World Health Director Attends Meeting in Cuba
Dr. Margaret Chan addressed an internal meeting today in Havana of the global policy group of the World Health Organization (WHO), the organization she chairs.
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Pope Tells Cuba to build “renewed and open society”
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday called on Cubans “to build a renewed and open society,” on the first day of his much-anticipated visit to the Caribbean nation. An estimated 100,000 people, many of them waving white handkerchiefs, gathered for mass at the Santiago de Cuba Revolution Square.
Read MoreCuba Pulls Off Surprise Tie with Canada in Olympic Soccer Qualifier
Already eliminated from qualifying for the London Olympics, the Cuban soccer squad pulled off a major surprise on Monday, managing to tie Canada 1-1 with a goal at minute 91 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read MoreInternet Down for Some Cubans
The Cubarte network, one of the governmental institutions charged with providing access to the Intranet, Internet and email on the island, reported today that its users are experiencing difficulties with Internet browsing that will continue throughout the visit of Pope Benedict XVI (March 26-28).
Read MoreLight Show to Welcome Pope to Havana
A spectacle of lights and colors in the Havana Cathedral will add to the welcome for Pope Benedict XVI, said the Office of the Historian of the City.
Read MorePope Will Not Meet with Hugo Chavez in Cuba
The Vatican today denied that Pope Benedict XVI has plans to receive Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for radiation treatment, reported the Infolatam.com website.
Read More‘Ladies in White’ to Attend Papal Mass in Havana
Berta Soler, the spokesperson for the group known as the “Ladies in White,” said on Sunday that the activists hope to attend the Mass that Benedict XVI will officiate on Wednesday at Revolution Square in Havana.
Read MoreFerlinghetti’s 93rd, Celebrated in Havana
The 93rd birthday of LawrenceFerlinghetti (1919 -) a distinguished member of the “Beat Generation” was celebrated in Havana at the headquarters of the Estado de Sats forum on the evening of Saturday March 24th.
Read MoreChavez Heads to Cuba Ahead of Pope
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Havana on Saturday night, for medical reasons, less than 48 hours before Pope Benedict XVI is expected in Cuba to begin his three-day visit to the Caribbean island nation.
Read MoreProminent Cuban-American Businessman to Speak in Havana
Carlos Saladrigas, a Cuban-American businessman and politician, will lecture in Havana this coming Friday March 30 at the Centro Cultural Padre Felix Varela, attached to the local Roman Catholic archdiocese.
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