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Cuban Government: Reform Will Not be Easy
April 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The most complex and important parts of the reform plan launched in Cuba to update its socialist economic model are yet to come, Communist Party daily Granma said Tuesday. continue reading »
Rep. McGovern Says It’s Time for U.S. to Drop Cuba from Terror List
March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United States should remove Cuba from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism as a gesture of goodwill so that progress can be made on a broad range of matters of bilateral interest, continue reading »
Raul Castro Jokes About Resigning with Reporters
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro, soon to be confirmed by parliament for a second five-year term, joked on Friday about the possibility that he might resign because of being so advanced in years. continue reading »
Cuba’s Raul Castro Now President of Latin America’s CELAC Group
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
"Don't worry, it will only be one year," Cuban President Raul Castro said Monday as his country assumed the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or Celac, at the group's summit in Santiago. continue reading »
Cuban President Raul Castro, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Meet in Chile
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Cuban President Raul Castro met for the first time at the CELAC-EU summit in Chile, Spanish officials said. continue reading »
Venezuelan V.P. Meets Raul Castro Before Seeing Hugo Chavez in Cuba
January 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro met with Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro upon his arrival on the island to see Hugo Chavez, still convalescing in Havana following his fourth operation for cancer, local media said. continue reading »
Cuba’s New Tax Law Takes Effect - Intended to Improve “Economic Conditions”
January 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba enacted this Jan. 1 a new Tax Law to continue the government's "modernization" of socialism with economic reforms that revamp the tax culture of a country where taxes have continue reading »
Raul Castro Discusses Hurricane Sandy’s “Hard Blow” to Cuba
November 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro said that Hurricane Sandy dealt a "really hard blow" to the eastern province of Santiago, the area of the island most affected by the storm. continue reading »
Cuba’s Health System Closed 465 Medical Centers in 2011 and Laid Off 16k Personnel
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Cuban public health system closed 465 medical centers during 2011 and laid off the personnel who worked there, a move made in keeping with the government's ongoing "readjustment" to reduce costs and more efficiently utilize resources. continue reading »
Fidel’s Son Says Castro is “Lucid and Working Hard”
September 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro told Efe on Monday that his father is "lucid and working hard," despite having made no public appearance for several months. continue reading »
American Alan Gross Looses 100 Pounds While Imprisoned in Cuba
September 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The wife of U.S. contractor Alan Gross expressed concerns about his health after visiting him in a Cuban prison. "I am devastated by his appearance," Judy Gross said in a statement released Tuesday. continue reading »
Massive Blackout HIts Cuba, Many Struggling Under Oppressive Heat
September 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Power was restored Monday to several sections of Havana that were left without electricity for nearly six hours due to a problem over the weekend with a transmission line in central Cuba. continue reading »
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Turns 86
August 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The former President of Cuba and brother of current President Raul Castro, Fidel Castro turns 86-years-old today. The ailing Castro’s last public appearance was when in March during Pope Benedict’s visit. continue reading »
Cuba Open to Discussing Human Rights with U.S.
July 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba is open to dialogue with the United States about all topics, including human rights, but only on the basis of equality, President Raul Castro said Thursday. continue reading »
Raul Castro Returns to Cuba After Trip Abroad
July 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro returned to Havana after a 12-day tour of China, Vietnam and Russia aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and economic cooperation with those countries, the official daily Granma said Saturday. continue reading »
Raul Castro Continues International Trip With Stop in Vietnam
July 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday began his official activities on a four-day visit to Vietnam aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two communist regimes. continue reading »
Raul Castro Signs Financial Cooperation Accords with China
July 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro concluded Saturday his four-day visit to China after signing a number of significant accords, particularly on financial cooperation, and having met with the current leaders and their successors, the Xinhua state-run news agency reported. continue reading »
Raul Castro Visiting China Seeking Support for Cuba’s Economic Reforms
July 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in this capital Wednesday for his first official visit to China as head of state, a trip on which he will meet with the present and future leaders of the Asian giant to seek support for the communist island's economic reform process. continue reading »
Conflict Arises Over Mariela Castro Being Granted U.S. Visa for California Conference
May 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Now that Raul Castro's daughter has received a U.S. visa to attend an academic event in California some are protesting. Mariela Castro was granted a visa by Secretary of State Hilary Clin continue reading »
Alan Gross Calls Offer to Fly Terminally Ill Mother to Cuba “Baloney”
May 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. contractor Alan Gross, behind bars in Cuba since December 2009, termed an alleged offer by the island's authorities to fly in his terminally ill mother "baloney." continue reading »
