Former Cuban President Fidel Castro asked the United States “to explain to us how it is going to solve the drug problem,” in one of his Reflections published by the island’s press. In the text, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution recalled episodes such as the opium war and highlighted the effort of the governments of Venezuela and Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking.
Read MoreThe director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alicia Alonso, will travel today to the United States to receive a tribute by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) for her 90th birthday, reported the Cuban ballet company’s press office. Alicia danced with the ABT between 1941 and 1948, at the beginning of her career, when she interpreted Giselle, considered by specialists as the pinnacle of her artistic life.
Read MoreThe Cuban Vegas Robaina Famoso cigar won the Best of the Best of 2009 Prize, awarded by Moscow’s Cigar Clan organization, which also sponsored an exhibition of 50 works by 15 of the island’s visual artists, reported IPS. The competition, in which several countries participated, also recognized brands from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
Read MoreThe political opposition in Cuba is waiting for the materialization of the expectations generated by the meeting between the Catholic Church hierarchy and President Raúl Castro regarding the release of the political prisoners, according to statements to the press by representatives of those groups.
Read MoreThe Cuban government does not believe in the promises of change made by U.S. President Barack Obama until the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States charged with espionage are released, affirmed National Assembly of People’s Power speaker Ricardo Alarcón during the opening of the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO) seminar in this capital.
Read MoreAs written, the bill would restore U.S. citizens’ right to travel to Cuba and improve procedures for U.S. agricultural sales to the island.
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the work of the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti, said Henriette Chamouillet, WHO representative in that country, Cuba’s state-run press reported. The island is collaborating with that multilateral agency in three fundamental areas: care for pregnant women and newborns, vaccination and the extension of free healthcare services.
Read MoreThe Ridley Thomas ship docked in the port of Santiago de Cuba, in the island’s eastern region, where it will continue the exploration of the underwater seabed for the optic fibre cable that will come from Venezuela in early 2011 and will greatly increase the Caribbean country’s communication possibilities, announced Anthony Pyne, manager of China’s Geological Projects Company.
Read MoreThe painting “Sur les traces,” by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam (1902-1982), was sold for 1.42 million US dollars by New York’s Sotheby’s auction house, a record figure for the work of this artist, considered one of the geniuses of 20th century Cuban painting.
Read MoreThis is not the first time the topic has been discussed in that nation’s capital. Last year the Brookings Institution sponsored a similar event in which panelists called on the Obama administration and Congress to recognize the potential danger posed to Florida’s Atlantic shores by Cuba’s eventual deep water drilling in the Gulf and to begin a dialogue with the island’s government that would lead to a comprehensive prevention and mitigation plan.
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