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RELIGION-CUBA: U.S. Priest’s Exit Reawakens Church-State Tension
The departure of a U.S. priest from Cuba alegedly due to pressure has once again heightened tension between the Roman Catholic Church and the government of Fidel Castro less than four months after Pope John Paul II's historic visit.RELIGION-CUBA: US Priest’s Exit Reawakens Church-State Tension
The departure of a U.S. priest from Cuba allegedly due to pressure has once again heightened tension between the Roman Catholic Church and the government of Fidel Castro less than four months after Pope John Paul II's historic visit.TRADE-AMERICAS: Isolation of Cuba Faces Test
The question of Cuba's continued exclusion from regional trade and security groups will be aired again at the weekend Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile, amid the belief here that support is dwindling for the U.S. embargo.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-CUBA: Film Institute In Crisis
Cuba's struggling Institute of Film Arts and Industry (ICAIC) turned 39 last month wondering if it will be around to celebrate its 40th anniversary.POLITICS: No Non-conventional Weapons in Cuba , says Castro
Cuban President Fidel Castro, responding to the decision by the U.S. Defence Department that Cuba is not a national security threat, has been at pains to stress Cuba is not producing biological, chemical or nuclear weapons that could be used against the United States.RIGHTS-CUBA: TV Opens Debate on Taboo Subject – Homosexuality
The host of a popular local Cuban TV programme, psychologist Manuel Calvino, dared to break the silence and intolerance surrounding the question of homosexuality in this Caribbean island nation.CINEMA-CUBA: Film Institute in Crisis at 39.
Cuba's struggling Institute of Film Arts and Industry (ICAIC) turned 39 last month wondering if it will be around to celebrate its 40th anniversary.CINEMA-CUBA: Film Institute in Crisis at 39.
Cuba's struggling Institute of Film Arts and Industry (ICAIC) turned 39 last month wondering if it will be around to celebrate its 40th anniversary.TRADE-CUBA: Havana to Dodge US Blockade Via Caricom Membership
Cuban efforts to strengthen economic and political links with its neighbours could help it become the sixteenth member of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), dodging some of the most pernicious aspects of the US blockade.SUGAR-CUBA: Sacrificing This Year’s Yield to Next Year’s Comeback
This year's sugar harvest in Cuba is expected to be one of the worst ever. But sacrifices this year should pave the way for recovery, thanks to the government's plans for a short harvest that will leave sugar cane in the fields for next year.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-CUBA: Brilliant Coup Behind Paris Club’s Back
The rescheduling of Cuba's hefty commercial debt with Japan's private sector could boost trade between the two countries, at a standstill since the mid-1980s, and provide Japan with an important market in the Caribbean.CUBA-JAPAN: Brilliant Coup Behind Paris Club’s Back
The rescheduling of Cuba's hefty commercial debt with Japan's private sector could boost trade between the two countries, at a standstill since the mid-1980s, and provide Japan with an important market in the Caribbean.CUBA: Young Women Take the Intitiative in Love
Mayra Benitez, a 20 year-old Cuban woman studying architecture in Havana University, stated unabashed that she had taken the active role in charming Rogelio Menendez, her first and only love.CUBA: Legendary Commander ‘Red Beard’ Dead at Age 63
Commandant Manuel Pineiro, better-known as "Red Beard", a legendary leader of the Cuban revolution, died early Thursday morning in a car accident at the age of 63.ECONOMY-CUBA: US Executives Against the Embargo
A group that could lobby in favour of lifting the 36-year-old US economic blockade against Cuba may be emerging for the first time among the US business community.CULTURE-CUBA: Ideology Shake Up Threatens Cultural Liberalisation
The cultural liberalisation of the last decade here could be coming to an end in an across the board ideological reaffirmation from the Fidel Castro government.MUSIC-CUBA: Two Grammy’s for the Cradle of Sound
Cuban musicians and fans alike have been rejoicing over the triumph of local stars at the U.S. Grammy Awards this year,.CUBA: Castro Rules Out Capitalist Transition After His Death
Fidel Castro returned for another five-year term as president of Cuba with a seven-hour speech in which he staunchly denied that socialist Cuba would undergo a transition towards capitalism, even after his death.RIGHTS-CUBA: Gov’t Confirms All Pardoned Prisoners Are Free
The Cuban government confirmed Thursday that close to 300 prisoners had been pardoned and released in response to a request formulated by Pope John Paul II during his January visit here.RELIGION-CUBA: Castro Grants 300 Pardons in Gesture towards Pope
Some 300 prisoners will be released in Cuba in a "special gesture" by the government of Fidel Castro towards Pope John Paul II, rather than a sign of political opening, government officials underlined Thursday.RIGHTS-CUBA: Castro Grants 300 Pardons in Gesture towards Pope
Some 300 prisoners will be released in Cuba in a "special gesture" by the government of Fidel Castro towards Pope John Paul II, rather than a sign of political opening, government officials underlined Thursday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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