Tag: Cuba

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  Chile to request Havana details of the car accident in which Cuban dissident died

  

  Chile will request from Cuba all the information on the death of opposition leader Oswaldo Payá who according to the Havana government died in a car accident, something with the Chilean authorities wants to corroborate to “complete certainty”.

• Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:28 UTC

  US members of Congress blame the UN for introducing cholera to Haiti

  

  More than 100 Democrats from the US House of Representatives have called on the UN to take responsibility for introducing cholera to Haiti. It is the latest twist in the allegation that UN peacekeepers unwittingly introduced the disease.

• Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:09 UTC

  Cuba suspends carnival festivities to prevent spread of cholera outbreak

  

  Traditional summer carnivals in the eastern Cuban cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo have been suspended due to an outbreak of cholera in the region, authorities said on Wednesday.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 07:20 UTC

  Cuba says cholera outbreak in under control: 3 dead, 158 confirmed cases

  

  The cholera outbreak in eastern Cuba is diminishing and has not spread to other parts of the country, said the government on Sunday.

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 05:35 UTC

  Reports of a serious outbreak of cholera in Cuba; Havana says it is under control

  

  According to the BBC a patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo.

• Thursday, May 31st 2012 - 01:22 UTC

  Ecuador calls for an end to colonialism in Malvinas, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo

  

  Ecuadorean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patiño called on Wednesday for an end to the remains of colonialism and specifically mentioned the Falklands/Malvinas, Puerto Rico and the US Guantanamo base in Cuba.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2012 - 17:32 UTC

  Repsol pulls out from Cuba oil search after drilling a second dry well

  

  Spanish company Repsol has said it is pulling out of Cuba after failing in a recent attempt to find oil off the island. Chairman Antonio Brufau told journalists and investors that Repsol “won't do another” well in Cuba.

• Thursday, May 17th 2012 - 10:35 UTC

  Raul Castro daughter’s expected at US university for a lecture on sexology

  

  President Raúl Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare US trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 23:54 UTC

  Chavez signs labour bill and leaves for Cuba to continue radiation treatment

  

  Clutching a crucifix and holding back tears, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Monday appeared live on television for the first time in 17 days, saying he was counting on Christ for help as he returns to Cuba for more cancer treatment.

• Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez is back in Caracas, “with any adverse reaction to the treatment”

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba as the state television showed images of the Head of State chatting with his vice president and other aides after arriving at Caracas' international airport early Thursday.