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Debate Bush and the Pope on Cuba embargo

It was more than a decade ago that Pope John Paul II capped his historic visit to Cuba with a harsh condemnation of the U.S. embargo against the island. Read More

Students at the San Francisco State University in California Learn About Case of Cuban Five

Students at the San Francisco State University in California, United States, learned on Tuesday details about the case of Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez, Ramon Labanino, Fernando Gonzalez and Gerardo Hernandez internationally known as the Cuban Five. Read More

Lorna Burdsall US-born Cuban dancer, choreographer and professor Wins 2008 Cuban National Dance Prize

Born in Preston, Connecticut, Burdsall has been linked for more than 50 years to the creation, development and promotion of dance in Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

After 47 Years of the US Bombardments: Cuba Still Resisting

On April 15th, 1961, B-26 airplanes disguised with the insignia of the Cuban Air Force bombarded two air bases and a civilian airport in Cuba, a prelude to the US backed mercenary invasion on April 17th. Read More

Swedish government was warned of new pressures by the United States hostility against Cuba.

The Swedish government was warned of new pressures by the United States on European Union (EU) countries to join the growing hostility against Cuba. Read More


United States has Begun a New Visa Programme to Reunite Cuban Families

The United States has begun a new programme to reunite Cuban families, which has renewed the hopes of potential migrants from the island who have family members in the United States. The U.S. government hopes to fulfil the goal of issuing 20,000 immigration visas a year, as agreed in a longstanding bilateral treaty. Read More

Abe Osheroff, Veteran of Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Dies at 92, he to teach engineering in Cuba

Ran a candy store for many years and was the last secretary-treasurer of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Mr. Veltfort went on to teach engineering in Cuba and organize a drive to donate ambulances to the leftist government of Nicaragua in the 1980s. Read More

Cuba reiterated its proposal to create a fund managed by the United Nation of Military Spending

Cuba reiterated on Monday its proposal to create a fund managed by the United Nations, which would receive half of the world's current military spending, to finance economic and social projects in underdeveloped countries. Read More

A Special Assistant of the Bush Administration of Cuban Origin, Resigns after Corruption Scandal

According to Granma news daily, the Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations in Affairs related to Cuba, Puerto Rico, native Americans and others, resigned last March 20th although the White House waited until March 29th to make the announcement. Read More

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