Today is like any other day, in which for some reason I am thinking about my deceased mother. I’ll never know if I could have loved her more. That’s what death is about: never more. Our affection is appraised and proven through a series of symbolic events: unselfish devotion, the desire to understand the other, the sacrifice of personal interests…
Read MoreCuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez reiterated in statements to Spain’s La Vanguardia daily his demand that the exit and entry permit be eliminated for persons born in Cuba. Rodriguez, one of the founders of the New Song Movement, described that measure as a “restriction of citizens’ rights.” The artist also expressed his wish that Cuban socialism evolve “toward more participative and democratic forms,” reported IPS.
Read MoreThe US blockade of Cuba hampers the country’s access to direct foreign investment, acquiring state-of-the-art technologies and markets, in addition to persecuting companies from third countries doing business on the island. Cuba is carrying out a diplomatic offensive before the UN General Assembly vote on Wednesday October 29 on a resolution calling for an end to the unilateral hostility from Washington. The Cuban government estimates that the blockade has caused over US $93 billion in losses to the country’s economy.
Read MoreChina is Cuba’s second leading trade partner and the two countries are also committed to expanding cultural exchange. To that end, Chinese Minister of Culture Cai Wu is expected in Havana next month. A photography show including 500 images of daily life in China is also soon to be presented in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreI have a neighbor who often drops by my house when the Brazilian soap opera is on. She’s over 55, but has continued working despite being past retirement age, having labored for more than 30 years as the secretary of a textile company here in the Cuban capital.Yesterday she mentioned that she was feeling upset.When she arrived at work she was approached by a close friend who serves as the company’s gardener.
Read MoreCuba and the European Union have agreed to reestablish development cooperation, interrupted five years ago, in another step towards overcoming differences, following the resumption of political dialogue in Paris last week. There will be no conditions set for the cooperation, which will be carried out with “full respect for Cuban and European Union legislation.”
Read MoreTwo major hurricanes in less than two weeks. For a moment there was silence in Cuba, then darkness, the maddening howl of the wind, the creaking of trees falling, swollen rivers, and roofs and houses flying in the clouds.
Read MoreThe 26th International Havana Trade Fair (FIHAV), the largest Cuban trade market, takes place November 3-8. Representatives from 457 companies from 53 countries have already confirmed their presence at the event.
Read MoreCuba and the European Union (EU) officially renewed cooperation, according to a joint statement signed Thursday by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and European Commissioner Louis Michel. The two parties coincided in the need to continue contacts to carry forward the agreement.
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will travel to Cuba on October 30, on an official two-day visit, stated the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. Lula visited the island last January to sign several cooperation agreements.
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