Layoffs Could Increase Wages
Cuban Vice President and Minister of Economy and Planning Marino Murillo affirmed that the elimination of inflated payrolls in the state sector could finance wage increases in the immediate future.
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Author: Circles Robinson
Castro warns again about U.S. aggressiveness
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro affirmed today that his denunciations 50 years ago about the aggressiveness of U.S. imperialism are still valid and reiterated his warnings about the danger of a nuclear war.
Read MoreCuba Travel Ban Holding Firm
The move virtually assures the issue will not come up until after the November 2nd congressional elections when Republicans are expected to make gains.
Read MoreCuba on Tropical Storm Warning
Portions of western and central Cuba are under a tropical storm warming with the forming today of Tropical Depression 16 which is expected to turn into a tropical storm “Nicole” by later Tuesday, reports the National Hurricane Center. Also on alert are southern Florida and the Bahamas.
Read MoreVenezuela: New Crisis on Horizon
The vigorous comeback of the opposition in Venezuela’s newly elected parliament strengthens pluralism in this oil-rich country, although it may presage a new political crisis in the medium term, according to analysts.
Read MoreCuba Sees Fuel Price Hike
The Ministry of Finances and Prices of Cuba announced an increase in the price of the fuel sold at the island’s service stations due to the 25 per cent rise in the price of oil on the international market and the forecasted further hike in the coming months.
Read MoreCuba to conclude modernization of seismological system
Cuba hopes to conclude this year the modernization of its seismological system with the installation of 18 high sensibility seismometers and the publication on the Internet of all the information on the occurrence of telluric movements on the island, Bladimir Moreno, director of the National Centre for Seismological Research, affirmed.
Read MoreCuba’s F. Castro Reacts to Venezuela Vote
Hugo Chavez’s United Socialist Party retained a majority of seats in the Venezuelan parliament on Sunday but lost the 2/3 majority that allowed the president to implement policies virtually by decree.
Read MoreCuba One Away from Five Game Sweep
Cuba’s thrashing of visiting Nicaragua appears to indicate the island’s baseball team is ready for the upcoming Pan American Games and World Cup qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico on October 1-13.
Read MoreChavez Allies Set to Win Majority
The opposition is getting ready for a comeback in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Venezuela, although President Hugo Chávez’s allies seem set to win a comfortable majority, perhaps as much as two-thirds of the seats.
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