Debate heating up again over U.S. policies toward Cuba

The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Lugar of Indiana, issued a report denouncing the U.S. embargo against Cuba.     Read More

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Cuban Children to Pay Tribute to Antonio Guerrero

The Cuban children´s theater group La Colmenita will represent the poem “Acta de reunion de las aves endemicas de Cuba” (Meeting of Birds Endemic to Cuba), by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cubans unjustly incarcerated in the United States. <br /> Read More

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Cuba May Restrict Visits by Florida United Methodists

The government of Cuba has called for a change in the 11-year relationship between the Florida United Methodist Conference and the Methodist Church in Cuba, Florida Bishop Timothy Whitaker announced Saturday. Read More

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Guantanamo Meets Humane Standards, Report Finds

The conditions of confinement at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba meet the standards set forth in Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, according to a Pentagon report. Read More

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Indiana's Republican Senator's Urges Revision of Sanctions on Cuba

The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Lugar, said the time is right for re-evaluating U.S sanctions on Cuba. Read More

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Cuban Five Case to US Supreme Court: An Opportunity to do Justice

The judges might even credit Montesquieu’s theory on the separation of powers if they act independently, disregarding misleading information on and prejudices against Cuba. They might be able to achieve this once they accept the appeal filed by the Cuban Five’s attorneys.  Read More

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154-pound Cuban Lara rising

While the raucous Fort Lauderdale, Florida crowd -- infiltrated with more than a few flag-waving Cubans chanting, &quot;Cuba, Cuba' -- was there to support flashy prospect Yuriorkis Gamboa, it is Erislandy Lara (4-0, 3 KOs) who continues to pique the interest of this scribe.<br /> Read More

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Malaysian Tells Obama to Return Guantanamo Territory

The US Naval Base in Guantanamo is a facility located on an area of 117.6 square kilometers of Cuba`s national territory, occupied since 1903, and where there are currently over 200 prisoners. Read More

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Benicio del Toro and the Oscar Award

I must confess I’m tired of writing every year about my agreements and disagreements with the Oscar Awards. It involves too much skulduggery of formulas, propaganda and interests, while not leaving out the necessary quality and even excellence. <br /> Read More

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Call to the IV George Woodyard Theatre Latin American Award

Original non première woks in Spanish language can take part in the competition, regardless of the topic they are about.<br /> Read More

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