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RELIGION-CUBA: Catholic Church Still Waiting
The Cathlic Church said the changes in its relations with the Cuban state hoped for in the wake of Pope John Paul II's historic visit had not yet arrived.RELIGION-CUBA: Catholic Church Still Waiting
The Catholic Church said the changes in its relations with the Cuban state hoped for in the wake of Pope John Paul II's historic visit had not yet arrived.CUBA-US: Trafficking in Immigrants Hot Item on Agenda of Talks
Cuba and the United States continue to agree on immigration matters, although a rise in the illegal exodus of Cubans and suspicions of trafficking in immigrants threaten to heighten tension again between the two countries.POLITICS-COLOMBIA: Samper Asks Castro to Facilitate Peace Process
Colombian President Ernesto Samper asked Cuban leader Fidel Castro to act as "facilitator" to the peace talks expected to begin when conservative president-elect Andres Pastrana enters office in Colombia.HEALTH: Non-Aligned Movement Defends Role of State
The need for the state to oversee and guide reforms of health systems in the next century was the focus of the first session of the 23rd meeting of health ministers of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) in Cuba Thursday.HEALTH: Thrashing Out a Non-Aligned Strategy for 21st Century
Health ministers from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations are meeting in Cuba this week to come up with a common stance towards the reforms of the health sector needed on the threshold of the new century.HABITAT-CUBA: Acute Housing Shortage in Havana
Cubans wanting the urban life in Havana have found it almost impossible to obtain accomodation of any kind in the capital and many are returning to the countryside.RELIGION-CUBA: Catholic Schools, Back on the Front Burner
Five months after Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Cuba, one of the main aspirations of the Catholic Churchthe re-opening of private schoolslooks like a battle that has been lost even before it has begun.MIGRATION-CUBA/US: Thousands Queue for Visa to ‘Paradise’
Thousands stood in line outside post offices in Cuba since daybreak Monday to test their luck in the third "lottery" for U.S. visas.POLITICS-CUBA/US: Visa Lottery on Again
Cubans are suffering again from "the headache" the local term for the U.S. lottery for residents of the island between the ages of 18 and 55 who want to emigrate to the United States.POLITICS-CUBA: Migration Questions Loom Again
The problem of restive Cubans wanting to leave for a new life ovserseas is again becoming a source of tension in political circles here.MIGRATION: 144 Cuban Emigres Repatriated in Less Than One Week
The latest batch of 61 undocumented Cuban emigrants brought the total to 144 sent home this week by the governments of the United States and the Bahamas.CULTURE-CUBA: Santiago Alvarez, the Poet of the Image, is Dead
Cuban documentary film-maker Santiago Alvarez, died Wednesday, suffering an advanced case of Parkinson's disease, but without having lost his ability to make poetry out of images.MIGRATION-CUBA: Returnees Dash Hopes of Aspiring Emigrants
The return of 83 Cubans who left the island without authorisation further dashed the hopes of those with their sights set on "the promised north."CUBA-UNITED STATES: Flexibilisation With as Tough a Face as Ever
The flexibilisation of the blockade on Cuba announced by the United States in April finally came into operation, but without changes to the hard line attitude.ENVIRONMENT-CUBA: Fire Ravages Reserve of Endangered Parrots
One thousand hectares of the world's largest reserve of the small green parrot known in Latin America as the "cotorra", an endangered species, were destroyed by fire over the past few days in Cuba.HEALTH: New Challenges for Cuba, 15 Years after ‘Health for All’
Cuba is facing new challenges, such as maintaining the quality of health services and preserving the gains of the past few decades, 15 years after reaching the goal of "health for all" outlined by the international community for the year 2000.LITERATURE: Writers Enjoying Boom in Cuba
The economic crisis that has dragged on for eight years in Cuba could be credited also for sparking what many critics and writers believe is a literary boom for the island.LABOUR-CUBA: May 1 in Cuba Won’t Mention Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people will march through the main squares of Cuba Friday demonstrating in support of the Fidel Castro government, while avoiding all reference to the harsh economic crisis of the nineties.CUBA-CANADA: Dialogue to Overcome Differences
Official negotiations between Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Cuba's President Fidel Castro starting here today, will be built on the basis of recognising differences in order to achieve dialogue.CUBA: US Policy of Isolation in Crisis, Analysts Say
The 36-year-old U.S. economic embargo and policy of isolating Cuba seems to have entered into crisis in the wake of Pope John Paul II's historic visit here, observers say.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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