Monthly Archives: August 2010
Saving Lives… Or Saving Hugo Chavez?
Yoani Sanchez Award-Winning Cuban Blogger
Posted: August 31, 2010 03:16 AM
Saving Lives… Or Saving Hugo Chavez?
"You must turn in your passport!" So they told him on arriving in
Caracas, to prevent him from making it to the border… Continue reading
En libertad condicional ex dirigente del PCC condenado por corrupción
En libertad condicional ex dirigente del PCC condenado por corrupción
Viernes 27 de Agosto de 2010 11:06 DDC
El ex dirigente del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) Juan Carlos Robinson
Agramonte, sentenciado a 12 años de cárcel en 2006 por… Continue reading
Citizens feeling more optimistic
Posted on Thursday, 08.26.10
LATIN AMERICA
Citizens feeling more optimistic
BY MARIFELI PEREZ-STABLE
MarifeliPerez-Stable.com
Latin Americans are in an upbeat mood. Most (78 percent) feel that they
and their families are moving in the right direction, even if their
countries… Continue reading
U.S. Concessions on Cuba must be Thought-out Carefully
Monday, August 23, 2010
U.S. Concessions on Cuba must be Thought-out Carefully
By Jerry Brewer
As former President Fidel Castro once again emerges as Cuba's moral
international spokesperson, it is important to ask and know if he truly
speaks on… Continue reading
Abandono y corrupción en escuela de Ciencias Médicas
Abandono y corrupción en escuela de Ciencias Médicas
Ernesto Vera
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, agosto (www.cubanet.org) – El régimen ha
pregonado durante mucho tiempo los logros de su sistema de salud. Sin
embargo, desde hace años ese mito… Continue reading
Balance of power: Are Castro brothers united or divided?
Posted on Thursday, 08.12.10
Balance of power: Are Castro brothers united or divided?
WITH FIDEL'S STEP BACK INTO THE PUBLIC LIMELIGHT AS HE TURNS 84, IS
THERE TENSION AT THE TOP — OR IS RAUL FIRMLY IN CONTROL?
BY JUAN… Continue reading
Alerta roja contra la corrupción
CUBA
Alerta roja contra la corrupción
Patricia Grogg entrevista al politólogo e internacionalista ESTEBAN MORALES
LA HABANA, ago (IPS) – "Sigo viendo la corrupción como un peligro
extraordinario" para el país, pues su "poder corrosivo" la convierte en
un asunto… Continue reading
Castro celebrates birthday amid reports of tension with successor
Posted on Thursday, 08.12.10
Castro celebrates birthday amid reports of tension with successor
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
A clearly revived Fidel Castro marks his 84th birthday Friday,
officially out of government yet holding veto power over brother Raúl's
plans… Continue reading
Cuba seeks development alternatives
Cuba seeks development alternatives
By Leonardo Padura Fuentes
The fact is that the form of governance has not changed in the country
and will not in the short term.
One of the most thankless and complicated exercises required of Cuba… Continue reading
Fidel in Fatigues: Castro Returns to the Podium
Fidel in Fatigues: Castro Returns to the Podium
By Tim Padgett Sunday, Aug. 08, 2010
Correction Appended: August 8, 2010
There's nothing like the sight of Fidel Castro in uniform to raise the
flagging spirits of any Cuban communist. So… Continue reading
Asamblea Nacional examina corrupción en la aduana
Asamblea Nacional examina corrupción en la aduana
LA HABANA, Cuba, 9 de agosto, (Caros Ríos Otero, www.cubanet.org)-La
Asamblea Nacional en su recién concluido 5to. Período de Sesiones,
escuchó un informe del vicealmirante Pérez Betancourt, jefe de la
Aduana, que… Continue reading
Cuba's Raúl Castro unveils plan for massive job cuts
Cuba's Raúl Castro unveils plan for massive job cuts
By Bill Van Auken
5 August 2010
President Raúl Castro Sunday outlined plans that could eliminate the
jobs of some 1.3 million Cuban state workers, while promoting the growth
of private… Continue reading
Cuba calls for capture of Chilean in fraud probe
Posted on Thursday, 08.05.10
Cuba calls for capture of Chilean in fraud probe
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — Cuba is giving a colorful Chilean businessman with longtime
personal ties to Fidel Castro another three weeks to appear… Continue reading
Cuba expands private sector against malaise – Summary
Cuba expands private sector against malaise – Summary
Havana – Cuba took another step Sunday to expand its private sector,
announcing that people will be allowed to operate small business and
hire workers and that its large state employee roster… Continue reading
Cuba's parliament discusses economic plight
Cuba's parliament discusses economic plight
Posted : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:44:15 GMT
By : dpa
Havana – Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly, met Sunday to discuss
the country's current economic situation and possible reforms, in the
presence of President… Continue reading