Cuban authorities said Friday that they have captured nearly 2.2 million kilos of drugs in the first half of 2009. The major part of that amount was the result of operations by the Border Patrol Troops in the north eastern region of the Caribbean country.
Read MoreMore than 160 persons from some 20 countries will participate in the 5th International Colloquium Against Terrorism and for the Release of the Cuban Five, imprisoned in the United States, to be held in the eastern city of Holguín next November 19-23.
Read MoreA mixture of repression and conversations marked the first day of new attempt at dialogue in Honduras between representatives of deposed President Manuel Zelaya and those that carried out the military coup to remove him just over a hundred days ago.
Read MoreTalks began Wednesday between delegates of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti, under international observation, to seek a solution to the crisis triggered by the June 28 coup.
Read MoreUS Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. now says the January 22 deadline for closing the prison camp at the US Guantanamo Naval Base will most likely not be met. The bigger issue, of the continued US occupation of Cuban territory, has yet to be placed on the agenda of the Obama administration.
Read MoreExpectations are growing in Honduras with the arrival of the delegation of OAS foreign ministers and the initiation of dialogue, though its content remains contradictory and uncertain. Meanwhile, the victims of repression continue struggling for their freedom after more than 101 days of resistance.
Read MoreThe recent 6-day visit of US State Department official Bisa Williams to Cuba has brought new speculation that the 50-year-old hostile US policy towards the island could be poised to undergo a change. The visit came on the heels of President Obama’s contradictory extending of the blockade on Cuba for another year in September and not long before Congress is expected to consider bills that would free US citizens to travel to the Caribbean country.
Read MoreHavana’s summer temperatures have continued without abate and on Monday a record 35.6 Celsius (96 F) was set for the month of October. The previous record was set in 1925.
Read MoreCuba managed to reduce its oil consumption by half the excess beyond its budget possibilities, but inconsistent application of measures have so far kept it from reaching its savings goal. The information came Monday from Yadira Garcia, minister of Basic Industry.
Read MoreThe land planted in Cuba’s world favorite tobacco fell by over 30 percent this year due to a 15 per cent drop in demand, reported the National Statistics Institute (ONE). The drop is attributed to the international financial crisis combined with growing prohibitions on smoking in numerous countries.
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