The Cuban government will release another four political prisoners, out of the 75 detained in 2003, Orlando Márquez, spokesman of the Havana Archbishopric, announced. With this group, 36 dissidents have been released in this process.
Read MoreFive Cubans who infiltrated terrorist groups in southern Florida recently marked their 12th year in prison in the United States. The mission for which they were prosecuted was simply to alert their country of the criminal plans of those organizations.
Read MoreThe 3rd Cuba-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Meeting at the foreign ministers level will begin today in the Cuban capital, the local press reported. The representatives of the 15 Caribbean nations and the host country will debate at the meeting cooperation in areas such as the environment and support for Haiti’s recovery.
Read MoreThe Russian government is interested in that Cuba connect to the Glonass global positioning, the Russian variant of the U.S. GPS, Mikhail Kamynine, the Eurasian ambassador to the island, affirmed. “Russian-Cuban cooperation on high technology has become a priority subject,” the official said.
Read MoreThe ruling Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) asked the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR), the largest mass organization in the island, to explain to citizens the changes in the economic model and especially the laying off and relocation of half a million persons employed in the state sector.
Read MoreThe real risk if dying of cancer in Cuba increased by 78.21 per cent between 1970 and 2006, revealed an investigation published by the Revista Cubana de Salud Pública magazine. According to the study, the increase could be directly related to the continuous aging of the island’s population.
Read MoreHurricane Karl with its 195 kph (120 mph) winds is poised to strike Mexico’s Gulf Coast near Veracruz later on Friday. A Hurricane warning is in effect for a considerable stretch of the coastline of the state of Veracruz .
Read MoreRev. Lucius Walker Jr. —founder of the Pastors for Peace organization who died on September 7— received a eulogy written by Amy Rabideau Silvers in the Journal Sentinel of Milwaukee, where he started his career as a pastor and activist.
Read MoreUS journalist Jeffrey Goldberg has been taking heat from rightwingers for not demonizing Fidel Castro enough in two recent articles for Atlantic Magazine. In an article titled America’s Absurd and Self-Defeating Cuba Policy, Goldberg gives details of the attacks he’s received and presents his take on them.
Read MoreCuba’s Meteorological Institute (INSMET) reports Thursday morning that what was Tropical Storm Karl is now a hurricane, the third currently active in the Atlantic region along with Igor and Julia. None of the storms are considered a threat to Cuba.
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