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/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/ CULTURE-CUBA: Reinaldo Arenas Star of Internet Journal’s Debut
The life and works of the late Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, an artist celebrated in Hollywood and mistrusted in Havana, are the centre of the premiere issue of La Jiribilla, a Cuban cultural journal published on the Internet.ENVIRONMENT/AGRICULTURE-CUBA: Drought Makes Locals Pray for Cyclone
Life in the eastern part of Cuba has become so difficult due to a drought that has dragged on for more than four years that locals have begun to pray for a tropical storm, which experts say would be the only possible solution.POLITICS-CUBA: Castro Back Home after Tour of ‘Brother’ Countries
Cuban President Fidel Castro arrived home Friday after visiting several "brother countries" in Africa, Asia and the Middle East - his longest tour in years - in search of political and economic alliances.POLITICS-CUBA: Castro Turns to his Friends
Cuban President Fidel Castro has turned his back for a few days on Havana's tensions with several Latin American governments to visit at least three "friendly" countries.ECONOMY-CUBA: Anything on the Black Market – Even Crocodiles
The rumour flew through the streets of the Havana neighbourhood. Many believed it was just one of the jokes that regularly crop up in Cuba to help people laugh at the good times and the bad. But it was no joke.POLITICS/RIGHTS-CUBA: Rows with Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico over UN Vote
The government of Fidel Castro is apparently determined to "unmask" the heavy pressures and political manuevering which in its view were the determining factor leading to the approval of a resolution condemning Cuba in the United Nations Human Rights Commission.TRADE-AMERICAS: Cuba Seeks its Own Alternative to FTAA
Cuba, the only country in the hemisphere left out of the projected Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the Summit of the Americas, would not participate even if it were invited by all 34 participants, according to the socialist government of Fidel Castro.POLITICS/CULTURE-CUBA: Reliving 13 Days on the Brink of War
"Thirteen Days," a film co-produced by and starring US actor Kevin Costner, has survived trial by fire in Cuba, one of the three countries that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962.COMMUNICATIONS-CUBA: Internet Overcomes Gov’t Resistance
Growing access to the Internet appears inevitable in Cuba, where until recently there was talk about limiting connectivity to avoid the risks posed by unlimited citizen access to the information available over the worldwide web.CUBA-US: Phone Links Cut-off Extends to Internet
A lawsuit between Cuba and the United States that led to a cut-off of direct phone links late last year has spread to the Internet, with Havana setting up a firewall to several voice transmission sites.POLITICS-CUBA: Efforts to Extradite Alleged Terrorist Intensify
Cuba will propose a declaration against terrorism before the Inter-Parliamentary Union in order to reinforce its request for Panama to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, who allegedly masterminded an attack on a Cuban aircraft in 1976 and a an attempt on President Fidel Castro's life in 2000.LABOUR-CUBA: Reviving the Utopia of Full Employment
The Cuban government has once again adopted the goal of guaranteeing "work for all" and increasing wages, while taking care not to trigger financial imbalances or under- employment.HABITAT-CUBA: Housing, a Real Headache
Building, buying or expanding housing units in Cuba is becoming more and more difficult, because in most cases they are considered illegal activities, despite the growing housing deficit.POLITICS-CUBA/US: The Absurdity of the Tail Wagging the Dog
Hassan Havana, a lovely example of an Afghan hound, saw her participation in Cuban canine expositions threatened by the official interrogation of one her owners, Vicki Huddleston, head of the United States Interests Section in the island's capital.HUMAN RIGHTS-CUBA: Gov’t Rejects Any and All External Criticism
Cuba's human rights situation has become one of the main focuses of the foreign policy of the government of Fidel Castro, which staunchly rejects any outside criticism whatsoever.ART/ECONOMY-CUBA: New Blow to Private Initiative
The tight limits governing private initiative in Cuba were made even tighter when authorities closed down a number of independent art galleries that emerged on the back of the tourism boom. Nevertheless, several still had their doors half-open this week.ECONOMY-CUBA: Banking on Sugar Prices to Compensate Drop in Output
Cuba is hoping for sustained international sugar prices to compensate the economic impact of a new fall in sugar output this year.Cuba Cancels Nuclear Plant Construction
The Juraguá atomic project was once at the center of the Cold War, as the United States charged that a radioactive cloud from a potential meltdown could reach Washington DC./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/BOOKS-CUBA: Havana Fair Awakens Reader Anxieties, Appetites
The Havana International Book Fair has become one of the rare opportunities for Cubans to connect with the island's own literary production and a small sampling of what is being published in the rest of the world.ENVIRONMENT-CUBA: The Challenge Posed by Growth in Times of Crisis
Economic growth at a time of scarce funds poses a real challenge to sustainable development, especially in a fragile ecosystem like Cuba's, warned experts with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/ARTS-CUBA: Lennon Takes a Seat in Havana Park
A statue of John Lennon graces a centrally located park of the Cuban capital as a sort of unusual attraction in a country where, his band, The Beatles, was once banned.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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