The US and Cuban governments held a second round of talks on migration issues on Friday. Then in the evening Washington’s emissaries met with a group of “dissidents” which Cuba sharply rejected as unwarranted interference in its internal affairs and highly undiplomatic.
Read MoreI live in a neighborhood of Cubans, one which seemed like a tranquil place. However I realized I’m surrounded by “deserters” – the man who worked for Cubana Airlines, a love-struck doctor, our dentist, a boxing champion and half a volleyball squad.
Read MoreTo publish a book in Cuba, like in any other country, is a difficult task; however, the bureaucratic system here makes it almost impossible. Among the alternatives for having stories, novels or poems printed are literary competitions, since the winners of these contests are usually honored with the publication of their works.
Read MoreBrazilian president Lula da Silva will visit Cuba next week after attending the Rio Summit in Cancun, Mexico. He is scheduled to meet with both Cuban President Raul Castro and former leader Fidel Castro in Havana on Wednesday.
Read MoreJoel Mariño of Matanzas, Cuba took the next to last leg of the Vuelta a Cuba cycling competition on Saturday, while Arnold Alcolea (Team Cuba) has a solid lead in the overall rankingwith one day to go in the 13-stage event.
Read MoreUS federal judge Kathleen Cardone accepted a petition from the district attorney’s office to again postpone the trial for Luis Posada Carriles, reported IPS. Posada is accused of perjury and obstruction of justice in the case of the attacks on Cuban hotels in 1997 and lying to the immigration authorities about his illegal entry into the US in 2005.
Read MoreJudy Gross, wife of the US citizen imprisoned in Cuba since last December and accused by the island’s government of carrying out espionage work, requested that the governments of both countries reach an agreement to release her husband Alan.
Read MoreJoel Mariño of Cardenas, Matanzas won the tenth segment of the Vuelta a Cuba cycling competition on the 185 kilometer stretch from Santa Clara to Cardenas, Matanzas on Thursday. The Vuelta has three remaining stages before concluding on Sunday. On Friday the cyclists will race 120 kilometers to San Antonio de los Baños in rural La Habana province.
Read MoreSouth African Nobel Literature Prizewinner Nadine Gordimer said in Havana on Wednesday that the United States should free the Cuban Five, imprisoned for over 11 years in the US on charges of conspiracy to commit espionage. Cuba considers the Cuban Five as heroes for having infiltrated terrorist groups plotting against the island and its interests.
Read MoreDoctors from 27 countries formed in the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba are working side by side with the island’s medical brigade in caring for the victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, reported IPS. The largest contingent is that of Bolivia, with 59 members.
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