The governments of Cuba and China will increase their cooperation in the area of security, Zhou Yongkang, member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, affirmed during a meeting in Beijing with Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, the island’s minister of the interior. Both nations maintain trade relations valued at more than 1.5 billion dollars.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro visited for the second time in less than two months the National Aquarium, on this occasion accompanied by U.S. journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, Julia Sweig, specialist at the U.S. Council for Foreign Relations, and Adela Dworin, president of the Cuban Hebrew Community. The delegation saw the dolphin show, spoke with the board of directors and dolphin trainers, in addition to exchanging opinions on the international situation.
Read MoreThe month comes to a close on Tuesday with three tropical cyclones simultaneously churning in the Atlantic. The latest, Fiona, is expected to take a similar path as Hurricane Earl making it of little threat to Cuba but dangerous for island countries in the eastern Caribbean.
Read MoreMexico’s La Jornada newspaper publishes an extensive interview on Monday with former Cuban President Fidel Castro. The leader of the Cuban revolution discloses details of his illness that saw him on the brink of death four years ago.
Read MoreHurracane Earl has picked up steam on Monday morning as it crosses the northern Leeward Islands and heads for the Virgin Islands. It is not expected to threaten any part of Cuban territory.
Read MoreIn anticipation of more direct flights from the United States, Cuba begins expansion in September on the terminal of the Jose Marti International Airport that receives flights from the US, reported IPS. The investment occurs as a result of increased flights of Cuban-Americans, who are allowed by Washington to visit Cuba, and the possible opening of travel for other US citizens currently prohibited by the nearly half century travel ban on the island.
Read MoreWe’ve just received an announcement for the Brutal Fest 2010 Grand Fiesta of Metal in Cuba. The event takes place from September 2-7 with concerts in Havana and Pinar del Rio.
Read MoreThe popular Cuban rap duo Los Aldeanos will perform in concert in Miami on November 13, reported IPS, citing the El Nuevo Herald newspaper. The group will perform along with Silvito El Libre, another representative of the underground Cuban hip hop movement, that cuts discs outside the state institutions.
Read MoreThe Cuban government extended from 50 to 99 years the right to the use of state lands by companies from other countries that invest in the island, with the aim of “giving foreign investors greater security and guarantee in real estate businesses, for the sustainable development of the country and the national economy,” according to a decree published in the Gaceta Oficial.
Read MoreA delegation from the ruling Spanish Workers Socialist Party (PSOE) will arrive in Cuba next August 31 to back President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s policy of dialogue with the island, Leire Pajín, that organization’s secretary, announced. The mediation of the Catholic Church, with the backing of Madrid, achieved the Cuban authorities’ promise to release 52 political prisoners, of which 26 have already been set free.
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