Fidel Castro published part two on Friday of his warning about an imminent NATO military intervention in Libya. While not openly supporting the actions of Libyan leader Gadaffi he maintains that a foreign intervention would go against the sovereignty of the North African nation.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities expect the number of persons linked to self-employment will soon double, Idalmys Alvarez, director of employment at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, announced. Between October 2010 and last January, 113,618 persons were authorized to carry out activities in the private sector, one fifth of them in food sales.
Read MoreThe lack of sugarcane and the irregularities in the yield of the sugar mills could do away with the plans of the Cuban authorities for the current harvest, the island’s state-run press warned today. The results in 2010 of the former flourishing sugar industry were the worse in more than a century.
Read MoreForest fires in Cuba left considerable losses in 2010, the National Headquarters of the Forest Rangers Corps reported. According to the source, human actions were the principal cause of the burning of 5,000 hectares last year.
Read MoreThe trial of US citizen Alan Gross for “acts against the integrity and independence” of Cuba began Friday morning in Havana. The 61-year-old Maryland resident could face up to 20 years in prison for his part in a US government program to promote regime change in Cuba.
Read MoreLeo Brouwer, the famed Cuban musician, composer and orchestra conductor, paid a recent visit to the Callejón de Hamel cultural project in Centro Habana. There was rumba, dancing and singing. (27 photos)
Read MoreThe Baghdad demonstration was one of many taking place across the country on Friday, including in the port of Basra and the holy city of Najaf.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for March 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. It includes happenings in music, dance, theater and the visual arts, etc. in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreUndoubtedly the changes taking place on the island have “disoriented” those who insist on assuring that nothing is happening. At times I have the impression that some fear the reforms more than the immobilism.
Read MoreThe Tlaxcala Folkloric Ballet was recently in Cuba for a series of performances. We took in the one put on by the Casa de Mexico of Havana and the Old Havana Historian’s Office that featured the troupes youth performers. It took place in the Plaza de Armas which — by the way — boasts the sole wooden street in the Cuban capital. (23 photos)
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