Tag: Cuba

Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:14 UTC
US is not seeking a military intervention of Venezuela: it’s Russian and Cuban military that want Maduro to stay

The United States is not seeking a military intervention as a solution to the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, the U.S. envoy to the troubled South American nation said in an interview published by a Venezuelan online news site on Sunday.
Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 08:39 UTC
Francis stamps his legacy: names 13 new “progressive on social issues” cardinals

Pope Francis appointed 13 new cardinals in a surprise move on Sunday, again putting his stamp on the future of a Church he wants to be more open as most of those named are considered progressive on social issues.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Cuba to defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil

Cuba announced on Tuesday it would defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil, which has accused two companies on the island nation of “unlawful trafficking” of its assets after Fidel Castro's 1959 communist revolution.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 17:02 UTC
Cuba opens access to Wi-Fi but it's not cheap and demands users defend the “revolution in every domain”

All Cubans can now have Wi-Fi in their homes, as the island's government extends Internet access even while trying to maintain control over its version of the “truth” and to defend its legitimacy. “Cubans support and defend the revolution in every domain, both in the real and the virtual worlds,” Ernesto Rodriguez Hernandez, vice-minister of communications, said in an interview.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Cuban officials at funeral of Havana's Cardinal Ortega who reinstated working relations between Church and the regime

Cuban government and Communist Party officials attended funeral services for Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega on Sunday in a testament to his success in elevating the Church's position on the Caribbean island after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Mystery brain illness of US and Canada embassy staff in Havana remains unsolved

Advanced brain scans of U.S. Embassy employees who reported falling ill while serving in Havana revealed significant differences from a control group, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
Monday, July 15th 2019 - 22:24 UTC
Chinese-built trains help renew Cuba's obsolete railways

For the first time since the 1970s, Cuba has new trains rolling on the island after the first train made up entirely of Chinese cars left Havana Friday on a 14-hour, 835-km journey to Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the island.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Former intelligence chief claims Maduro is head of criminal enterprise looting Venezuela

Venezuela's former intelligence chief, Cristopher Figuera, who fled the country after backing a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro in April, has told the Washington Post the regime could still fall.
Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 07:44 UTC
Cubans complain about Internet service, too expensive, too slow and censorship

Six months on from the euphoria that greeted full internet access for mobile phones on the communist-run island, frustrated Cubans complain it is too expensive, too slow and crippled by government censorship.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Venezuela and Cuba make a display of unity with Cabello's visit to Havana

Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with Cuban government officials on Friday during a trip to Havana in a show of unity even as Cuba is being courted to help resolve the political crisis facing its ally.