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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
Articles of society
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Cuban youth march for the homeland
On the evening of January 27, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz attended the March of the Torches in honor of national hero José Martí, commemorating the 163rd anniversary of his birth. The Cuban President was accompanied by former Presidents of Uruguay, José (Pepe) Mujica, and the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández.
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Casa de las Américas Literary Prizes
With a history of 57 editions, the Casa de las Américas Literary Prizes arrive as one of the region’s most prestigious competitions, both the continent and Cuba’s oldest such cultural event.
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Economics, ideology and the youth in times of uncertainty
A series of talks took place in Havana this Tuesday, January 26, as part of the Second International Conference on the ideas of José Martí, entitled “With all, for the good of all”, addressing topics such as the global economy, culture and identity and the role of the youth.
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U.S. approves granting of credit to Cuba
The most important element of the Obama administration’s new package is the authorization of credit to Cuba by U.S. banks, based both within and outside of the country, as well as other countries’ banks operating in the United States, for the purchase of approved exports or re-exports, with the exception of agricultural sales, which by law require payment in cash, in advance.
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Good news for the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
There is no other building as tall as this in Trinidad and Tobago, nor the rest of the English-speaking Caribbean, consisting of a pair of 22-story skyscrapers at a height of 302 feet (92m). Its construction, managed by architecture firm Anthony C. Lewis Partnership, started in 1979 and was completed in 1986. The first tower of the complex houses the country’s Central Bank, while the second is home to the Ministry of Finance.
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US Delegation Concludes Visit to Cuba
A US delegation presided over by Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and US Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the State Department ‘ s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB), concluded a visit to Cuba on Saturday.
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Jamaica values relations with Cuba, says Nicholson
He was speaking at a reception to mark the 57th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution (National Day) held on Thursday at the Cuban ambassador’s St Andrew residence. The event was attended by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Government ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, among others. Senator Nicholson noted that the Cuban Government has provided invaluable support to the country over the years, particularly in health and education.
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Illuminating the streets with the light of José Martí’s ideas
This coming January 27, at 11:00pm, the March of the Torches, organized by the Federation of University Students (FEU), will set out from the University of Havana’s Grand Staircase, and head to the Fragua Martiana, illuminating the city’s streets with the light of José Martí’s ideas, on the 163rd anniversary of his birth.
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First group of Cuban migrants arrive in Mexico
On January 13, the first group of Cuban migrants who traveled from Central America to Mexico’s southern border received documents permitting them to continue their journey to the United States. The group departed from Costa Rica on route to San Salvador, El Salvador on the evening of January 12, as part of a pilot plan adopted by various Central American countries with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration.
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Guanahacabibes on cruise ship route
Since the start of cruise operations, on December 9, the Guanahacabibes Peninsula has seen eleven cruise ship arrive, and expects to surpass ninety before the close of the season, in the month of June. José Antonio Aguilera, a representative of the Viajes Cubanacán agency in Pinar del Río, told Granma that, during this period, they expect to receive over 16,000 visitors, traveling on ships that stop at various sites across the island as well as the Caribbean, such as Jamaica and Grand Cayman.