Cuba Represented at Panamanian Trade Fair
Opening its a pavilion at Panama’s Expocomer trade fair yesterday, Cuba presented 26 companies interested in featuring their products for export.
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Cuba Denounces Planned Provocations Against Papal Visit
The Granma newspaper reported on Wednesday of the existence of plans by opposition groups on the island to carry out provocative acts aimed at politicizing the visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI on March 26-28.
Read MoreUS Monitoring Links Between Spanish and Cuban Companies
The United States government is continuing to harass Spanish firms that have commercial interests in Cuba, according to a report that broke on Wednesday in Spain’s El Pais newspaper.
Read MoreFather Felix Varela to Be Declared ‘Venerable’ by the Pope
A decree recognizing Cuban priest Felix Varela as having practiced “heroic virtues” throughout his life, therefore making it possible for him to be considered “venerable” by the Catholic Church, will be approved by Pope during his visit to Cuba.
Read MoreCuba Announces Cabinet Changes
The Cuban government announced several changes in the cabinet of Raul Castro on Thursday. Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez is a new vice president of the Council of Ministers in substitution of José Ramón Fernández Alvarez.
Read MoreAI Says Repression “Routine” in Cuba
Less than a week before Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba for a three-day official visit, Amnesty International warned in a report Thursday that “repression is routine” on the communist island and that conditions are worsening there.
Read MoreYoani Sanchez on Voice of America
An exclusive interview with Cuba’s multi-award winning blogger Yoani Sanchez was aired today by Voice of America, official mouthpiece of the US government.
Read MoreUS Threatens Travel Agencies over Cuba
An agency within the US Treasury Department has threatened to suspend the licenses of operators that advertise trips to Cuba with suggestions of tours.
Read MoreAlan Gross’s Wife Pleads to Raul Castro
The wife of US government agent Alan Gross, currently serving time in a Cuban prison, yesterday again called on Raul Castro to authorize an urgent trip by her husband to the US.
Read MoreALBA Still Undecided on Americas Summit
The countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) have yet to reach an agreement on whether to attend the Summit of the Americas conference set for April in Colombia.
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