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UK Foreign Minister Visiting Cuba

The UK foreign minister, Philip Hammond, is in Cuba for the first visit by a head of British diplomacy to the island since the 1959 revolution, reported dpa news.

Venezuelan Opposition Begins Collecting Signatures to Recall Maduro

Starting Wednesday, the Venezuelan opposition has been collecting signatures to request a referendum that would put an end to Nicolas Maduro’s presidency, not unlike the one held in 2004 when Hugo Chavez was president.

Havana Weather for April 28 – May 3

Good weather is expected for the 7-day forecast period starting on Thursday. There will be with partly cloudy skies and light winds from the east and southeast, with speeds between 5 and 15 km/h. The chance of rain is low.

Resounding “NO” to Nicaragua Canal Land Expropriations

Once again they left their lands in order to defend them and demonstrate their rejection of the expropriations involved in the Nicaragua Grand Canal project, packed with more doubts than certainties.

Cuba’s Key Political Mediator, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Resigns

The Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega, one of the key figures of the political thaw in Cuba, resigned as head of the Catholic Church on the island, informed the Vatican on Tuesday.

Free Software Festival Closes in Havana

The third consecutive Latin American Free Software festival concluded in Cuba on Saturday. Of special interest to participants were the Cuban solutions for using Wi-Fi connections from mobile phones.

Fast and Furious Filming in Cuba

For several days, the traditional seaside promenade-avenue of Havana, known as the Malecon, becomes a race track for filming of the eighth film of the Hollywood productions “Fast and Furious”.

Cuban Gov. to Allow Citizens to Travel by Sea

The Castro government announced today it was lifting the longstanding prohibition on anyone born in Cuba from traveling by sea. The measure will allow Cubans to hire out on merchant ships and travel on cruisers. The change takes effect on April 26th.

Cuba Cuts Prices by 20% on Food Products

The Cuban government implemented this Friday a reduction of 20 percent in the price of 70 products, mainly food, in response to the demands of the general population over the insufficient purchasing power of their salaries and pensions.

A Glance at Cuba’s New Leadership

President Raul Castro, 84, will be making the main decisions in Cuba until he turns 89, while his loyal lieutenant Jose Ramon Machado Ventura will continue as Second Secretary of the Communist Party (PCC) until he is 90.