Chavez Arrives in Cuba for Treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba on Saturday night for medical treatment to fight cancer and was received by Cuban President Raul Castro at the Jose Marti International Airport.
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The Significance of Cuban Academic Esteban Morales Recovering His Party Card
“The message sent out by the PCC’s decision to reinstate me is that we don’t have to just live with problems, but should discuss them, denounce them and analyze them within the party and publicly, because that is the best way to help our country,”
Read MoreChavez to Cuba for Chemotherapy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to Cuba this weekend for chemotherapy treatment, reported Telesur TV. “Now I must fulfill the treatment plan designed by the doctors” said Chavez, “in order to recover my health.”
Read MoreHavana Weather for July 14 – 20
Over the next seven days we will be under the influence of an anti-cyclonic wedge with weak pressure gradients. On each day of the week we will have good weather, though due to heat produced in the daylight hours, storms could occur in the late afternoons, which is a situation being more likely in the second half of the week. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 33°C (91°F). The minimum temperatures will fluctuate around 24°C (75°F).
Read MoreCuban Parliament Meets August First
The one chamber Cuban parliament will hold one of its two regular annual sessions starting August 1, announced its chairman Ricardo Alarcon.
Read MoreCuba’s Party Reinstates Whistleblower
Esteban Morales, an often quoted Cuban historian who dared to sound an alarm about high-echelon corruption in Cuba has now won his reinstatement to the Communist Party, which expelled him over a year ago for sending up the smoke signals.
Read MoreCuba Couldn’t vs Russia & USA in VB
Cuba’s Men’s Team was unable to rebound off a sensational match against Brazil (losing 3-2) and finished its final round of the World Volleyball League play losing in straight sets to Russia and then 3-2 to the USA.
Read MoreSantiago de Cuba on Foot
Guide: Hey, looks like it’s going to rain…
Chorus: All the way to Santiago on foot…
Guide: Getting carried along, you’re going to make it…
Chorus: All the way to Santiago on foot…
The guide: Oh baby, you’re so fine…!
Chorus: All the way to Santiago on foot…
Havana Calendar for July 2011
Here is the cultural calendar for July 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. It includes happenings in music, dance, and theater and the visual arts, etc. in the Cuban capital. For additional cultural happenings consult the highly informative Kewelta Habana website.
Read MoreCuba High Court to Hear Alan Gross Appeal
Cuba’s Supreme Court will convene on July 22 to hear the annulment motion presented by Alan Gross, a US citizen sentenced in March to 15 years in prison for crimes against the security of Cuba.
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