Over Ninety-three Percent of Cubans Had Voted One Hour before the Closing of Electoral Colleges

A total of 93.49 percent of Cubans registered at electoral colleges had voted at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, according to a report by the National Electoral Commission (CEN). Read More

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Reagan-era accord allows for deportations of some Mariel refugees

Deported last October from the United States to Cuba, René Alamo spends most days sitting alone in a bedroom of his family's house outside Havana waiting to hear whether he will get to rejoin his wife and children in South Florida. Read More

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Cuba calls on the USA to lift the embargo

Cuba has called on the United States to lift its 48 year embargo on the Caribbean Island.<br /> Read More

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In Cannes a Film from Cuban Film School

The international Film School of San Antonio de los Baños will reaffirm in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival its status as a generator of great importance documentary with a film in competition by Brazilian Janiana Marques. Read More

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“The Quixote” is not a laughing matter

Jose Emilio Pacheco is a down-to-earth poet; of course, it does not mean he lacks flair; but that he puts wings to things that do not have them normally or rather to what does not have them at first sight. And in the meantime, he stays on the ground, watching them fly… Read More

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Charter airlines likely will reduce the cost of medical insurance fee as a promotion

Buying medical insurance for a trip to Cuba may not be as costly as I quoted here earlier, or as complicated as many travelers fear. (See  &quot;E-zine says $50 will cover travel insurance.&quot;)<br /> Read More

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Military delegation arrives in China after a two-week tour of NKorea, Russia, Vietnam

A Cuban military delegation headed by Gen. Álvaro López Miera arrived Saturday in Beijing from North Korea, continuing a tour that has taken it to Russia and Vietnam. <br /> Read More

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Elián González: 10 Years Later

The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000. Read More

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Cuba challenges US to lift embargo 'even for a year'

HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba challenged the United States Sunday to lift a decades-old trade embargo &quot;even for a year&quot; to test its contention that the island's leaders do not want the embargo lifted or normal relations with Washington. Read More

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Cuba: Fidel Castro Votes in Partial Elections

HAVANA, Cuba, Cuban leader Fidel Castro exercised his right to vote in the current elections at 10.10 AM this Sunday in Havana. Read More

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