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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.SPORTS-CUBA: Athlete Says He Only Knows Cocaine from Movies
Cuban high-jumper Javier Sotomayor denied Thursday any possibility that he had taken drugs at the Pan American Games in Canada, and stated that he is the victim of a setup.MIGRATION-CUBA: Castro Promises New Measures to Stem Exodus
Cuban President Fidel Castro said Wednesday that his government would continue to do everything in its power to stem a new exodus of emigrants, which would inevitably result in a rupture of the migration accords with the United States.ECONOMY-CUBA: European Twist in the Rum War
The European Union's (EU) intervention in a dispute between the Cuban-French firm Havana Club Holding (HCH) and competitor Bacardi-Martini USA over the Havana Club trademark openly favours Cuba, said industry sources Monday.WOMEN-LATAM: New Reporters’ Network Against Censorship, Sexism
A new Network of women Journalists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean aims at forging spaces in the media to highlight issues that are generally silenced or relegated to the alternative press.HABITAT-CUBA: UN Helps Revitalise Havana Neighbourhood
Life in the San Isidro port district of Havana, one of the poorest areas of capital, has changed in the past two months since the installation of a recreation and academic centre in an abandoned warehouse.POLITICS-CUBA: Charges of Government Corruption Exposed
Corruption has come to Cuba despite government attempts to protect this socialist country from it, said the state-run newspaper "Granma" in taking the unusual step of revealing Cuban citizens' accusations against government authorities.RIGHTS-CUBA: Hunger Strikers Demand Human Rights
A hunger strike by four Cuban dissidents has spurred other citizens to protest against alleged human rights violations committed by the government of President Fidel Castro.CUBA: Gov’t Admits Sanctions, but Dismisses Reports of Corruption
The Cuban government dismissed Thursday reports of corruption implicating tourism officials, although it confirmed that "disciplinary actions" had been taken.RIGHTS-CUBA: Hunger Strikers Demand Human Rights
A hunger strike by four Cuban dissidents has spurred other citizens to protest against alleged human rights violations committed by the government of President Fidel Castro.POLITICS-CUBA: Gov’t Names New Foreign Minister
The designation of a new foreign minister, announced Friday by the Cuban government, could be linked to last month's approval by the United Nations Human Rights Commission of a condemnation of Cuba's rights record, according to diplomatic sources.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: War Dealt UN a Death Blow, Says Cuban Leader
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) war against Yugoslavia has dealt a "mortal blow" to the United Nations, according to the president of the Cuban parliament, Ricardo Alarcon.ENVIRONMENT-CUBA: Fires Threaten Reforestation Programme
A long string of forest fires, some of which may have been intentionally set, has jeopardised the success of Cuba's reforestation programme, which has increased the land surface covered by forests by four percent in 30 years.TOURISM-CUBA: Greeting the New Millenium in Havana
Around 300 people from all over the world will celebrate the arrival of the new millenium dancing to the rhythm of Caribbean music in a posh hotel in the capital of Cuba, during a week-long stay organised by a London-based business club.HEALTH-CUBA: Needed – a Culturally-Sensitive Focus Against AIDS
AIDS prevention campaigns in Cuba are doomed to fail unless they begin to take cultural elements into account, according to experts from 14 countries of Central America and the Caribbean meeting this week in Havana.RIGHTS-CUBA: Gender Equality Still Missing
Cuba has long trumpeted as fact that the country has genuine equality of the sexes but, while women indeed hold down university positions and technical jobs, there remains a scarcity of women in leadership positions and government posts.ECONOMY-CUBA: Commercial Bank Credits Return
Bank credits are back on the financial scene in Cuba. The chance for Cubans to obtain loans returns in May as part of Cuba's new banking policy after disappearing earlier this decade.ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC-CUBA: Concert Theatre Rises from the Ashes
Cubans once again are enjoying world class concerts in the Amadeo Roldan Theatre, now rebuilt after it was destroyed by fire 22 years ago.KOSOVO-CUBA: Castro Supports Aid to Refugees – Even in Guantanamo
Cuba declared its support Thursday for any humanitarian aid extended to Kosovo's ethnic Albanian refugees, even if that assistance involved the controversial U.S. naval base in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo.ECONOMY-CUBA: Cuba Eyes Ecotourism Trade
Cuba is entering the thriving ecotourism market by declaring eight sectors in the north of the country to be protected areas - among them a huge Caribbean flamingo reserve.RIGHTS-CUBA: Second Salvadoran Sentenced to Death
Courts in Cuba have handed down the death penalty this month to two Salvadoran nationals convicted on charges of terrorism.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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