The Movimiento Democracia, which is made up of Cuban exiles who live in the United States, announced Tuesday that they will express their demands for free speech and a free flow of online information in Cuba by assembling a flotilla off the coast of Cuba on August 2nd.
Read MoreThe arrival in the United States of Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro, has provoked strong criticism of the Obama administration by Republican politicians.
Read MoreSpanish police arrested four former political prisoners on Wednesday who were camping outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they were demanding a “solution” to the cut off of financial support they had been receiving from that government.
Read MoreA low pressure zone moving into the territory from the south-western tip of the island has interacted with a surface trough extending from central Florida, therefore creating the expectation of rainfall for the first half of the period. However, this system has virtually no chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours.
Read MoreThe collective creation “Woman of Flesh and Milk” just had its premiere at the Bertolt Brecht Theater in the Cuban capital. The work is a creative space where artists from different stage disciplines work on the concept of gender violence; the effort has also generated several audiovisual materials. (10 photos)
Read MoreThe “University of Information Sciences” (UCI), the youngest institution of higher education in Cuba, will reach 10,000 thousand graduates since its creation a decade ago. Despite efforts to train significant numbers of computer scientists, public Internet access continues to be restricted by the Cuban government and operates at very low speeds for the few who do have access.
Read MoreCuban-born Hollywood actor Andy Garcia has obtained the financing to shoot his film about the writer Ernest Hemingway, who will be portrayed by the British actor Anthony Hopkins.
Read MoreAccording to the article, the work of the Archbishop of Havana “has surpassed ecclesiastical work” to develop “a comprehensive agenda of dialogue” which has included “many citizens, intellectuals, academics and groups from civil society.”
Read MoreThe UN committee responsible for enforcing the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment called Havana to respond on Tuesday in Geneva.
Read MoreCiego de Avila completed a two-game sweep at Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium with an 8-3 rain-delayed, late-night win over Industriales in their championship best-of-seven series.
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