Cuban doctor and human rights activist Darsi Ferrer will leave Cuba on 28 June to live in the USA through that country’s “political refugee program” reported the Cubaencuentro website.
Read MoreDozens of intellectuals and opposition activists on Tuesday began circulating a citizens’ initiative on the Internet demanding the Cuban government to respect human rights, reported the Cubaencuentro website.
Read MoreThe US Treasury Department fined the Dutch bank ING $619 million for facilitating commercial transactions with Cuba and Iran, reported Europa Press.
Read MoreAn article published in the Granma newspaper today announced the “release from their posts” of Medardo Diaz Toledo, the Minister of Informatics and Communications, and Tomas Benitez Hernandez, the head of Basic Industry.
Read MoreThe Council of the Laity of the Archdiocese of Havana met on June 9 to protest the “pejorative and continuous attacks in recent months that have turned personal” against the Archbishop of Havana.
Read MoreThe independent film Chamaco, directed by Juan Carlos Cremata, made it onto Cuban cinema screens on Monday — two years after the completion of its filming — to address the issues of male prostitution, homosexuality and police corruption in Cuba.
Read MoreCuba has recorded an increase in air pollutants over the past two years, including episodes of acid rain, revealed investigative reporters with the island’s official Granma newspaper on Monday.
Read MoreFirst Festival of Cuban Timba, set to be held on June 16 at the Copacabana Nightclub in New York, will feature performances by leading bands from the island, including Los Van Van, NG La Banda and Manolito Simonet.
Read MoreCuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, a three-time Olympic and world champion, died on Monday in Havana, the victim of a heart attack at the age of 60.
Read MoreThe far eastern province of Guantanamo will host this year’s July 26th commemoration, the top political holiday on the Cuban calendar. The date recalls the attack on the Moncada Garrison back in 1953, which, while unsuccessfully militarily, is considered the spark that led to the Cuban revolution five and a half years later.
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