The Archbishopric of Havana confirmed on Monday that six inmates were transferred to prisons located in provinces where they live. The process responds to a petition by the Catholic hierarchy to the Cuban government regarding the situation of political prisoners and the possible release of some of them.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba expressed Tuesday “its strongest condemnation” of the Israeli army’s attack against a flotilla of ships that aimed to take humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip population. The Foreign Ministry official note urges “the international community and peace-loving peoples to demand the Israeli authority’s immediate lifting of the illegal, savage and genocidal blockade” against the Palestinian people.
Read MoreCuba and China will build a new luxury hotel in the tourist area of the Hemingway Marina, in the island’s capital, reported IPS. The new installation, which will have 650 rooms, will form part of the joint ventures in areas such as the machine and light industry, communications, agricultural production and tourism.
Read MoreEuropean Union (EU) has no reason to maintain its Common Position toward Cuba because “that road did not serve to achieve our objectives,” affirmed Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Miguel Angel Moratinos in statements to Brazil’s O Globo daily. The Spanish FM recalled how Madrid’s policy of dialogue had promoted the release of dozens of political prisoners. He said: “We continue working but always respecting the pace and decisions of the Cuban authorities.”
Read MoreFormer 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.
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