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CUBA: Gov’t Cautious on Imminent Return of Shipwrecked Boy
The Cuban government took a cautious stance Wednesday to the news that the US Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INS) decided to authorise the repatriation of Elián González, the shipwrecked boy whose return has been demanded for over a month by massive protest demonstrations here.DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: Islands Ready for Nature-Loving Tourists
The Jardines del Rey archipelago, some 1,400 km of small islands just off the north-central coast of Cuba, is preparing to become the Caribbean's premiere tourist destination for nature lovers in the new century.OUTLOOK 2000/CUBA: Inconclusive Utopia//REPEATING TO SOME POINTS//
Cuba enters the new millennium with the revolutionary regime of Fidel Castro still firmly in power but caught between the decades-old conflict with the United States, an economic crisis and an uncertain future for the majority of citizens.OUTLOOK 2000/CUBA: Inconclusive Utopia
Cuba enters the new millennium with the revolutionary regime of Fidel Castro still firmly in power but caught between the decades-old conflict with the United States, an economic crisis and a future that seems uncertain for the majority of citizens.POLITICS-CUBA/US: Thousands March for Shipwrecked Boy’s Return
Some 300,000 people marched on the U.S. Interests Section in the Cuban capital in ongoing pro-government protests, demanding the repatriation of a six-year-old boy who was caught up in a case of emigrant smuggling to the United States.POLITICS-CUBA: Mass Marches for Shipwrecked Boy’s Return
Thousands of Cubans marched on the U.S. Interests Section in the Cuban capital Monday and plan to march every day to demand the return of a six-year-old boy caught up in an illegal emigration attempt that ended in a shipwreck disaster off the coast of the U.S. state of Florida.CUBA-VENEZUELA: Castro Denounces Plot Against Chavez’s Life
Cuban-American "terrorists" are planning to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez because of his solidarity with Cuba and his supposed aim to "Cubanise" Venezuela, according to President Fidel Castro.WOMEN-CUBA: Equality Before the Law Has Not Eliminated Violence
Forty years of legally sanctioned gender equality in Cuba have not sufficed to uproot deeply ingrained sexist attitudes and domestic abuse, said advocates of women's rights on the occasion of the World Day for Eradication of Violence Against Women Thursday.IBERO-AMERICA: Spain’s Monarchy Pampered by Socialist Cuba
The King and Queen of Spain, in Cuba on the occasion of the ninth Ibero-American summit, received royal treatment at the hands of the socialist government and people of Cuba, partly because their presence was key to the success of the gathering.POLITICS-CUBA: Flurry of Activity Ahead of Ibero-American Summit
Havana residents are caught up between the day-to-day grind and preparations for the ninth Ibero-American summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, slated for Nov 15-16 - the first to be held in Cuba.POLITICS: Cuban Dissidents Raise Voices on Eve of Summit
Representatives of what is considered the "moderate" sector of internal opposition in Cuba called on the leaders of Latin America, Spain and Portugal who will attend next week's ninth Ibero-American summit in Havana to express solidarity with their cause.POPULATION: UN’s Goals for 2000 Will Not be Met
Targets set five years ago at the UN's International Conference on Population and Development will not be fulfilled due to the "drastic reduction" in aid for family planning, according to an official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).POLITICS-CUBA: Illinois Governor Condemns U.S. Embargo
George Ryan, governor of the U.S. state of Illinois, was able to open the door a crack towards lifting the U.S.-backed trade embargo against Cuba, but his visit to the island did not yield any official ties with Fidel Castro's government.POLITICS-CUBA: First Visit by a U.S. Governor in 40 Years
The first visit to Cuba by a U.S. governor in 40 years could precede a vote in the U.S. Congress to lift the ban on sales of food and medicine to this Caribbean island nation.ECONOMY-CUBA: Living Conditions Improve – Officially
Living conditions for Cubans, battling a nine-year-long economic crisis, at last are showing signs of improvement, according to vice President Carlos Lage.activists in Latin America. RICARDO ALARCON: Even Without Embargo, US Would Try to Rule Cuba
The enmity between socialist Cuba and the United States, a definite risk to the security of this side of the western hemisphere, will extend into the next century with no prospects for a solution in the near future, according to Ricardo Alarcon, president of the National Assembly of People's Power, Cuba's parliament.RELIGION-CUBA: World Council of Churches, With Christ -and Castro
The secretary-general of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Konrad Raiser, gave a boost to religious activity in Cuba this week, and reiterated his opposition to the nearly 40-year-old U.S. economic blockade against this Caribbean island nation.RELIGION-CUBA: Deal Allows Jewish Emigration to Israel
Reports on an agreement to facilitate the emigration of hundreds of Jewish people from Cuba to Israel had elicited no official response in Havana by Tuesday.HEALTH: Cuban Medical Team Forced to Return Home from Honduras
A team of Cuban health practitioners providing assistance to remote villages in Honduras in the wake of hurricane Mitch was forced to return home, just as the impoverished Central American country was swept by yet another natural disaster.RIGHTS-CUBA: Gov’t Prepares Lawsuit Against US for ‘Genocide’
The Cuban parliament has paved the way for a lawsuit against the United States based on accusations that the nearly 40-year-old economic embargo against the island constitutes an act of "genocide" against the Cuban people.CUBA: Government Confident in Economic Take-off
The Cuban government believes the economic surge that began with increased tourism and a strong sugar harvest will continue, despite the fact this is the ninth year of one of the island nation's worst economic crises.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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