Some 500 members and supporters of Cuba’s LGBT community paraded on Saturday morning along the busy 23rd Street in Havana in the now traditional anti-homophobia campaign calling for respect for diversity and rejection of sexual prejudice. The march took place to the beat of the popular Cuban sound of the “conga” with trumpets and drums. (21 photos)
Read MoreA Cubana Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Santiago de Cuba on Thursday, the second in less than 20 days, reported Diario de Cuba. No injuries were reported. The night flight from Havana to Santiago made several attempts to land, “apparently due to difficulties with the landing gear.”
Read MoreGuatemala’s former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, was sentenced Friday to 80 years in prison on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The judgment was divided into 50 years for genocide and 36 years for crimes against humanity
Read MoreThe US State Department agreed to allow former Cuban intelligence agent Rene Gonzalez –one of the Cuban Five- to give up his United States citizenship, allowing him to remain in Cuba.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) believes it’s a good time to talk to the Cuban government, and to begin negotiations by the end of this year, announced Christiam Leffter, the EU Americas Department executive director.
Read MoreThe third National Orchid Festival was officially opened Wednesday in the capital. Cuba is home to about three hundred native orchid species. Some are in danger of extinction due to intense illegal gathering of collectors and dealers, and human damage caused to their habitats.
Read MoreThe dissident is on her first international tour seeking “moral and spiritual” support and denouncing the “real” reality of the island. She told the press that the Pope gave her group his blessing and invited them to continue their battle.
Read MoreResearch scientists* at the Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science anticipate that the 2013 hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) will have enhanced activity, primarily due to an anomalous warming of the tropical Atlantic and the unlikeliness of an El Niño event during the summer and fall.
Read MoreWe will have good weather in general, a little scattered rain, most probably on Saturday the 11th and sunny days starting Monday. The high temperatures will reach 31°C (88 F) on Friday and Saturday. The lows will average 22°C (72 F).
Read MoreThe Cuban government has decided to issue a new ID card for all citizens of the island, starting in the second half of this year, in order to prevent counterfeiting. The document will look similar to a credit card and replace the current identity cards which are issued manually with the personal data handwritten.
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