Cuba News Headlines. Cuban Daily News - Guantánamo

Al Jazeera's Sami Al Hajj out of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba

nesy — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:50:00 -0400

Sami Al Hajj became a prisoner in an Orwellian drama that had no final ending, or destination involving torture, simulated drowning and possibly death that was in the end averted through cruel force feeding.

Guantanamo five detainees to boycott trials

nesy — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:26:59 -0400

Six detainees currently at Guantanamo have appeared before a military judge, and five of those have joined the boycott, which is expected to spread as more suspected terrorists are arraigned.

Guantanamo: A breeding ground for insanity

nesy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:18:14 -0400

Conditions are more isolating than many death rows and maximum-security prisons in the United States, said Jules Lobel, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who is an expert on U.S. prison conditions.

Cuba are as rich as that the Galapagos Islands and compare also to certain ecosystems of Africa

nesy — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:24:23 -0400

The ecological diversity of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountain range, in eastern Cuba, is among the richest in the world, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) representative said on Thursday.

U.S. Naval Base in Cuba: Lawyer Questions how U.S. Soldier Died

nesy — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:00:13 -0400

A grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan in July 2002 could have been thrown by American forces rather than a young Canadian charged in a Guantanamo war crimes court with murder, a military defense lawyer said on Friday.

American Civil Liberties Union and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Help Defend Detainees at Guantánamo

nesy — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:32:48 -0400

The American Civil Liberties Union and one of the country’s leading lawyers’ groups, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said Thursday that they had assembled experienced teams of lawyers to defend some of the most notorious detainees at Guantánamo, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who has said he was the chief planner of the Sept. 11 attacks.

More Coconuts to Replace Imports in Baracoa, Cuba

nesy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:25:10 -0400

Baracoa, at the easternmost part of the island, increases coconut production to replace imports.

Close Guantanamo Bay Camp, in Cuba Say Five Former Secretaries of State

nesy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:13:45 -0400

Each says closing the facility in Cuba would bolster America's image abroad.

An important disaster in Baracoa, Cuba over 1,000 evacuated.

nesy — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:09:12 -0400

Over 1,000 people have been evacuated due to flooding triggered by a storm in the eastern tip of Cuba, Spain’s EFE news agency reported. So far no deaths or injuries have been reported. According to the official press, huge waves crashed over the sea wall of the coastal city of Baracoa and destroyed more than 20 homes.

Guantanamo Algerians Welcome to Come Home: Minister

nesy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:15:45 -0500

Algerians held at the Guantanamo Bay prison are welcome to return home but if they face local charges they will be put on trial in Algeria, Justice Minister Tayeb Belaiz said in remarks published on Monday.