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150 Dissidents Arrested in Cuba during Papal Visit, Fear Number will Rise
March 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The opposition Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, or CCDHRN, on Tuesday said that the number of dissidents arrested in connection with this week's papal visit to the Communist-ruled island exceeds 150 and it fears that the number of arrests will mount. continue reading »
Chavez Back in Cuba for More Cancer Treatments, Will be There When Pope Arrives
March 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is once again in Havana to receive radiation therapy just as the island is preparing to welcome Pope Benedict XVI. continue reading »
Papal Visit: Catholic Church Facts for Mexico and Cuba
March 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hours before Pope Benedict XVI is to land in Guanajuato, Mexico the Vatican has released statistical information on Mexico and Cuba. The Pope has events schedule in three cities in Guanajuato during his March 23-26 visit, he is due to land in Mexico at 5:30 CST. continue reading »
Vatican Says Pope’s Visit to Cuba will Help Move them Toward Democracy
March 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Next week's visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba "will help the process toward democracy and will open new spaces of presence and activity (for the Catholic Church)" on the Communist-ruled island, the Vatican secretary of state said. continue reading »
Anonymous Disables Guanajuato Websites to Protest Papal Visit
March 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The hacker group Anonymous disabled both Guanajuato’s government website and the Mexican site for Pope Benedict XVI in protests to his visit to Mexico. continue reading »
Friendly International Games Between U.S and Cuba Will Resume in July
March 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba and the United States in July will resume in Havana an annual series of friendly baseball games that will serve to prepare both countries for international events. continue reading »
Anti-Dengue Vaccine Ready to be Tested on Humans Says Cuba
March 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba this year will run clinical trials on a vaccine against dengue fever, leaders of the project announced Wednesday at the International Biotechnology Congress in Havana. continue reading »
Fidel Castro Plans to Visit Fukushima
March 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
After attending the Global Hibakusha Forum in Havana on March 1st, former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro said he plans to visit Fukushima’s disaster area in 2013. continue reading »
New $744,000 Soccer Field at Guantanamo for Inmates Not Being Well Received
March 6, 2012 | by McClathy DC | Latino Daily News
Surrounded by surveillance cameras and numerous guard towers lies the brand new, nearly complete, $744,000 soccer field unveiled on Thursday during a visit by reporters to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. continue reading »
Dear Pope Benedict XVI: Please Don’t Visit Cuba!
March 6, 2012 | by Miami Herald | Latino Daily News
Martha Beatriz Roque along with close to 750 other Cuban activists just sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI urging him to reconsider his planned March visit to Cuba continue reading »
Unprecedented Public Celebrations for Lent and Way of the Cross in Cuba
March 4, 2012 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
The Havana Archbishopric is celebrating unprecedented live and public "Way of the Cross" events on the streets of the Cuban capital during Lent and in preparation for the visit to the island by Pope Benedict XVI late this month. continue reading »
Cuba Facing Pork Shortage in State Markets
March 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pork, the main attraction among all Cuban dishes, has been in short supply at state markets since January following a drop of almost 70 percent in availability due to continue reading »
U.S. Lawmakers Meet with Raul Castro in Cuba
February 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro met here with two members of a visiting delegation of U.S. lawmakers, Communist Party daily Granma said Friday. continue reading »
Possible Guantanamo Detainee Transfer Questioned
February 11, 2012 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
A new U.S. congressional report says the United States cannot ensure that former detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison will not become involved in insurgent activities. The report by the oversight panel of the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee says 27 percent of the 600 detainees transferred out of Guantanamo were confirmed or suspected to be presently or previously engaged in terrorist activities. continue reading »
Cuba Using “Sulfurizing” Method on Sugar, Will Reduce Cost to Manufacturers
February 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba has begun to employ a new technology to produce white sugar, a measure that improves its quality, avoids the refining process and reduces the cost of manufacture, local media reported Sunday. continue reading »
Brazil’s President Rousseff in Cuba Chatting with Raul Castro
January 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro received Tuesday his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff at the Palace of the Revolution, where they discussed the bilateral agenda continue reading »
Calle 13 in Cuba Filming Documentary
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is currently filming a documentary in Cuba, official media said Monday, citing band member Rene Perez, a.k.a. "Residente." continue reading »
IACHR Condemns Death of Wilmar Villar in Cuba
January 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regrets and condemns the death of Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar, who died after a hunger strike. The IACHR expresses its condolences and solidarity with his next of kin. continue reading »
2.7 Million Tourists Visited Cuba in 2011
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba greeted more than 2.7 million tourists in 2011, a figure confirmed by official media and said to set a record for the sector, the island's second biggest source of revenue in foreign currencies. continue reading »
Sen Dick Durbin, (D-Il )Seeks Release of American Jailed in Cuba
January 21, 2012 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
A high ranking member of the U.S. Senate is in Cuba trying to gain the release of an American accused of spying. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin arrived on the island Wednesday for high level talks with Cuban officials. continue reading »
