Latin America

Spanish politician Angel Carromero, who was sentenced to four years in prison in Cuba over an accident which killed Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Paya, will be moved to a Spanish prison, the government in Madrid announced Friday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to recover from his last cancer surgery satisfactorily, informed the Minister of Communication, Ernesto Villegas on Thursday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez fourth operation to fight cancer in the “pelvic region”, concluded Monday night with satisfactory results noted TeleSur TV. With many Venezuelans and Latin Americans praying for success, VP Nicolas Maduro made the announcement.

At 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday the Venezuelan government announced that President Hugo Chavez was being operated on in Havana. This is the fourth operation since June 2011 in the recently reelected leader’s fight against cancer.

Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa returned home from Cuba after visiting his counterpart Hugo Chavez, who is about to undergo another cancer operation, and Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro.

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has arrived in Cuba on Monday to show his solidarity with his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, who will be undergoing another cancer operation in the next several hours or days.

Venezuela president Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba to undergo a fourth cancer operation in 18 months, with some people fearful that his health is worsening. The South American leader said on Saturday night that malignant cells had again been detected in his body and that he needed immediate surgery.

The official Cuban media on Friday mourned the death of the celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who they recalled as a friend of former president Fidel Castro and of the Cuban Revolution.