While the Senator is “hopeful that the Administration will take additional steps regarding our policy”, he clarified that with the US involved in two wars and its economy in trouble “it was rather unrealistic” to assume that Cuba would be a priority for the Administration.
Read MoreChilean businessman Max Marambio began legal actions against the Cuban government before the International Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris, to defend himself against the “unfounded and unfair conflict created with our companies” in the island, he announced in a communiqué. Marambio, who headed for more than 16 years the Río Zaza food and beverages company, has been summoned by the Cuban Ministry of the Interior to testify in court as part of a process for alleged mismanagement.
Read MoreThe Foro Todos Cubanos (All Cubans Forum) opposition group began the collection of signatures to present a project to the National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament) that would repeal the restrictions in force regarding trips abroad, dissident Oswaldo Payá announced. In 2007 the Heredia Project was presented before the legislative body and until now has not had a response
Read MoreThe Cuban Foreign Ministry made official the use of the guayabera shirt in formal activities since “it has been linked for a long time to the history of our country and is one of the most authentic and legitimate expressions of Cuban identity.” It is believed that this garment was created by Spanish emigrants in the early 18th century in the central Cuban region of Sancti Spíritus.
Read MoreThe number of Cuban emigrants who arrived in the United States in the last 12 months dropped to close to 7,000, a much lower figure than the almost 20,000 in 2007, the Miami-based El Nuevo Herald reported. According to the source, the cause of the decrease could be, among others, the economic crisis in the U.S., the strengthening of controls in the Florida Straits and the border with Mexico, and the lifting of restrictions on travel to the island for the Cuban-American community.
Read MoreSub-Tropical Storm Otto was born north of the Dominican Republic on Thursday and poses no apparent threat to Cuba and its neighbors. According to the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) advisory at 6:00 EST, the storm will now head in a north-northeasterly direction into the open Atlantic.
Read MoreCuba’s men’s volleyball team has made it to the final four of the World Volleyball Championships being played in Italy after defeating Bulgaria in a hard fought five-set match on Wednesday (22-25, 25-23, 26-28, 30-28, 15-11).
Read MoreUS Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will speak on his just concluded trip to Cuba at a press conference set for Wednesday at 3:00 p.m, stated his office in a press note. The main topic to be discussed is how “the United States and Cuba can improve bi-lateral relations.’’
Read MoreThe Cuban government agreed to declare October 6 as Day of the Victims of State Terrorism, in remembrance of the persons who died in the attack on a Cubana Airlines plane in 1976. The Cuban authorities accuse the United States of having organized or promoted the major part of the terrorist actions against the island, which have caused “many Cuban families mourning and pain,” in addition to economic damages.
Read MoreThe governments of Cuba and El Salvador signed three cooperation agreements in the fields of health, education and culture as part of the official visit to the island by Mauricio Funes, president of that Central American country, the island’s state-run press reported. During the signing ceremony it was announced that an official Salvadoran delegation would travel soon to the island to continue studying in depth relations between the two countries.
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