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Cuban Pres. Raul Castro Remains on Predators of Press Freedom List
May 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Cuban President Raul Castro remains on the global list of predators of freedom of information, Reporters Without Borders said here Thursday in a report coinciding with World Press Freedom Day. continue reading »
New “Che” Graphic Novel Inspired by His Most Famous Portrait
April 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The most famous photo ever taken of Ernesto "Che" Guevara was shot by Alberto Korda in 1960, an image so endlessly reproduced it became not only a political icon but a marketing and advertising asset. That photo is the point of departure for the new graphic novel about the "Comandante" now being published in Spanish. continue reading »
JUST IN: Ozzie Guillen Suspended from Miami Marlins for Pro-Castro Comments
April 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Former White Sox manger and current manager of the Miami Marlins, Ozzie Guillen has been given a five-game suspension for his pro-Fidel Castro comments. continue reading »
Fidel Castro Pokes Fun at President Obama’s Plan to Wear Cuba’s “Official Garment” to Summit
April 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Fidel Castro is poking fun at U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to sport a guayabera - a tropical shirt that is Cuba's official garment - during this week's Summit of the Americas in Colombia, where the Communist-ruled island will not be represented. continue reading »
Fidel Castro Plans to Visit Fukushima
March 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
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 »
First Photos Released of Convalescing Chavez in Cuba
March 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Venezuela's government has released five photographs of President Hugo Chavez that show him walking and conversing with Fidel Castro while convalescing after undergoing tumor surgery in Cuba. continue reading »
Older Sister of Fidel and Raul Castro Dies in Cuba
February 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Angela Castro Ruiz, the older sister of Fidel and Raul, died this Tuesday in Havana, Cuba at the age of 88 due to a deadly combination of cancer and Alzheimer's disease. continue reading »
Florida Debate: Romney Claims Obama Has Appeased Cuba, but It Won’t Happen If He’s Elected
January 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Earlier this month, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stated, “Those of us who believe in freedom and cherish democracy must do our part … and denounce the injustices and cruelties of the Castro tyranny.” continue reading »
2.7 Million Tourists Visited Cuba in 2011
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
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 »
Daughter of Cuban President Expects Communist Party to Accept LGBT Rights
January 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The sexologist daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro expects the upcoming assembly of the ruling Communist Party to help clear the way for a bill on transsexual and gay rights. continue reading »
Castro on U.S. Politics: Robot Better President than a Republican or Obama
January 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
A robot would govern the United States better, former Cuban President Fidel Castro says in column published Monday in official media. continue reading »
Cuban Farmers Set to Sell Directly to Tourist Hotels
January 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
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 »
Seven Political Prisoners Being Held in Cuba Pardoned
December 29, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation reported Thursday that among the more than 3,000 pardoned prisoners in Cuba are seven political prisoners, two more than had been known of to date. continue reading »
Cuba Creates its Own Facebook-Like Social Network
December 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
“Redsocial,” The Cuban carbon copy of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network Facebook, is the island’s new “Virtual meeting point for Cuban Universities.” continue reading »
Cuban Revolutionary Who Orchestrated 1958 Grand Prix Driver Kidnapping Dies
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Arnold Rodriguez Camps, an early follower of Fidel Castro who took part in the 1958 kidnapping of race-car driver Juan Manuel Fangio on the eve of Cuba's Grand Prix, died in continue reading »
For 20th Consecutive Year UN General Assembly Calls for End to US - Cuban Embargo
October 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The General Assembly renewed its call, for the 20th consecutive year, for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba for the past half century. continue reading »
Cuba Tells UN, US is Intervening in Libya as Excuse to Plunder their Resources
September 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
A “preventive war” is taking place in Libya using the protection of civilians as a pretext to plunder the country’s resources, Cuba’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly’s annual general debate today, calling for Libyans to be left alone to decide their destiny. continue reading »
Cuban Dog Shows Gaining Popularity
September 19, 2011 | by BBC Latin America | Notitas de Noticias
Over the last few years, an event not often seen in communist countries has grown in popularity, dog shows. In Cuba, much like in Hollywood and New York, it seems the new status sy continue reading »
First-of-Its-Kind Wedding in Cuba – Gay Man Weds Transsexual Woman
August 14, 2011 | by Guardian UK | Notitas de Noticias
In honor or in scorn of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday, depending on who you ask, a gay man and a transsexual woman wed in a first-of-its-kind wedding. Though gay marriage is not allowed in Cuba the government sanctioned wedding was seen my many gay Cuban’s as a step out of the shadows. continue reading »
Celebrations of Fidel Castro´s 85th Birthday Last All Week
August 13, 2011 | by Ahora | Notitas de Noticias
A music concert by 22 artists from nine countries will take place on the eve of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday, Saturday, August 13. continue reading »
