A total of 36,452 Cubans became permanent US residents in 2011, which makes this the sixth largest national group among those who have managed to legalize their immigration status in that country.
Read MoreThe Mexican state-owned oil giant, Pemex, moved closer to Cuban waters on Wednesday after talks held between presidents Felipe Calderon and Raul Castro.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba on Wednesday evening and promptly held a midnight meeting recalling exactly 10 years earlier when his country was amid a coup attempt.
Read MoreThe maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (88°F), reaching 32°C (90°F) at times. The minimum temperatures will drop to around 21°C (70°F). The sea surface temperature will be 26°C (79°F).
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, or OAS), on Monday included Cuba in its annual list of countries that “seriously affect the enjoyment of fundamental rights.”
Read MorePope Benedict XVI on Sunday gave his approval to the granting of the status of “venerable” to 19th century Cuban priest Felix Varela.
Read MoreOil and gas production in the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to increase substantially, said a specialist from the Ministry of Mines and Energy Cuba, speaking on Tuesday at the Havana Convention Center.
Read MoreBrazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who was received on Monday by Barack Obama, attempted to get the US government to allow the attendance of Cuba at the Summit of the Americas.
Read MoreThe Spanish troubadour Luis Eduardo Aute will become part of the fiction jury for the Tenth International Gibara Festival of Low-Budget Cinema, which will begin in that eastern Cuban fishing town on April 17.
Read MoreThe president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, begins an official 24-hour visit to Cuba today aimed at deepening dialogue on trade and investment between the two countries. A meeting with dissidents is not on the president’s agenda.
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