The talks between the Catholic Church and the Cuban government are unprecedented in several respects in this socialist island nation, and this should be taken into account by the international community, experts say.
Read MoreA tropical wave passing through the central Caribbean could become a tropical storm in the next 48 hours and cause heavy rain in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba’s eastern region, affirmed the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The disturbance is moving west at 16 kilometers per hour.
Read MoreCuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez will conclude today his tour of the United States with a concert in the city of Orlando, Florida, reported the media in Miami. Rodríguez also performed in Washington, San Juan, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. According to his representative in the U.S., Hugo Cancio, the artist plans to retire to spend more time with his family.
Read MoreA Cuban court sentenced dissident Darsy Ferrer to 15 months in prison for illegally acquiring construction material but he will serve his remaining time at home, reported the media accredited in the island. When he left the courtroom, Ferrer, who has been in prison since July 2009, reiterated his will to “achieve reforms” under the socialist regime country.
Read MoreAs the government speaks of an “excess” of more than a million workers, the central bureaucratic apparatus is proposing to create an additional province by dividing Havana Province, which rings Havana City Province, in two. Are these the structural changes that the government talks about?
Read MoreThe end of the school year is approaching, and my little girl is among the top three in her class. Although some psychologists advise parents not to reward children for getting good grades in school, I ignored those scientific opinions and decided to encourage my eight-year-old by buying her a nice toy.
Read MoreIf the objective of showing this film on Cuban television was to make Cuban citizens reflect —especially those who dare to criticize the domestic political system and their government about the achievements of the Revolution in the field of public health that is within reach of all our people— then the film achieved that goal.
Read MoreCuba was elected vice president of the Latin America and Caribbean Group to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Cuba’s reported IPS on Tuesday. The island will hold this post, which is part of the Council’s Board of Directors, until June 2011.
Read MoreCuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez asked President Barack Obama to free the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States charged with espionage during a concert at Washington’s DAR Constitution Hall.
Read MoreThe tobacco harvest in Pinar del Río, the region in Cuba with the greatest tradition in that crop, fell 14 per cent this year due to the reduced resources for that sector caused by the economic crisis, reported IPS citing the local press. The island’s cigar production for export has decreased significantly in the last three years, from 217 million units in 2006 to barely 73 million in 2009.
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