Monthly Archives: May 2010
"Ladies in White" say Cuba prisoner plight goes onReutersBy Jeff Franks Jeff Franks – Sun May 30, 6:20 pm ET
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government has not yet improved conditions for political prisoners or released any as had been… Continue reading
“Ladies in White” say Cuba prisoner plight goes on Reuters By Jeff Franks Jeff Franks – Sun May 30, 6:20 pm ET
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government has not yet improved conditions for political prisoners or released any as… Continue reading
Aid or undue influence? Cuba sends Venezuela experts to train military, work on security By Ian James (CP)
CARACAS, Venezuela — It’s no longer just doctors, nurses and teachers. Cuba now sends Venezuela troops to train its military, and computer… Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 05.31.10 Cuba dissidents still waiting for promised changes By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — Dissidents and relatives of Cuban political prisoners said Monday that they’ve seen no improvement in conditions for inmates despite an apparent… Continue reading
INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST ARRESTED AGAIN, 10 DAYS AFTER BEING RELEASED 31-05-2010. Reporters Without Borders
(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias, an independent journalist who works for Hablemos Press, was arrested again by State Security officials while covering a dissident demonstration in Havana… Continue reading
Cuban singer has amputated arm removed again By: ThinkSpain , Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Cuban singer who was run over by a subway train in Madrid on Monday, Danays Bautista, has had her “left arm amputated again” today after… Continue reading
Cuban surrealist Lam tops Latin American art sale Updated at Sat, May 29, 2010 at 12:36 | Source : Reuters
A painting blending surrealism and a Cuban form of voodoo was the top selling work at Sotheby’s Latin American art… Continue reading
Viva the Cuban property revolution!
The largest island in the Caribbean is finally opening its doors to investment By Laura Latham Wednesday, 22 July 2009
For a communist country, Cuba has marketed itself pretty well over the years. It’s almost… Continue reading
In Cuba, Baseball Scout Was A State Threat by NPR Staff May 22, 2010
For spiriting players out of Cuba into the major leagues, Juan Ignacio Hernandez Nodar spent 13 years in a Cuban prison. It wasn’t until last November… Continue reading
Fearful Cuba watches, waits for BP oil spill Fri May 28, 2010 7:01pm EDT By Jeff Franks
HAVANA, May 28 (Reuters) – Red flags went up on beaches in western Cuban this week, closing them briefly to swimmers amid rumors… Continue reading
Iran to Export Wagons to Cuba
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Cuban railway official announced that the country has purchased a large cargo of railway tools and equipment from China and Iran in a bid to recover its rail system. Pedro Peneon… Continue reading
Negritude in Cuba May 30, 2010 Regina Cano
Many people assume that being black is one of my daily concerns, as if that condition condemns me to always being a victim.
Each one of us has felt discrimination at some… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 05.29.10 How to restore hope on the island BY JOSE AZEL jazel@miami.edu
Cuba today may be described as “an impossible country” with unsustainable sociopolitical and economic arrangements. For Cuban people, over half a century of living under… Continue reading
Posted on Sunday, 05.30.10 Going beyond politics to help Cubans now BY MIRTA OJITO mao35@columbia.edu
There are people you talk to who are so inspiring, so full of life, so driven and so enthusiastic, that you feel the urge to… Continue reading
The Automobile is Cuba's Grand PrizeMay 28, 2010Fernando Ravsberg
The resulting chaos has become a fertile soil for the black market.
HAVANA TIMES, May 27 – The removal of Cuban Transportation Minister Jorge Luis Sierra was a surprise to me… Continue reading
Cuban Protestors Thank Church for Mediation Wives Hoping for Release of Political Prisoners
HAVANA, Cuba, MAY 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- “We still have a lot of hope,” says Laura Pollán when she speaks of the possible release of political prisoners in… Continue reading
The Automobile is Cuba’s Grand Prize May 28, 2010 Fernando Ravsberg
The resulting chaos has become a fertile soil for the black market.
HAVANA TIMES, May 27 – The removal of Cuban Transportation Minister Jorge Luis Sierra was a surprise… Continue reading
Restoring the Tampa-Cuba connection Updated: Friday, 28 May 2010, 7:14 AM EDT
TAMPA – There is a new push to make Tampa a gateway to Cuba, including direct flights from here to Havana, in an effort to connect Tampa’s economical… Continue reading