The Cuban government will allow the released prisoners who are opposed to going to Spain to remain on the island, under an extra-penal permit that liberates them from the 2003 judicial process against them, reported IPS, citing Spain’s El País daily. Madrid hopes that the release of the 52 dissidents concludes before October 25, when the European Union will again review its relations with Cuba.
Read MoreCuba will reduce the participation of teams in national and international sports events and will demand the minimum level of high performance from athletes in record and time sports starting 2011 to reduce spending in that sector, Agustín Miguel Abril, national director of the sports system of the Sports Institute (INDER), affirmed. “With these measures we aim to concentrate the quality in each one of our events, with those who because of their results really deserve to participate,” the official said.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities hope to incorporate by November some 2,000 soldiers to the recovery of the island’s railroad tracks, in an attempt to give a boost to this sector’s development program planned through 2013. The current state of railways in Cuba is critical.
Read MoreA few days ago I went shopping in a small supermarket in a neighborhood here in Havana. It’s a storefront that’s barely 25 steps wide and 20 steps deep. Since the issue of impending mass layoffs across Cuba was fresh on everyone’s mind, I counted the number of workers there and observed how they worked.
Read MoreMen representing an array of sexual identifications have organized in Cuba to defend sexual rights and promote respect for “other masculinities,” with the belief that greater visibility is needed to achieve true social change and acceptance.
Read MoreOn the patio of the Asociacion Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical* (ACDAM), every third Thursday of the month —and for free— singer-songwriter Angel Quintero provides an intimate serenade to those gathered there. (x photos)
Read MoreJudges and other judicial officers in Argentina have begun to receive training on gender equality and women’s rights, as part of a broad programme that could serve as a model for similar initiatives in the rest of Latin America.
Read MoreThe catastrophic floods in Pakistan have added urgency to a high-level United Nations summit this week, with delegates from mostly South Asian nations convening Tuesday to call for increased technology transfer from richer countries and to compare strategies to avert the worst effects of climate change.
Read MoreThe Cuban and Nicaraguan national baseball teams will play five exhibition games in Havana starting Tuesday evening. The two squads are getting ready for the Pan American Games and World Cup qualifying tournament to take place Oct. 1-12 in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreI left home early to capture images in Centro Havana, one of the most populous municipality of the Cuban capital. In the streets life boils. Some people are on their way to work, others going to the store shopping. (24 photos)
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