Tag: Cuba

Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 01:49 UTC
Fidel admits ‘full responsibility’ for the ‘unjust’ persecution of gays and lesbians

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro acknowledges the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Revolution, according to an interview published Tuesday in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.
Monday, August 30th 2010 - 19:20 UTC
US has “permanent military bases” in Guantanamo and Falklands, says Castro

United States has permanent military bases in Guantamano (Cuba) and the Falkland Islands, but it is prepared and capable of setting up troops anywhere else in Latin America in “a matter of hours” said the ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro quoted by the official press.
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 08:13 UTC
Cuba promotes luxury golf courses by giving state-land for 99 years

The cash-strapped Cuban government will allow foreign investors to use state-owned land for up to 99 years in a change that is likely to bring developments of luxury golf courses to the communist island.
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 07:48 UTC
End of subsidized cigarettes for elderly Cubans

Cuba's elderly will no longer be entitled to state-subsidised cigarettes, the government has said. All Cubans 55 or older are allocated four packs of cigarettes a month for about 25% the normal price, but this privilege is being ended in September.
Saturday, August 21st 2010 - 15:22 UTC
More government land to Cuban small farmers to help boost food production

The Cuban government has awarded in usufruct over a million hectares to small farmers one of the main reforms promoted by President Raúl Castro to help the country’s economy recover from its deep recession and cut the huge imported food bill that conditions Cuban international reserves.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:21 UTC
General who exposed Cuban influence in Venezuelan army faces trial

A former Venezuelan army general accused of revealing military secrets after he criticized the “Cubanization” of Venezuela's armed forces was told by a judge Friday not to leave the country while the case is being investigated.
Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Raul Castro wants “an opening” with Washington to help with the economy

Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Roman Catholic archbishop of Havana, told The Washington Post that Cuban President Raul Castro wants “an opening” with the United States.
Sunday, August 8th 2010 - 07:34 UTC
Fidel surprises everybody and only speaks to the Assembly for 10 minutes

Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader delivered Saturday his first speech to the national assembly since resigning over ill health four years ago. The chamber erupted into applause at the sight of Mr Castro, dressed in his familiar olive-green fatigues but without his comandante's insignia.
Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 21:55 UTC
Released Cuban dissident arrives in Chile as political refuge

One of the 20 released Cuban political prisoners who arrived in Spain last month left on Tuesday to settle in Chile. Jose Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernandez, 44 arrived in Santiago de Chile Wednesday accompanied by his wife, children and several other family members after having stayed almost two weeks in a Madrid hotel.
Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 20:56 UTC
Fidel Castro back on stage to discuss “issues of interest in the international situation”

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro’s request for an extraordinary session of parliament to discuss foreign affairs was granted Wednesday which could mean the retired leader of the 1959 revolution may be taking a greater role in government.