News Archives - Page 1237 of 1320

Cuba Travel Ban Lines Drawn

The supporters of lifting the ban stuck to arguments of the rights of US citizens to freely travel wherever they choose, pointing out that Cuba is the only country in the world where they cannot travel. These congress people argued that the issue at hand is not human rights in Cuba but rather the status of civil rights in a free nation that is currently applying a discriminatory law that allows a segment of the US population (Cuban-Americans) to travel to Cuba while prohibiting others.

Honduran Workers Hurting from Coup

The only way for all public services to be returned to the people is through a constitutional assembly and the reform of the Constitution with the direct participation of social and union constituencies. That’s why it’s necessary to first restore the democratic and constitutional order, so that the coup-backing sectors do not legitimize the coup through an illegitimate election and block us from transforming the country.

Anti-flu Campaign Advances

More than half a million persons have been vaccinated against the seasonal flu in Cuba since the start of the campaign last November 9, informed the Ministry of Public Health. The immunization includes persons over 75 years of age, young people aged between 20 and 24 suffering from severe asthma and diabetes, and patients with chronic kidney diseases undergoing dialysis and Hemodialysis.

Cuban Blogger Backs Lifting Travel Ban

Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, who has received prizes in Europe and the United States, backed the lifting of the travel to Cuba ban for U.S. citizens, which was debated yesterday in the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee. In a message to Democratic legislator Howard Berman, Sánchez affirmed that the end of that restriction “could have better results in the democratization of Cuba than Raúl Castro’s indecisive measures.”

Cuba to Test Pneumococcus Vaccine

Cuba will begin in 2010 the clinical essays of a vaccine against pneumococcus, a pathogenic agent that causes pneumonia, sinusitis, peritonitis and meningitis, especially in immunodepressed persons, older persons and children, announced Concepción Campa, director of the Finlay Institute in Havana.

Heated Debate on Lifting Travel Ban

“The travel ban is not a sanction against Cuba, it is a sanction against the U.S. people imposed by our own government,” said Democrat Bill Delahunt, one of the principal promoters of a change in relations with the island with a socialist system.

Yoani Sanchez’s Direct Line to Obama

How many people in the United States and the world would like to send a list of questions directly to Barack Obama? Most would just assume that the US president himself would never see their questions, much less give them a direct answer. That wasn’t the case for Cuba’s hottest blogger, Yoani Sanchez.

Early Surprises in Cuban Baseball

Two and a half weeks into the current Cuban Baseball League season several surprises appear in the standings. Guantanamo, Granma, Industriales, Cienfuegos and Matanzas are playing far better than last season while Ciego de Avila (most wins) and La Habana (defending champs) are both struggling.

Cuba Rejects HRW Report

Cuba described today the report released yesterday by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) non governmental organization, which criticized the performance of the Cuban authorities, as “an attempt to throw an oxygenating lifesaver to a reduced and discredited internal counterrevolution.”

Cuba Blasted by Human Rights Group

On the eve of an open hearing Thursday on the US travel ban forbidding its citizens from visiting Cuba, Human Rights Watch came out with another of its scathing reports lambasting Cuba’s human rights record. Journalist Jim Lobe brings us a detailed report.