Barely two years apart, the two sisters have had the same upbringing in Cuba, but Marlen and Ana have completely different aspirations. Ana dreams of going to the university to become a professional, while Marlen thinks only of having boyfriends, getting married and having a calm and contented life at home.
Read MoreA devastating 17-hit attack took Cuba to a 9-3 win over host Holland in the championship game of the Rotterdam World Port Baseball Tournament on Sunday. Micheal Folch was near hermetic, allowing only one hit and a walk and striking out four in the final four innings to get the win.
Read MoreWas it or was it not a coup d’etat? On Sunday, June 28 hundreds of soldiers surrounded the presidential residence, stormed in, ordered President Manuel Zelaya out of bed at gunpoint and herded him onto an air force plane that flew him to Costa Rica, still in his pajamas.
Read MoreAccording to Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, there is much more on the line than just Honduras with the outcome of the military coup in that Central American nation. The senior Cuban leader encouraged Zelaya “not to allow delaying actions to wear down the social forces that support him.”
Read MoreA semantic and political battle over whether what took place in Honduras on June 28 was in fact a coup d’etat took place Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. IPS columnist Jim Lobe gives HT readers a look at today’s hearing on the Honduran crisis at the same time as talks have begun in San Jose, Costa Rica between the main protagonists. Read more
Read MoreBarack Obama is making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president on Friday, touching down in Ghana after attending the G-8 meeting in Italy. He has much catch up work to do to change the global “uncaring” image of the United States.
Read MoreCosta Rican President Oscar Arias admitted Thursday after the first round of talks with deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the military-civilian coup leader Roberto Micheletti, that coming to an agreement to end the crisis has as its most difficult point the restitution of Zelaya to finish out his term.
Read MoreBrazil will issue a loan for US $300 million to build a new port in Mariel, 40 kilometers west of the Cuban capital. Miguel Jorge, the South American country’s minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade also announced Thursday that Petrobras, the giant Brazilian state oil company, will open an office in Havana next week.
Read MoreThe southern plain of the westernmost Cuban province of Pinar del Río, which is suffering from desertification and drought, is benefitting from a sustainable land management project. The areas selected are frequently hit by hurricanes and tropical storms.
Read MorePulling out the stops, Cuba is seeking to diversify its exports, but it’s not an easy road. The country’s technology is obsolete in many of its industries. The present global crisis is forcing the country to pick up the pace since it urgently needs to increase its foreign revenues.
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