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Series
- Cuba's Reasons
- Cuban Five
- El Paso Diary
The El Paso Diary is written by José Pertierra--an attorney who represents the government of Venezuela in its request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles. Pertierra´s journals describe the testimony, evidence, legal skirmishes, quirks and follies of this very historic trial that features for the first time the close collaboration of the United States government with Cuban authorities to prosecute an ex CIA agent who is one of the masterminds of the fifty-year old dirty war against Cuba.
Authors
- Bernie Dwyer
- Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
- Deisy Francis Mexidor
- Fidel Castro Ruz
- José Pertierra
- Raúl Castro Ruz
- Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
- Amy Goodman
- Arleen Rodríguez Derivet
- Frei Betto
- Hugo Chávez Frías
- Josh R. Nelson
- Juan Gelman
- Luis Rumbaut
- Michael Moore
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Noam Chomsky
- Reinaldo Taladrid Herrero
- Richard Gott
- Tom Hayden
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Statement to the press by Josefina Vidal, general director for the United States at Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today we have learned of a State Department communiqué that reports the decision of the U.S. government to reduce personnel at its embassy in Havana. As we reported this past September 26, in a meeting held that day with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, on the initiative of the Cuban side, our minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla:
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Mercedes López Acea receives First Lady of Panama
Mercedes López Acea, a vice president of the Council of State, received the First Lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela, Thursday, September 28, who arrived to Cuba with a shipment of donations, as part of the aid offered by her country to the island following Hurricane Irma.
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Venezuelans prepare for regional elections
Both progressive and opposition forces in Venezuela are pushing ahead in the run up to the elections scheduled for October 15, to elect 23 regional governors. Despite the violence promoted in recent months by opposition sectors seeking to overthrow the government, the ongoing preparations in this capital and other areas of the country would appear to suggest that the battle will be decided at the polls.
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Bolivia enacts law to provide job stability for the disabled
Bolivian President Evo Morales has enacted a law to guarantee job stability for workers with serious disabilities.
The law also establishes a job quota for disabled people and offers a monthly payment of US$36 for those who are no longer able to work.
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Cuban Foreign Minister meets with U.S. Secretary of State
On Tuesday, September 26, following a proposal from Cuba, the island’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla met with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, at the State Department, Washington.
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Cuba will be ready for tourist high season without a trace of Hurricane Irma
We reiterate our commitment that all Cuban tourism facilities will be operational in time for the upcoming high season, Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero Cruz stressed during a meeting with some 160 tour operators September 23, in Varadero’s Plaza América Convention Center, to address the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
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U.S. blockade overwhelmingly rejected at United Nations
Although the world is currently facing many challenges – climate change, earthquakes, hurricanes, pandemics, and the threat of nuclear war – rejection of the United States economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba was heard loud and clear in the high level segment of the UN General Assembly, which concluded September 25.
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Puerto Rico continues its struggle for independence
Even in the midst of the difficult conditions in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, Edwin González, representative of the Puerto Rican Mission to Havana, stressed that his country’s struggle for decolonization continues to be a priority for all those committed to social emancipation.
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The Havana Malecón preparing to reopen
After two weeks of intense work to repair damage caused by Hurricane Irma to Havana’s Malecon, parts of the avenue and its surrounding areas are set to reopen October 1. The avenue is closed due to repair works currently underway, stated Raúl Díaz Guadarrama, director general of the National Roads Administration Center, speaking to ACN.
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Díaz-Canel pays tribute to Agostinho Neto
On September 26, Cuba’s First Vice President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, placed a floral wreath before the monument to Angola’s founding father, Antonio Agostinho Neto (1922-1979). Minister of Former Combatants and Motherland Veterans, Cándido Pereira van Dunem accompanied Díaz-Canel during his first activity after arriving in Angola on September 25, to attend the inauguration of President Joao Lourenço.