Among the worst damage suffered by Cuban society in its conflict with the United States has been perhaps the excessive secrecy established throughout the country as an essential civic virtue for protecting lives and properties on the island from “enemy” assaults.
Read MoreThe 22nd International Ballet Festival of Havana will begin today with the premier of the piece Impromptu Lecuona, the most recent choreography of Alicia Alonso, director of the National Ballet of Cuba. The event will last until next November 7.
Read MoreRepresentatives of public health in Cuba expressed their backing for the reorganization of the labor force, greater economic efficiency and improving services for the population when speaking at the 10th Congress of the Public Health Trade Union, being held in the island’s capital, reported IPS. The Cuban authorities have begun a program of cutting back on spending on health care to face the economic crisis.
Read MoreDeputy Marshal Ri Yong Ho, chief of the General Staff of the People’s Army of Korea, arrives Thursday in Cuba, where he will visit military installations and higher level teaching institutions of the island’s army, states a note by the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Read MoreThe death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (2003-2007) Wednesday brought to an end the political partnership he formed with his wife, President Cristina Fernández. Now all eyes are on her.
Read MoreCuba managed a come-from-behind 6-3 win over Holland in its first Round Two game of the Intercontinental Cup taking place in Taiwan.
Read MoreAbout 15 years ago a new family moved into a house in the neighborhood. We knew full well that this had involved an illegal purchase and sale of real estate, although no one complained about any wrongdoing.
Read MoreSomeone once called him “a hippie of communism,” and I believe one could find no better way to define his spirit. From melancholy to hope, discovering poetry in what surrounds him, he is usually heard by those who want him to speak to them – people who share his existential pain and the weight implied by understanding history.
Read MoreEvery vote counts for the two candidates competing for the presidency of Brazil in next Sunday’s runoff, and the governing Workers’ Party (PT) is galvanizing its electoral base into active campaigning, after the complacency instilled by eight years in power.
Read MoreDalier Hinojosa pitched a perfect game for Team Cuba over Hong Kong in Intercontinental Cup Baseball on Wednesday won by a score of 20-0 in a five-inning mercy rule shortened contest.
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