Tag: Cuba

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.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 02:56 UTC
Video on Chavez playing bocce to dispel rumours about his health condition

The Venezuelan government on Tuesday broadcast a video of President Hugo Chavez playing the European bowling game of bocce in Cuba in a new effort to quash rumours that he was dying of cancer while out of the country.
Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 20:51 UTC
Cuba plans private sector to take over 50% of the economy in five years

Cuba will move nearly 50% of the state's economic activity to the “non-state” sector a senior Communist party official said, the latest signal the island is headed toward a mixed economy.
Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 00:58 UTC
Chavez blasts “psychological rumours warfare” and says on Thursday he returns to Venezuela

A healthy-sounding President Hugo Chávez called Venezuelan state television from Cuba on Monday to dispel rumours fanned by a nine-day silence that he had died undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Havana.
Monday, April 16th 2012 - 06:54 UTC
Americas’ summit ends divided with no final declaration on the Cuban issue

Unprecedented Latin American opposition to US sanctions on Cuba left President Barack Obama isolated at a summit on Sunday and illustrated Washington's challenged influence in a region being aggressively courted by China.