The trial in Cuba of US citizen Alan Gross, charged with “Actions Against the Independence and Territorial Integrity of the State,” concluded on Saturday and a verdict is expected in the coming days or weeks. The 61-year-old Maryland resident’s wife Judy, an attorney and US Interests Section officials attended the two-day trial in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreExplosions went off at a Revolutionary Armed Forces ammunition dump on the outskirts of Havana in Santiago de las Vegas on Saturday night. The blasts were heard shortly after 8:00 p.m. and residents in the nearby area were immediately evacuated without victims being reported, reported the official Cuban TV.
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Read MoreAlberto Granado a biochemistry doctor, writer and scientist died in Havana on Saturday at the age of 88. Granado, the founder of the Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine, is widely known for his trip around South America with Ernesto “Che” Guevara in 1952.
Read MoreEight Cuban political prisoners will be released in the next few days, seven of whom will travel to Spain according to the agreement between that country, the Catholic Church and the Cuban government, Havana Archbishopric spokesman Orlando Márquez announced. The number of released dissidents since 2010 now amounts to 85.
Read MoreAward winning Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has been chosen to receive yet another prize this week, this time from the US State Department.
Read MoreThe trial of US citizen Alan Gross began behind closed doors in Havana on Friday but you wouldn’t know it by Cuban press coverage. It is expected to continue and possibly conclude on Saturday.
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Read MoreMore than 50 years of conflict between Cuba and the United States, and in particular Washington’s consistent support for dissidents in this Caribbean island nation, will leave their mark on the trial of U.S. citizen Alan Gross that concluded on Saturday. He is accused of acts against the independence and integrity of Cuba, punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment.
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