Cuba's report on embargo, conciliatory

<p style="text-align: justify;">For close to two decades, the Cuban government has issued a scathing annual report against the American trade embargo. But this year, the report—released last week—offered an unexpected and conciliatory twist. The document acknowledged that the Obama administration cannot end the embargo on its own and offered steps that Washington could take to unilaterally lessen its scope. Among them: permitting more religious, academic, and cultural groups to travel to Cuba. Read More

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Announcement. Caribbean textures: Multiplicated Caliban

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Caribbean Study Center from the Casa de las Américas, together with the Arts and Languages Faculty from the University of Havana, are announcing for the second occasion the Texturas Caribeñas (Caribbean Textures) research program, to take place from September 2010 until December 2011. Read More

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MH: Review | 'Nature -- Cuba: The Accidental Eden'

<p style="text-align: justify;">Though I haven't seen the program, I am familiar with the editorial approach of the MIAMI HERALD, and this article is completely typical. It's infused with the idea that NOTHING which Cuba does can ever be presented or viewed favorably. This is what's known in journalism as a hatchet-job. It feeds on all of the prejudices which have been built up in half a century of malignant writing to send you one basic message: DO NOT WATCH THIS PROGRAM. It's sort of like the intellectual-moral equivalent of the US government's ban on travel to Cuba. Well, I've been to Cuba many times. I can tell you that Cuba has many, many problems, and by no means are all of them caused by US policy. Read More

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New documentary on Che to be Released in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 24 (acn) A new documentary on Argentinean-Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara will be released in Cuba next October 7, reported Prensa Latina news agency. Read More

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Cuban Drug Revolutionizes Diabetic Foot Treatment

HEBERPROT-P, a Cuban medicine for patients with advanced diabetic foot ulcers and a high risk of amputation, has revolutionized the treatment of this condition. Manuel Raices, a member of the research team for HEBERPROT-P, told Prensa Latina that the drug was registered in 2006 and since then it has benefited 16,000 patients from several nations. Read More

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CDRs Celebrate 50th Anniversary with art

<p style="text-align: justify;">The exhibition 50 Years Defending Socialism and the Cuban Revolution was inaugurated at the National Museum of the Revolution to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). More than 300 pieces made up the exhibition, which includes documents, photos, historic objects and personal belongings of the founders and supporters of the organization, and reflects the 50 years of existence of the largest grassroots organization of the country. Read More

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Peres thanks Castro for words about Jews

<p style="text-align: justify;">Published: 09.25.10, 19:30 / Israel News. President Shimon Peres sent a missive to Cuba's Fidel Castro to thank him for his words about Jews. "Your unexpected words comprise a kind of surprising bridge between a difficult reality and a new horizon," Peres wrote. "This is proof that those distant from one another can be close." Read More

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Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas Visits China

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 25 (acn) The Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, began on Saturday an official visit to China. During his stay in China, Cabrisas will meet with important local authorities and he will participate in celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Cuba-China bilateral relations. Read More

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Funes to be escorted by large business delegation

<p style="text-align: justify;">President Mauricio Funes during his upcoming visit to Havana will be accompanied by a large delegation of&nbsp; businesspeople, El Salvador’s foreign minister announced. Fifty businesspeople said they will accompany Funes to Havana during the first week of October, Hugo Martínez said, according to daily newspaper La Página. This is the first visit of a Salvadoran president since the two countries resumed diplomatic relations last year. Read More

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ESPN columnist: Cuba may allow baseball stars to become free agents

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba may allow its stars to play professional baseball abroad, ESPN Deportes columnist Enrique Rojas wrote in his blog. Rojas based his information on a “source close to Cuban baseball authorities.” Even if the Cuban government were to allow its players to sign contracts in the United States, the U.S. embargo would make financial transactions with Cuba impossible. Read More

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