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/ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-CUBA: Best-Known Actor Waiting for Next Big Role
A decade after his celebrated interpretation of a gay man in the internationally acclaimed film 'Strawberry and Chocolate', Cuban actor Jorge Perugorría says he is waiting for another role of that stature.HUMAN RIGHTS: Cuba Slams Door in UN Special Representative’s Face
The Cuban government refused permission Friday for a visit by a special United Nations representative, Christine Chanet, named to monitor the human rights situation in this socialist Caribbean island nation.CUBA-E.U.: New Era of Dialogue Gets Underway
European Union Commissioner Poul Nielson's five-day visit to Cuba has a full agenda, much of it aimed at reactivating relations with the island, which have been on tenterhooks in recent years due to differences on democracy and human rights.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY/CUBA: Rise in Female-Headed Households
The Catholic Church is concerned about the growing number of female-headed households in Cuba, although others see the phenomenon as just one aspect of a trend towards more flexible models of the family.AGRICULTURE-CUBA: Organic Farming Takes Off
Organic tomatoes, ginger, broccoli, oregano and other produce and spices are readily available today in Cuba's free farmers' markets, thanks to the country's urban gardening programme.RIGHTS-CUBA: Opposition Groups Complete Human Rights Survey
A proposal to abolish the death penalty garnered the strongest support in an unprecedented poll in which Cubans from all walks of life were invited to express their views regarding an open letter on human rights drafted by opposition groups.RIGHTS-CUBA: Opposition Groups Complete Human Rights Survey
A proposal to abolish the death penalty garnered the strongest support in a poll in which Cubans from all walks of life were invited to express their views regarding an open letter on human rights drafted by opposition groups.Organic Farming Takes Off in Cuba
Organic tomatoes, ginger, broccoli, oregano and other produce and spices are readily available today in Cuba's free farmers' markets, thanks to the country's urban gardening programmeCUBA: Low Wages Make ‘Extra Income’ Necessary
The high cost of life is one of the biggest worries of families in Cuba, where salaries fall increasingly short of covering minimum dietary and clothing needs.CUBA: Foreign Investment Upgrades Water Pipes, Boosts Supplies
Access to reliable water supplies has improved significantly in the Cuban capital over the past three years, thanks to investment from Spain that has helped this Caribbean island nation overcome severe shortfalls.HEALTH-CUBA: Government Takes Scalpel to Medical System
Cuba is reorganising its health system, the pride and joy of its socialist government, in order to return the shine it lost due to years of economic crisis and poor administration.DRUGS-CUBA: Major Antinarcotics Offensive
Authorities in Cuba are conducting an intense series of antinarcotics police raids, after recently recognising the existence of an ''incipient'' domestic market for drugs in this Caribbean island nation, the Cuban Workers Central trade union (CTC) confirmed Friday.CUBA: Nascent Drug Trade Has Officials Worried, But Talking
There is a budding market for the distribution and consumption of narcotics in Cuba, and it will grow if immediate steps are not taken, the state-run media are saying, marking an unusual precedent for the Fidel Castro government on this sensitive issue.TOURISM-CUBA: New Slowdown for Motor of Economy
The Cuban government continues staking its bets on tourism as the new engine of the economy, even though its goal of drawing an annual two million visitors was frustrated for the third year in a row in 2002.CUBA: Venezuelan Oil Strike Takes Toll on Cuban Economy
Cuba lost more than 200 million dollars in 2002 due to interruptions of Venezuela's oil deliveries, the government of Fidel Castro said Thursday.RIGHTS-CUBA: Opposition Group Forecasts Rise in Social Tension
A report released Wednesday by a dissident human rights group in Cuba provided the names of 36 political prisoners arrested in 2002, all of whom remain behind bars.CUBA: Three Main Thrusts of Internal Opposition Movements
The internal opposition in Cuba is currently putting an emphasis on three initiatives that are disconnected, but which share the common objective of seeking democratic change through peaceful means, prominent dissident leaders said in interviews with IPS.HEALTH: Mixed Reception for Condom in Latin America
The use of condoms is key to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, although many people in Latin America and the Caribbean who should be using them fail to do so due to cultural, social and financial hurdles.TRADE-LATAM: Activists Outline Future Anti-FTAA Strategy
Activists opposed to the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreed in Havana to hold simultaneous protests throughout the Americas in September 2003, and to carry out regional coordination of the struggle against the continent-wide free trade agreement.HEALTH: Mixed Reception for Condom in Latin America
The use of condoms is key to preventing the spread of HIV-AIDS, although many people in Latin America and the Caribbean who should be using them fail to do so due to cultural, social and financial hurdles.TRADE-LATAM: Activists Outline Future Anti-FTAA Strategy
Activists opposed to the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreed in Havana to hold simultaneous protests throughout the Americas in September 2003, and to carry out regional coordination of the struggle against the continent-wide free trade agreement.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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