Daily Archives: May 29, 2011
Babalawos Women's Meeting in Holguin / Dimas CastellanosDimas Castellanos, Translator: Unstated
Between March 8th and 9th in the eastern city of Holguín, the First Meeting of Women Iyaonifá in Cuba was held. During the event the association the "Universal Sisterhood"… Continue reading
Cuba to drill oil in Gulf of MexicoEnglish.news.cn 2011-05-28 11:28:56
HAVANA, May 27 (Xinhua) — Cuba expects to soon start drilling exploratory wells in the Gulf of Mexico and produce four million tons of oil and gas in 2011,… Continue reading
Cuba reduces taxes to stimulate self-employment12:36, May 28, 2011
Cuba's self-employed will enjoy a significant amount of tax cuts as the government has adopted a series of measures to boost the country's private economy, the official daily Granma reported on… Continue reading
Silence is Complicity / Angel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated
Sometimes I suspect that blogging in Cuba is like a scream from the depths of a cave that is lost in the void without finding any listeners. The echo comes back… Continue reading
Bahamian oil firm ready to drill by 2012May, 27, 2011 07:25 PM – Reporter (Tavernier, FL)
May 27–In the wake of news that a deep-water oil-drilling rig will likely be operating off the coast of Cuba close to Key West… Continue reading
Getting Online in Cuba Remains a Risky Endeavor for MostMay 28, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
A recent article in the Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde described the "cyber-warfare"being used by the United States to subvert Cuba.
A stylishly-dressed man in… Continue reading
27-May-2011 — Catholic News Agency
Cuban Bishops: Country Is Slowly Moving Toward A Democratic System
MADRID, SPAIN, May 26 (CNA/Europa Press) – Two Catholic bishops in Cuba said the country is moving toward a more democratic system, despite the continual… Continue reading
Incessant Activism (and Repression)at 11:02 AM Friday, May 27, 2011
Yesterday, the Castro regime arrested 13 pro-democracy activists in the city of Santa Clara, as they held a peaceful march in honor of deceased political prisoners.
Amongst those arrested were… Continue reading
Cuba: Facts and Realities
By SAUL LANDAU and NELSON P. VALDÉS
"No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver" – Spanish saying
(There is no worse blind person than the one who does not wish to see.)
On… Continue reading