Military debris dumped into the world’s oceans are hazardous to coral ecosystems, reefs, fish and marine wildlife, say experts, who also warn – in light of the recent tragedy in Japan – that earthquakes and tsunamis could disturb this debris and even wash it ashore.
Read MoreCuba’s governing Communist Party (PCC) will meet over the weekend to decide on the direction and scope of far-reaching reforms aimed at modernizing the country’s socialist economy over the next few years.
Read MoreCan you imagine strolling through green hills of Ireland while walking on cobblestones? Are you familiar with the sound of the bagpipe when it travels down Obispo Street in Old Havana? This is your chance to experience it at the Second International Festival of Celtic Music and Traditions, which begins April 15 and will run through the 24th.
Read MoreThe power of the bureaucracy resides precisely in being able to decide who buys an automobile, who moves into a house, what a small farmer can raise, who travels or how much a self-employed worker pays for a license. And from that role of “Big Brother” also comes their dirty money.
Read MoreInciting violence in Cuba today would serve the aims of imperialism. To avoid a Libyan situation here, let’s begin the dialogue and work together to improve our political system.
Read MoreThe National Ballet of Cuba and its top dancers performed Wednesday night at a gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the proclamation that established the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution. (5 photos)
Read MoreCiego de Avila reaches the finals representing Eastern Cuba for the first time in the current 50-year-old league history. They will host Game One of the best-of-seven championship series vs. Pinar del Rio on Saturday, April 23rd.
Read MoreIt has become fashionable to talk about the so-called revolutionary social pact and its crisis. Flowing from that, according to one’s likes, people refer to the revolution’s reformulation, completion or “upgrading”.
Read MoreFor the entire period we will be under the influence of an area of weak pressure gradients. The passage of a cold front in the south eastern portion of the United States on Saturday did not result in rain; therefore we will have a week of good weather with a low probability of rain.
Read MoreThe Catholic Church “has not received from the Cuban government a notification regarding the end” of the process of release of political prisoners, begun in 2010 with the mediation of the Catholic high hierarchy and Spain, reported IPS, quoting a press note released by the Archbishopric of Havana.
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