President Raul Castro, who turned 80 Friday, is facing the challenge of making the Cuban economy more efficient without abandoning socialism – a course that involves overcoming conservative resistance to change and new forms of working and even thinking. “We have to take care of him; only he can set the reforms in motion,” one academic confided to IPS.
Read MoreTo mark World Environment Day this coming Sunday (June 5), an intense campaign of great importance for humanity will begin in Cuba. It’s our grain of sand for the sake of protecting and preserving nature, which requires urgent action. (25 photos)
Read MoreCastro said he feels good as he joins the club of eighty-year-olds in Cuba’s top leadership, many of whom, like Raul, took part in the guerrilla struggle that toppled the Batista dictatorship in 1959.
Read MoreDuring the next seven-day period we will be under the influence of weak pressure gradients that will give us breezes and generally good weather, but probably isolated rains on the last two days. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 32°C (90°F). The minimum temperatures will be around 24°C (75°F).
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday afternoon with former Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but no details were released as to the content of their conversations.
Read MoreFormer Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Havana on Tuesday for a working visit that includes meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro. His next stop after Havana is Venezuela where he is scheduled to meet with President Hugo Chavez on Friday.
Read MoreFor the first time, a procession was carried out by members of the Abakua society, who marched from the Cuban Institute of Anthropology and proceeded down several blocks through Old Havana until they arrived at the House of Africa Museum. (30 photos)
Read MoreDayron Robles of Cuba proved to be in top form on Sunday winning a star-studded 110-meter hurdles event at the IAAF World Challenge event in Hengelo, Holland. Robles 13.07 seconds time equaled the world record of Chinese sprinter Liu Xiang.
Read MoreThe following is an updated answer to the question in our Cuba Travel section, where a reader asked: Is there a website that explains what a person can bring and not bring in to Cuba?
Read MoreThe closing of the 9th International Congress for Satisfactory Longevity took place on Friday at the Hotel Nacional in the Cuban capital. Friends of Danzón delighted the old timers and experts on the final day. (9 photos)
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