Government fears new U.S. administration, affirms opposition member

The Cuban government fears “what an administration in the United States that is different from the previous administrations could mean”, said Manuel Cuesta, representative of the opposition Arco Progresista, a group with a social-democratic leaning. Read More

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Australia tells US it won't accept Gitmo detainees

Australia's Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the United States has been told for a second time that Australia will not resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. Read More

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Cuba's President Raul Castro offers direct talks with Obama

Cuba's President Raul Castro late Friday offered to talk directly "without intermediaries" and on equal terms with incoming US president Barack Obama, who has said he would consider direct dialogue. Read More

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In Habana, Cuba: Ernest Hemingway Documents at the Disposal of Specialists

Havana`s Ernest Hemingway Museum will put a collection of documents of the celebrated US writer at the disposal of specialists, beginning January 5, 2009. Read More

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Obama Must Decide to Soften or Maintain Cuba Policies

One controversial issue President-elect Barack Obama will face after he takes office is whether to change the government's decades-old policies toward Cuba. Read More

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UA professor leads archaeological dig in Cuba

Former UA grad student Paul Noe carefully digs within an excavation square at the site of a former native village in eastern Cuba. Read More

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Calendar in Honor of Cuban Revolution Issued in New York

The New York's Center of Cuban Studies issued a calendar featuring a collection of posters on the assault on the Moncada garrison, an episode that marked the last stage of the Cuban liberation war. Read More

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The US doctor and clown Patch Adams to plan the creation of Medical schools in Africa

The US doctor and clown Hunter Patch Adams, the creator of laugh therapy, announced here that he is planning to open in his country and in Africa a medical school similar to the one in Cuba. Read More

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Guantanamo US guard admitted to abuse

The allegations were explosive: Two guards at Guantanamo had bragged about abusing detainees and described the mistreatment as routine. The Pentagon quickly ordered an investigation, which cleared the men after they denied making the statements. Read More

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Cuba Insists on Bleak Economy Prospects

The bleak prospect for world economy and threats to the poorest countries' efforts to achieve sustainable development were denounced by Cuban Ambassador Ileana Nuñez.<br /> Read More

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