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Raul Castro at Cuban Parliament Session

Cuban President Raul Castro attends a closed-door session of the island’s one chamber parliament on Saturday with the fight against corruption expected to be one of the topics of discussion.

Russia Cuts Cuba’s Debt to US $3.5 Billion

The Russian Parliament approved today the cancellation of 90% of Cuba’s 35 billion dollar debt (26,000 million euros) from Soviet times, the same day the Kremlin announced a visit by President Vladimir Putin to the island on July 11.

Renowned Cuban Poet Resigns from Cuba’s Artists & Writers Association

“In view of the fact that my books aren’t allowed into Cuba – neither by customs nor the mail -, which amounts to prohibiting my work as a writer, I hereby resign from UNEAC,” stated well known Cuban poet Rafael Alcides Perez.

Cuba Criticizes Europe for Leaving US Embargo Unchecked

The Cuban government has condemned the record fine that the United States applied on the French bank BNP Paribas for conducting transactions with the island and criticized European laws for being powerless before the US embargo on Cuba, DPA reported.

Good Weather in Cuba July 3-9

While weather observers are tracking the development of Hurricane Arthur along the east coast of the United States, the weather in Cuba will bring hot sunny days with some refreshing rain in the afternoons most likely starting on Sunday.

Over 100 Cubans Stranded on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

More than a hundred Cubans are currently stranded on the island of St. Thomas – a US overseas territory in the Caribbean – are going through a veritable bureaucratic ordeal, waiting for a routine migratory procedure. The group is at a crossroads: its members do not have work permits, homes or relatives on this, one of the United States’ Virgin Islands. They have only been given a card with which to buy food.

Cuba Reports on Tropical Storm Arthur

Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, it is the first of the June-November hurricane season in the Caribbean, reports the Cuban Weather Service (INSMET).

Cuba: Another Harvest Below Expectations

Today, Cuba produces as much sugar as it did a century ago, when Mario Garcia Menocal, nicknamed “the foreman of Chaparra” (a well-known factory he owned in the province of Las Tunas), was president of the country. This year’s harvest officially reported a little over 1.6 million tons of sugar, 12% below the planned amount.

Former Cuban Vice-Minister Faces 20-Year Sentence

The trial of Canadian businessman Vahe Cy Tokmakjian, accused of corruption, traffic of hard currency and tax evasion in Cuba, ended with a guilty verdict and a petition to incarcerate former Cuban vice-minister Nelson Ricardo Labrada for 20 years.

Cuba Car Sales Fail over Sky High Prices

Cubans purchased only 50 cars and four motorbikes after the reform last January that allows for the state car dealers to “freely” sell new and used vehicles. Howevrer, market liberalization has caused unrest in the population due to the sky-high prices, which multiplied by up to eight times the price of the autos on the international market.The profits are supposed to go to improving the island’s public transportation.