Latest in Tag: Cuba Highlight
Latest in Tag: Cuba
Cuba to respond to U.S. expulsion of its UN diplomats, says FM
“These are totally unjustified and illegitimate actions, slandering our diplomats and our country,” Rodriguez said.
Policy on Cuba is an embarrassment for United States
In repeated public health-related visits to Cuba I got a first-hand sense of the problems besieging Cuban society: the need for foreign money, the oppressive nature of the regime, and the dissatisfaction of the country’s youth
Adapting organic, ecological farming systems: Cuba revolutionises its agriculture sector
Country replaces tractors with bulls to plough land due to fuel shortage
Cuba: New restrictions holding back the private sector
From December, Cuba’s small business owners can open new stores again. But there is skepticism about what will really change as increased bureaucracy, longer authorization procedures and more controls are imminent.Roberto Navarrete looks relieved. “Finally, it starts again,” he says. On Tuesday, July 10, the Cuban government announced that it would resume business licensing for …
White House pledges to continue transfer of Guantanamo Bay inmates
The White House plans to transfer more inmates out of the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba before Donald Trump is inaugurated as president on January 20.
Meeting Fidel
As a young medical student in Argentina, I had been fascinated by Fidel Castro and his rebel combatants. I followed with interest their advance from the mountains to the plains to the capital city of Havana. I longed to visit the island but the US blockade made it extremely difficult to travel to Cuba. Then, …
Fidel Castro dead at 90, brother tells Cuban TV
Former Cuban leader and icon Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90
Embargo on Cuba is an embarrassment for the United States
The United Statesâ abstention on a resolution to end its economic embargo on Cubaâa first after opposing it for 24 yearsâis an implicit acknowledgement of the wrongfulness of such a measure. It has brought considerable and unnecessary suffering to the Cuban people and hasnât brought any positive results to the US. Cubaâs foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez said …
China and Japan take a trip to Cuba
In the next few days, the prime ministers of Japan and China will visit Havana to talk about trade and investment. The two countries hope to gain a foothold in a market that is still off- limits to US companies.
US, Cuba to launch regular commercial flights
After a gap of over 50 years, regular air services between the US and Cuba are resuming, underscoring the mending of ties between the two erstwhile Cold War foes. There are many unresolved issues, though.
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s retired lider maximo, turns 90
On Saturday, Fidel Castro will turn 90. The rebel, statesman and womanizer has long since retired from public life. Many Cubans, however, will celebrate their revolutionary leader’s birthday.
First US cruise landed in Cuba
For the first time in 50 years, a US cruise ship, the âAdoniaâ, has anchored in Havanaâs harbor, symbolizing a new era for the long-time enemy states.
Cuba opens its doors to American hotels
As the US lifts its decades-old travel and trade restrictions on the Communist-led island, American hotel chains and booking services are jostling for a stake in the Carribean island’s hospitality market.
Tourism is booming in Cuba
The thaw in relations between the US and Cuba has led to a marked increase in tourists visiting the country. The number of foreign tourists visiting Cuba has increased considerably. In the first nine months of this year, there was an 18 percent increase of tourists compared to 2014, according to the latest figures reported …
US blocks release of hunger-striking Guantanamo detainee
The US Justice Department has argued against the release of a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay who has been on hunger strike for more than eight years. The detainee has been held at the base in Cuba since 2002. Lawyers for Yemeni prisoner Tariq Ba Odah had issued a request for their client’s immediate release on …
Guantanamo: Where US terror prisoners occupy Cuban soil
Barack Obama would like to close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba before the end of his term. The Cubans would like to have the entire base back. And the US Congress is opposed to both ideas, Kersten Knipp writes. Oh the things that Cuba could offer! Pineapples, coconuts, oranges and bananas, as well as potatoes, lettuce and…
âDoing Business with Latin Americaâ conference launched
 Sharm El-Sheikh Economic Summit showed how much Egypt can cooperate with Mexico and Latin American states: Fuentes
US must update its Cuba policy, Obama says
Freedom in Cuba will come from the work of activists, Obama said, but the United States can help in “creative” and “thoughtful” ways.
Riding the revolution
Ever since reading Khaled Al Khamissiâs Taxi a few years ago, Iâve been striking up conversations with taxi drivers in Egypt at almost any chance I get. One of my cousins, also a fan of the book, has a neat trick: Go for a random topic, x, and simply ask the driver: âWhat is your view on x, yasta?â Then …
9/11 defendants skip Guantanamo hearing
The defendants had asked that Friday’s proceedings be cancelled out of respect for their Muslim faith.
Names of 55 GuantĂĄnamo detainees released
US Department of Justice discloses list of 55 prisoners cleared for release
Cuba’s sculptor of the stars can’t quit tobacco
By Jean-Herve Deiller / AFP Fidel Castro, Winston Churchill, Jack Nicholson, Groucho Marx and Arnold Schwarzenegger â meet the cast of notables Janio Nunez has sculpted entirely out of Cuba’s famed tobacco. The Cuban sculptor uses the same sticky leaves and time-honored rolling techniques that go into the famed cigars enjoyed by his subjects, and which …