The 9th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) came to a close on Monday night with a pledge to continue the Latin American independence quest led in the early 19th century by Simon Bolivar.
Read MoreThe newly created Comptroller’s office in Cuba announced it will carry out hundreds of surprise audits of state business firms and institutions through May 21, hoping to verify the use of resources, informed IPS on Tuesday. Corruption at all levels is widely recognized as a leading problem facing the future of Cuba’s 51-year-old revolution.
Read MoreCuba’s Archbishop Jaime Ortega called on the United States and Cuba to restart what were hopes gone bad for a dialogue to normalize relations.
Read MoreRios, 47, won the 2010 award for Islands and Island Nations for promoting sustainable agriculture while working with farmers to increase crop diversity and reduce reliance on pesticides and fertilizer.
Read MoreThere are many types of voices, and the city is full of them. Thus, life doesn’t take place here like in some European cities, where people go down the street looking in a kind of lateral way. Here it’s just the opposite; looks bounce off each other, and very interesting visual encounters take place. Sensuality is in the air.
Read MoreThe 11th International Congress on Information (INFO 2010) will begin today in the Cuban capital, where specialists from some 20 countries will discuss until next April 23 academics’ free access to materials in digital format.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas on Sunday afternoon to attend the summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) which begins Monday. Castro was welcomed by Venezuelan VP Elias Jaua and Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreRecently a unique pilgrimage took place in the oldest part of Old Havana, accustomed to hearing the guitars of trova musicians or the percussion of conga players, vibrated to different sounds. Down the length of calle Obispo to the Plaza de Armas paraded youth playing bagpipes and tambourines.
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One of Cuba’s grandest baseball legends will reach another significant milestone when Conrado Marrero (born April 25, 1911) turns a robust ninety-nine in the spring of 2010. The last living Cuban US big leaguer from pre-revolution days has been quietly residing at the modest Havana apartment of his grandson Rogelio for most of the past decade.
Read MoreCuba’s internationally famous “Ladies in White” were not allowed today to carry out their traditional Sunday march demanding freedom for their imprisoned husbands and sons. After a stand off with police and counter-protestors, the women were forced to mount a bus and leave the area.
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