The Young Communist League of Cuba (UJC) approved new statutes during a meeting of the national organization’s plenary held in Havana over the weekend. Members can now travel abroad for up to two years without being booted from the organization.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro vowed on Saturday in Santiago de Chile to assist in the investigation of the death of Jaime Guzman, a Chilean senator killed in 1991. In a meeting with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera, Castro “promised to study the background (data) and provide his best collaboration”.
Read MoreHugo Chavez would have been a key figure in the summit of Latin American & Caribbean Nations taking place in Chile but his health continues to be a big question mark from his hospital bed in Havana, Cuba, where he will undergo further treatment.
Read MoreIn most countries farm cooperatives are owned by their members who elect a board of directors and/or administrators. In Cuba it’s very different; the state-run coops have little autonomy, an example of which was the decision this week to remove 632 presidents of farm co-ops in one fell swoop.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro arrived in Santiago de Chile on Friday afternoon to attend a meeting of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which also includes a summit within the summit with the European Union.
Read MoreColombia will be the nation of honor at the 33rd Caribbean Festival (of Festival of Fire), scheduled from July 3 to 9 in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, organizers said at a press conference.
Read MoreChile’s Independent Democratic Union (UDI) announced that it will carry out “actions” against Raul Castro for supposedly harboring in Cuba the murders of Jaime Guzman, the ideologue of the Pinochet dictatorship, reported the Cubaencuentro website.
Read MoreA Cuban resident Miami was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court to two years and nine months for the theft of a painting by the famous painter Henri Matisse. The art work was stolen from a museum in Venezuela, reported the Café Fuerte website.
Read MoreThe first day of the period we’ll have some rain associated with the passage of a cold front, but the rest of the period we’ll enjoy good weather and relatively pleasant temperatures. High temperatures will range around 26°C (79°F), while the lower ones will range around 17°C (63°F).
Read MoreEcuadorian authorities on Monday repatriated 26 Cubans who arrived at the International Airport in Quito without a letter of invitation, reported the Café Fuerte website. The move by Ecuador came as a response to Cuba’s new immigraiton reforms making it easier for citizens to travel abroad.
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