First on Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton actually blamed Cuba for the continuation of Washington’s half century economic blockade on the island. Then, in an interview published by Spain’s El Pais daily, First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez seconded Clinton’s demands on Cuba.
Read MoreThe chief of the General Staff of the Cuban Armed Forces, Alvaro López Miera, arrived Sunday in Russia heading a military delegation from the island with the aim of reviewing the state of bilateral cooperation in that area, reported the Cuban press. In September 2009 the two countries signed an agreement to modernize the Cuban army.
Read MoreThe Police in the Cuban capital blocked the weekly march of the Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) on Sunday reported IPS news service. The women are carrying out an ongoing protest demanding the release of their husbands and relatives which they claim are held as political prisoners.
Read MoreSeveral groups of internationally recognized Cuban musicians will perform at concerts in Havana and Santiago de Cuba at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday in opposition to a string of attacks by the United States against the island’s government on accusations of human rights abuses.
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that Cuba’s leaders Raul and Fidel Castro do not want Washington to lift the economic blockade on the island, in place for a half century. However, the Obama administration and Congress have the power to end the blockade independent of whether the Cuban leaders really want that to occur.
Read MoreLess attention grabbing than a hunger strike is the matrix of people that is expanding —node by node— among people in this country who are interested in change. This is an effort that I would say is being directed toward true emancipation.
Read MoreHow can you achieve change when there is no real dialogue, not even among revolutionaries themselves; or when they don’t give space in the country’s only press to the opinions of communists and revolutionaries who promote a socialist perspective different from the failed official outlook; or when they reject other writings dealing with those issues?
Read MoreThe cubatravel.cu website has the latest information available —albeit incomplete— for visitors who don’t have recognized insurance coverage when they arrive in Cuba.
Read MoreCuban authorities are distributing more than 50,000 copies of the tabloid “What to do in case of an earthquake” in the city of Santiago de Cuba. The goal is to “reduce vulnerabilities and correct the conduct of the population in case of a major earthquake,” Bladimir Moreno, director of the National Seismology Research Center.
Read MoreSunday I went for a drive around the city. Lenin Park and the Escaleras de Jaruco were packed with people. In the food-stands were roast pork and fish (all sold in national currency); all around was music playing, people drinking rum and beer, and children taking turns to ride the horses.
Other Cubans took advantage of the weekend to experience their true passions: going out to dance, or to the beach, exploring caves, diving in the reefs, fishing on the coast, or maybe playing baseball, racing cars or organizing cock fights.
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