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DEVELOPMENT: Annan Calls for Unity Among G-77 Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Wednesday in Cuba on the 133 developing nations represented by the Group of 77 (G-77) to adopt a common stance with a view to the UN General Assembly deliberations to begin in September.DEVELOPMENT: G-77 Summit Stresses South-South Cooperation
Cooperation between countries of the developing South and the possible creation of a permanent secretariat to ensure compliance with agreements are the main practical results that could emerge from the first Group of 77 (G- 77) summit of developing nations, in the Cuban capital.DEVELOPMENT: Cuban Dissidents Seek G-77 Support at South Summit
Representatives of illegal opposition groups in Cuba are seeking support among participants at this week's South Summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) coalition of 133 developing countries in the Cuban capital.DEVELOPMENT: Annan Calls for Unity Among G-77 Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Wednesday in Cuba on the 133 developing nations represented by the Group of 77 (G-77) to adopt a common stance with a view to the UN General Assembly deliberations to begin in September.DEVELOPMENT: G-77 Summit Stresses South-South Cooperation
Cooperation between countries of the developing South and the possible creation of a permanent secretariat to ensure compliance with agreements are the main practical results that could emerge from the first Group of 77 (G- 77) summit of developing nations, in the Cuban capital.DEVELOPMENT: Officials Gather for South Summit in Cuba
Some 1,000 representatives from the 133 member countries of the Group of 77 (G-77) coalition of developing nations and international bodies began to meet Monday in Havana to seek new routes for North-South dialogue./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURE-CUBA: French Ruins May Be Named World Heritage Site
The ruins of 19th century French-owned coffee plantations in eastern Cuba, vestiges of a nearly forgotten current of immigration, could be named a world heritage site.POLITICS-CUBA: Elian’s Family Rejects Offer of US Residency
The father of the shipwrecked Cuban boy Elián González, and his relatives living in Cuba expressed their offence at US vice-president Al Gore's proposal to grant them permanent residence in the United States.CUBA-US: Plan Would Remove Elian from Anti-Castro Stronghold
US and Cuban officials were meeting Thursday in Washington to discuss a novel proposal by Havana under which Juan Miguel González, the father of shipwrecked boy Elián González, would travel to the United States to live in Washington with his son until the boy was given the go-ahead to return to Cuba.POLITICS-CUBA/US: Tension Grows as Elian Case Nears Deadlines
The return of the shipwrecked boy Elián González to his father in Cuba could occur at any time, or never - it all depends on the political will of the US government, say political experts on the island.CUBA-CZECH REPUBLIC: Castro Considers Severing Ties
Cuban President Fidel Castro opened a third front in his "ideological war" against the enemies of the socialist regime in power here for four decades, with the announcement of a possible rupture of relations with the Czech Republic.ECONOMY-CUBA: No End to Crisis This Year, Say Experts
The Cuban people will not see any relief this year from the severe economic crisis that has radically altered the nation's way of life since the early 1990s, agree experts./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CUBA: Cultural Scene on the Upswing after ‘Lost Decade’
As the year 2000 progresses, signs have begun to appear in the Cuban capital that a major cultural renaissance is brewing, following the "lost decade" of the 1990s - though residents may not yet be completely aware of what is occurring around them.WOMEN-CUBA: The Price Paid for Independence
They are university students, successful professionals, scientists, business leaders and parliamentarians, but when they reach age 30 - though they do not lose all hope - these Cuban women are often convinced they are destined for the single life.POLITICS-CUBA: Final Card Played in Elian Case
The Cuban government played what may be its definitive card in the case of the shipwrecked boy, Elián González, as Cuban diplomat José Imperatori returned to the island, accused by the US government of espionage.DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: FAO Backs Bio-Pesticide Production
Cuba may soon be exporting bio-pesticides for controlling several types of agricultural plagues, an opportunity arising from a project supported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).POLITICS-CUBA: People, Not Castro, Victims of US Embargo
Cuban authorities brandish studies to prove in local court that the island nation's 11 million people are the primary victims of the United States-imposed blockade, which has left the Fidel Castro government relatively unscathed.ECONOMY-CUBA: Hard Times Eased by Remittances from Abroad
Cubans living abroad, vilified as "traitors" or "scum" in the past, have become the chief source of hard currency for residents here as well as state coffers.POPULATION-CUBA: “The Last One Out Turns Off the Morro!”
A popular joke has circulated in Cuba for the past decade: everyone has left the island, but before leaving, the last person out makes sure to turn off the beacon at the Castillo del Morro, at the entrance to the Havana bay./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC-CUBA: Former Beatle Makes Surprise Visit
There was no prior announcement about his arrival, not one photograph recorded the event for posterity, and very few people actually saw him in person. Even so, Paul McCartney's visit to Cuba did not go unnoticed.POLITICS-CUBA: Official Asks Pope to Press for Elian’s Return
Cuba's foreign minister Felipe Pérez Roque met Monday with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican as part of a diplomatic offensive seeking the repatriation of six-year-old Elián González, in the custody of family in the United States since November.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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