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What Will Big Time US Tourism Mean for Cuba?

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Venezuelan Government to Control Private Food Production

The Venezuelan Food Industry Chamber (CAVIDEA) announced Monday that the government ordered private food producers to destine a considerable part of their products to public distribution networks, a measure that could worsen shortages at markets.

Havana Waiting for the US Flag

A friend, Gaston Sariol Hernandez, a retired pilot and amateur painter, was witness to that congregation of people and told me he felt a certain degree of concern, owing to what marauding in the vicinity of the former USINT building entailed historically.

A Victory for the People in Havana (Videos)

We speak with Ricardo Alarcon a former Cuban representative to the United Nations on the reopening of the Cuban and US embassies. Senator Patrick Leahy speaks on the secret talks that led to the rapprochement of US-Cuba relations. In another segment we hear from Congress members Raúl Grijalva and Barbara Lee; actor Danny Glover; former U.S. diplomat Wayne Smith; attorneys Michael Smith and Michael Ratner.

US Hopes to Return 35,000 Criminals to Cuba

While the Cuban flag is hoisted on the building of the new embassy in Washington D.C. today, ??the US Congress continues to put obstacles in the way of normalization of bilateral relations. Now they want to send 35,000 Cuban criminals back to the island.

It’s Official: US-Cuba Reopen Embassies after 54 Years

As the clock struck midnight on Monday morning the United States and Cuba resumed diplomatic relations. The most symbolic event of the day will be held at 10:30 am (ET) at the Cuban embassy in Washington, when the Cuban flag will be hoisted and a new sign identifying the embassy presented.

Cuba Blows 5-1 Lead, Falls 6-5 to USA in Pan Am Baseball Semifinals

In a repeat of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara the Cuban national team was defeated in the semifinal round on Saturday by its eternal baseball rival, the United States.

Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine Offered in Local Hospitals

“The vaccine against lung cancer is unique in the world and is very new,” Arlhee Díaz, pharmacist and marketer for the research center, explains to the public. It doesn’t eliminate the tumor but the vaccine’s manufacturer claims it slows its growth, allowing patients to live longer and with a better quality of life.

Cuban MDs Get OK to Revalidate Their Degrees in USA

Cuban doctors in the process or revalidating their professional degrees in the United States scored an important victory Thursday. A freezing of the processing of applications extended for 14 days and led to an organized protest.

CODEPINK to Host Open Party Outside Cuban Embassy in Washington

The peace group CODEPINK welcomes the announcement about the historic re-opening of embassies in the United States and Cuba and will celebrate in front of the newly minted Cuban Embassy during the opening ceremony on July 20th from 10am- 6pm with music, flowers, food, and fun.