle against Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department Thursday accused Tehran of having forged a “secret deal” with Al-Qaeda to allow it to use Iranian territory to transport money and operatives to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Read MoreCubans Aren’t Racist, But…
“The Cuban revolution fostered rejection of discrimination, so people react negatively when they are accused of being racist, because they are aware that it’s considered ugly and is frowned on,” University of Havana Professor Esteban Morales told IPS.
Read MoreCubans with Hard Times & Happy Faces
If it wasn’t for the Creole humor that characterizes Cubans — making us act the same way at a party, in a baptism or at a wake — I don’t know what would have become of us during all these years of extreme shortages and dire economic crisis.
Read MoreHavana Weather for July 28 – August 3
Good weather is expected all week with Maximum temperatures fluctuating between 31°C (88°F) and 32°C (90°F). Minimum temperatures will fluctuate around 24°C (75°F). The sea surface temperature the will be 29°C (84°F).
Read MoreNew Caricom Head Takes Over Bloc in Disarray
As he basks in the congratulatory messages coming from countries near and far, Irwin LaRocque knows the next three years will not be easy for him and the Caribbean regional integration movement.
Read MoreCuba’s July 26th, Then and Now
The date July 26, the most celebrated day on the Cuban political calendar, has meant different things for me at different stages of my life.
Read MoreCuba’s Adios to Students in the Fields
If I told you that the FAPI, the BETs and the BUTS’s are now history, readers from around the world would more than likely draw a blank. But these strange abbreviations more than likely take the thoughts of the average Cuban back to their student years.
Read MoreTropical Storm Don Moves Far from Cuba
Tropical Strom Don moves farther northwest of Cuba as it makes it way into the Gulf of Mexico and headed for Texas, notes forecasters on Thursday morning.
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