Two Cuban exiles created a page on Facebook to promote a popular uprising on the island as those that took place in Tunisia and Egypt, according to that social network. The initiative, which until now has close to 1,300 followers, hopes to “provoke a social outbreak that leads Cuba to democracy”, reported IPS.
Read Moreuana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodríguez, who claims to be the oldest person in Cuba, said her long life is due to the countryside’s pure air, healthy food and her heart always full of love for her fellow persons. The elderly woman celebrated this Wednesday her 126 years of life in Campechuela, a municipality in the eastern province of Granma, where she currently lives.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for February 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 MoreAlthough it was not the “appropriate channel,” it was in the street when we all gave our opinions. And it didn’t matter a great deal if we acted that way out of irreverence or wariness, because both are important qualities among journalists.
Read MoreFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro believes that “nothing will save” the government of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt amid the massive unrest in that country. Mubarek is also the current chairman of the 118-member Non Aligned Movement (NOAL).
Read MoreCuba will present some 500 titles at the upcoming International Book Fair that starts on February 10, the event’s Organizing Committee announced. On this occasion it is expected that some 200 guest personalities will attend, among them Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú.
Read MoreThe application of double shifts does not resolve the delay in Cuban constructions, where “finishing a building in time, with quality and without exceeding the assigned budget, is a chimera,” according to an article published today in the official Granma daily. The application of this measure has faced problems such as lack of workers, material resources, and organizational deficiencies.
Read MoreCuban political prisoner Diosdado González began a hunger strike in solidarity with his wife Blanca García, who began a fast last January 28 to demand that the government comply with its commitment to release the 11 dissidents who remain in prison from the group of 75.
Read MoreThe Catholic magazine Espacio Laical considered it strategic to “provide political trust and contribute, critically, to the construction of a new social pact that articulates the diversity of criteria,” through a greater participation of citizenry. That publication expressed in an editorial its trust in the intentions of President Raul Castro of “articulating a road to national conciliation,” but warned about the obstacles faced by the reconstruction of consensus on the island.
Read MoreWe are happy to announce the 3rd Havana Times photo contest for photos taken in Cuba in four categories: Cubans at Work, The Color Red in Cuba, Cuba’s Beaches and Cuban Women. The deadline for submitting photos is June 15, 2011.
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