The Cuban authorities allowed representatives of the U.S. Interests Section in the island to visit a U.S. contractor detained since last December 4, announced Virginia Staab, spokesperson for the Western Affairs Section of the Department of State. In his speech during the recent parliament sessions, President Raul Castro said the official had supplied equipment to opposition groups.
Read MoreCuba plans to rehabilitate agricultural production in the Valley of Caujerí, in the eastern province of Guantánamo, thanks to a joint project with China that will make it possible to recover the irrigation infrastructure and organization, valued at 1.1 billion US dollars
Read MoreA group of Cuban intellectuals and civil society initiatives questioned the “increase of the bureaucratic-authoritarian control and obstruction of social initiatives” in a letter released in the island’s capital, reported IPS. The letter said they were in favour of a socialism “that socializes – shares – all its resources, where we all have equal access to the exercise of power,” contrary to another that “is the power of a bureaucracy against the rest of society.”
Read MoreI am not nor do I pretend to be an intellectual, much less a specialist in racial issues. I’m simply a person who lives and works in this country. Nor do I believe the fact that I’m a black person is relevant, because the debate on the racial question in our country is a matter that has to do with everyone; what happens is that this question is almost immediately associated with black people.
Read MoreA US government program to help allies inside Cuba drew criticism on Capitol Hill on Sunday from Rep. Howard L. Berman, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry. In a speech to the Cuban parliament last Sunday, President Raul Castro “accused the Obama administration of increasing support for “open and covert subversion.”
Read MoreSancti Spiritus and Guantanamo have comfortable leads on top their respective divisions in the Cuban Baseball League with the season nearing the half way point.
Read MoreThe US economic blockade of Cuba -a leftover from the Cold War against the Soviet Union- enters a sixth decade on Jan. 1, 2010. While there was some hope, especially on States side, as to a possible easing of the stranglehold under President Obama, the president’s first year in office proved the skeptics at home and in Havana right.
Read MoreI have observed that errors in our country have a tendency to become orphans and fall into oblivion. It’s as if they had never happened. They are simply not mentioned. When there is no other remedy than to point these out, the passive voice is always used: “it was performed poorly,” or “an incorrect method was used.” It’s not said who made the error or who was behind a mistaken policy; while successes are always attributed to a person.
Read MoreThe prison camp set up by the US government at its Guantanamo Naval Base will continue operations into the second year of the Obama administration in January, and AP reported on Sunday that it may well survive into 2011. The prison, used to house hundreds of detainees arrested without charges, legal rights or a fair trial, is located on occupied Cuban territory at the pristine Guanatanamo Bay in the far eastern part of the country.
Read MoreEvery December 16, thousands journey along the road that leads to the village of El Rincon, several miles outside of the Cuban capital. They are believers who want to be present at the church at dawn the following day to celebrate the parish’s San Lazaro Day festivities.
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