Castro confirms he won’t be in top Cuban leadership
April 19th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, April 19 (IANS) Fidel Castro in an article published Tuesday confirmed that he would no longer be part of the top leadership of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).
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Cuban president proposes to set term limits for officials
April 17th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Office terms of high-ranking officials in Cuba should be limited to 10 years, Cuban President Raul Castro told the 6th Communist Party Congress which opened ... Read more...
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Jimmy Carter visits Cuba over the issue of tension with US
March 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Havana, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US President Jimmy Carter is on a mission to Cuba to help ease tensions between the country and the United States. It is also expected that ... Read more...
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US concerned about safety of Libya’s oil reserves, not peace: Castro
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Cuba, Feb.23 (ANI): Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that America is not worried about maintaining peace in Libya but is more concerned about country's oil reserves.In a column published in ... Read more...
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Cuba asks officials to wear traditional shirts
October 13th, 2010 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government has asked all its officials to dress in guayaberas - the traditional shirts - for all diplomatic programmes on the island.With its cool fabric, large ... Read more...
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Sean Penn to receive “Hollywood Humanitarian Award”
September 22nd, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by BNO News
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Actor Sean Penn will be receiving the "Hollywood Humanitarian Award" for his outstanding humanitarian achievements at the Hollywood Film Festival's Awards Gala Ceremony, the festival's ... Read more...
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Cuba to cut 500,000 state jobs
September 14th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government has announced that it will immediately initiate changes in its employment policy that will include, among other things, cutting more than 500,000 workers from the ... Read more...
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Cuba’s Soviet-style economic model no longer workable: Castro
September 9th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.9 (ANI): Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that Cuba's Soviet-style economic model "doesn't even work for us anymore".In an interview to the Atlantic Monthly magazine, Castro said that ... Read more...
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Castro takes responsibility for persecution of gays
September 1st, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says he bears total responsibility for the persecution of homosexuals at the beginning of the Cuban revolution.
Castro told Carmen Lira, editor of ... Read more...
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Castro admits he was “at death’s door” when he gave up power
August 31st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has admitted he was "at death's door" when he gave up power four years ago, saying he was weak, dangerously thin and thought ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro makes rare TV appearance (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 13 (DPA) Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro appeared to be in stabile health and good spirits during a rare interview broadcast late Monday on Cuban television.
The 83-year-old spoke lucidly and ... Read more...
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Castro to reappear on TV after four-year absence
July 13th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 12 (DPA) Veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro was expected to make his first formal television comments in four years later Monday, when he is expected to appear on Cuban television.
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Fidel Castro to appear on public TV after almost a year
July 12th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by BNO News
HAVANA, CUBA (BNO NEWS) -- Fidel Castro on Monday will be appearing live on public television for the first time in years, state media said.Castro, 83, will be hosting a special discussion ... Read more...
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Cuba to free 52 political prisoners
July 8th, 2010 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 8 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government will release 52 political prisoners over the next few months, the Catholic church said Wednesday after a meeting between Archbishop Jaime Ortega and President Raul ... Read more...
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Elian Gonzalez Expresses That He Is Happy To Be In Cuba
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 16-year-old Elian Gonzalez has expressed his gratefulness to the American populace for assisting him to return to his Dad in Cuba. Who is Elian ... Read more...
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Cuba, Botswana sign cooperation agreements
June 10th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, June 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba and Botswana have signed here two agreements for close cooperation between the foreign ministries and in the health sector.
Botswana Foreign Minister Phadu Skelernani and Cuban Deputy ... Read more...
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Oliver Stone admires Hugo Chavez
May 30th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): American filmmaker Oliver Stone has said that he has great admiration for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Stone was all praises for Chavez, while promoting his new documentary South ... Read more...
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Over 1.5 mn Cubans vote in municipal elections
May 3rd, 2010 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Havana, May 3 (IANS) More than 1.5 million Cubans in 166 municipalities have voted in the second round of municipal elections, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said.
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Cuba opens up to allow more cell phones
April 24th, 2010 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Havana, April 24 (IANS/EFE) The number of cell phone subscribers in Cuba will exceed one million by the end of this year after the government in 2008 allowed cell phone service for ... Read more...
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Barber shops run by cooperatives in Cuba
April 15th, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Havana, April 15 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government has converted a dozen Havana barber shops into cooperatives, whose employees now administer them and decide on the prices they'll charge and the hours they'll ... Read more...
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Spain to maintain dialogue with Cuba on human rights
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baku (Azerbaijan), March 3 (IANS/EFE) Spain's foreign minister said here that Madrid will maintain its "dialogue strategy" with Cuba as a way of achieving freedom for its political prisoners and respect for ... Read more...
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Concern over health of Cuban prisoner on hunger strike
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Havana, March 2 (IANS/EFE) The health of Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who has been on a hunger strike for five days calling for the release of the country's roughly 200 political prisoners, ... Read more...
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Cuba imposes `state of siege’ for dissident’s funeral
February 26th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 26 (IANS/EFE) The remains of Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo were laid to rest early Thursday in his home town amid a "genuine state of siege", a leading dissident ... Read more...
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Castro ready to talk with US under conditions of equality
February 25th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 25 (IANS/EFE) Cuban President Raul Castro has confirmed that his government is ready to talk with the US about any subject, but under conditions of equality, Brazil's official ... Read more...
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Spain deplores death of Cuban political prisoner
February 25th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Toledo (Spain), Feb 25 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish government has said that it "deeply deplores" the death of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo and regrets that the human rights situation on the communist-ruled ... Read more...
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Cuban political prisoner dies after 85-day hunger strike
February 24th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo died Tuesday in a Havana hospital after an 85-day hunger strike to demand that authorities acknowledge his status as a Amnesty International ... Read more...
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Latin American and Caribbean countries to form new bloc without U.S. and Canada
February 24th, 2010 - 2:03 am ICT by BNO News
CANCUN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – Latin American leaders gathered in a two-day summit in Mexico and have agreed to create a regional bloc, which excludes the U.S. and Canada, Mexican President Felipe ... Read more...
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US urges Cuba to free jailed American contractor
February 20th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) The US government has called on Cuban authorities to immediately release American contractor Alan Gross, who has been jailed in Havana since Dec 4 on espionage charges.
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Spain seeks human rights commitment from Cuba
February 16th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has asked the Cuban government for a "commitment" to respect human rights so that Madrid can convince its European Union partners to ... Read more...
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Cuba, Russia reiterate strategic nature of their ties
February 12th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) Russian and Cuban foreign ministers have emphasised here the "enormous potential" and the "strategic" nature of relations between their two countries.
Sergei Lavrov arrived in Cuba for a three-day ... Read more...
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Journalist arrested in Cuba
February 2nd, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government's arrest of independent journalist Juan Carlos Reyes Ocana indicates that there is no positive move toward more press freedom on the communist island, said Reporters ... Read more...
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Rights situation remains poor in Cuba, say dissidents
January 20th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) The state of human rights in Cuba did not improve last year and is unlikely to get better in 2010, a dissident organisation said, though noting that the ... Read more...
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`Cuban government seeks to silence bloggers’
January 14th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 14 (IANS/EFE) Blogger Yoani Sanchez said Wednesday that Cuba's President Raul Castro has begun to understand that he must eliminate or intimidate the creators of blogs in order to silence ... Read more...
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`Lack of hard currency Cuba’s most pressing problem’
January 12th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuban Vice President Marino Murillo has said that a shortage of hard currency remains the most pressing problem for the island's communist government.
Murillo, who is also economy minister, ... Read more...
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Cuba doesn’t lack future generation of leaders: Vice president
January 11th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 11 (IANS/EFE) First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado has said that Cuba does not lack leaders to replace those who carried out the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power ... Read more...
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