Three municipalities in Guatemala were declared free of illiteracy by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), thanks to the use of the Cuban “Yo sí puedo” (Yes I can) literacy method and the consultancy services of specialists from the island.
Read MoreNow correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t the U.S. have an embargo on the country of Cuba and not the person of Castro?
Read MoreThe families of the last 13 Cuban dissidents set to be released from prison are experiencing “tension, but we have not lost hope that they might be freed at any moment.
Read MoreIt wasn’t easy but the Morenas del Caribe, Cuba’s popular women’s volleyball team, defeated the Czech Republic three sets to one Tuesday in the World Championships taking place in Japan.
Read MoreA long awaited congress of the Communist Party of Cuba was announced Monday by President Raul Castro for April, 2011. Cuba’s only allowed political party “will center it’s analysis on the economic and social model of the country,” said Raul who is the second secretary of the organization still led by Fidel Castro.
Read MoreOver-exploitation of jack mackerel, the main commercial species of fish caught in Chile, has caused the decline of the Pacific ocean species and a crisis in the fishing industry. Scientists recommend halving the catch in 2011.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez acknowledged Cuba’s support in the fields of health, education and other sectors for the last 10 years during an appearance on the island’s state-run television. Chávez traveled to the Caribbean country to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the first cooperation agreement between both nations under his government.
Read MoreRepresentatives of the Cuban dissidence demanded that the government release the 13 political prisoners who remain imprisoned, after the four-month deadline given by the government for the release of all those arrested in 2003 is up. That group of opposition members refuses to leave the country and travel to Spain, according to the agreement reached by the authorities with Madrid and the Catholic Church.
Read MoreThe 28th Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV-2010), Cuba’s leading annual commercial event, took place at the ExpoCuba exhibition center on November 1-7 with the participation of business reps from 58 countries. (23 photos)
Read MoreI suppose that’s why we have circuses, to make us forget what’s outside the big tent —whether it’s visible or not— and to leave us sitting there squeezing each other’s hands with our mouths open in laughter or amazement. (17 photos)
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