Cuban and U.S. actors joined in the Cuban capital to perform the work The Closest Farthest Away, an attempt to promote collaboration between both nations, according to its production director Chi-Wang Yang. The director spoke to the press covering the 31st Havana Film Festival, which will take place in the island through December 13.
Read MoreAntonio Castro, a doctor and one of Fidel Castro’s children, was elected to a vice presidents post of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) on Sunday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Castro is the team doctor of the national Cuban Baseball Team traveling with the squad to international tournaments around the world.
Read MoreAn anonymous US State Department official was cited by The Voice of America as informing on the delayed talks but gave no reason. The first round of negotiations took place last July.
Read MoreThe Czech Republic has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Cuban government. However, in January 2010, Spain takes over the helm of the 27 nation EU for a sixth month term and the possibility of improved ties with Cuba are expected to get a higher profile during that period.
Read MoreNecessary debate on the persistence of racial discrimination in Cuban society could find itself trapped in the old conflict between Havana and Washington following accusations made by a group of US African-American intellectuals, which were rejected by their counterparts of this Caribbean nation.
Read MoreThese were nothing other than acts of volunteer labor, for which I will receive no money or medals – nor does that interest me. When participating —of my own will— in each of those activities, I felt it was worthwhile when it was really voluntary and the objective was to do something useful, without fear or opportunism behind it.
Read MoreWhile the Honduran people and the international community still await the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) to provide concrete data on the November 29 elections, the resistance celebrated the victory of abstentionism. They again took over the capital’s streets with an unprecedented number of vehicles forming a caravan.
Read MoreThe governments of Cuba and South Africa agreed to increase bilateral collaboration in some 11 sectors, including mining, energy and agribusiness, according to the Joint Declaration released at the close of the Intergovernmental Commission for Scientific-Technical Cooperation, held in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) should consider a change of policy toward Cuba if the United States changes its relations with the island, affirmed Catherine Ashton, the bloc of 27’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, during a press conference in Madrid. Relations with the Caribbean country will be one of the Spanish presidency’s priorities in that bloc during the first half of 2010.
Read MoreEl Salvador Vice President Salvador Sánchez Cerén will arrive today in Cuba on a working visit, reported IPS. Both nations re-established relations this year after the triumph of the left-wing Mauricio Funes in last March’s elections. Now the only country in the hemisphere without diplomatic relations with Cuba is the United States.
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