US House of Representatives minority leader Nancy Pelosi concluded her last day of meetings in Cuba on Thursday, heading up a nine-member congressional delegation visiting the island. On Friday she issued the following press release.
Read MoreIn difficult or decisive moments of his administration, former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez would visit his mentor Fidel Castro. History appears to repeat itself with his hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, who made an unannounced trip to Havana to meet with the Cuban leader on Tuesday February 17.
Read MoreOn January 31, as many as 150,000 people rallied in Madrid to show support for the Podemos party, which translates into “We can.” Podemos only became an official party last March, but a recent poll by El País found 28 percent of the population supports the party…
Read MoreAccording to the Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela’s new exchange market, to be governed by unregulated supply-and-demand mechanisms, began operations Thursday with a rate below that of the black market, DPA reported. The market opened with an exchange rate of 170.03 Bolivars to the dollar.
Read MoreA group of Senate Democrats and Republicans introduced a bill today to end the trade embargo on Cuba, following the recent diplomatic thaw between Washington and Havana, reported dpa.
Read MoreA hearing at Guantanamo Bay, for suspects accused of collaborating in planning the 9/11 attacks, was suspended after the defendants identified one of their torturers among the official court translators.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the South Korean state insurance company K-sure, indicated it would provide the Central Bank of Cuba and the Banco Exterior de Cuba a credit line worth 60 million euros.
Read MoreIf President Maduro is hoping to make people lose all confidence in his government, it is one of the things he is doing quickly and successfully. He has postponed his Annual Report for 2014 a second time. Now it is reset for this afternoon.
Read MoreThere are unusual images to be seen these days in Havana. US flags flying on balconies in the heart of the Cuban capital, for example, or the arrival of many US visitors and journalists to cover a historic negotiation between the governments of Washington and Havana that opens today.
Read MoreInternationally recognized agencies such as Amnesty International and Scotland Yard have undertaken an investigation into individuals who allegedly participated in acts of torture carried out in Cuba.
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