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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 »
Building Collapses in Cuba, 3 Killed
January 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Three people died and six others were injured when one of the many dilapidated buildings in Havana collapsed, Cuba's official media said Wednesday. The three-s continue reading »
Cuban Farmers Set to Sell Directly to Tourist Hotels
January 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban farmers and hotels have begun to accommodate themselves to the new commercial framework that allows them to sell and buy agricultural products directly with each other, a measure included in the recent adjustments to "update" the island's socialist economic model, government-run media reported. continue reading »
Authorities, 3000 Faithful See off Our Lady of Charity Pilgrimage in Havana
December 31, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Government, Communist Party and Catholic Church authorities attended the farewell event of the pilgrimage of the statue of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, continue reading »
Cuba to Pardon 2,900 Prisoners-No Mention of American Alan Gross
December 24, 2011 | by voice of america | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro says his government will pardon nearly 3,000 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons. Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech to lawmakers. He said 86 foreigners from 25 countries would be among the 2,900 inmates slated for release. continue reading »
Yoani Sanchez- The Federation of Cuban Women Can’t Reinvent Itself
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
You turned six and were already waiting for your neck scarf, the slogan “Pioneers for communism, we will be like Che.” Later, you started high school and, automatically, without anyone asking you, joined the Federation of High School Students (FEEM). continue reading »
U.S. Concerned About Cuba’s Increasing Repression Especially During Human Rights Week
December 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Government is deeply troubled by reports of increased repression by the Government of Cuba against Cuban citizens peacefully expressing themselves. continue reading »
Ladies in White Harassed in Havana After Weekly Procession
December 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Members of the dissident movement Ladies in White, which fights for the freeing of political prisoners, were harassed by government supporters after their weekly procession in the Cuban capital. continue reading »
More than 250 Political Arrests in Cuba Last Month
December 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Cuban Human Rights and National Reconciliation Commission opposition group on Monday said that at least 257 people were arrested for political reasons on the Communist-ruled island last month, most of them for short periods of time. continue reading »
