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Sat13Sep2008

Another Way to Help Cuban Hurricane Survivors

Help us organize an IFCO-Pastors for Peace Construction Brigade of 30-50 skilled carpenters, electricians, plumbers, etc. They and a small number of support individuals will travel to Cuba for approximately two weeks to assist in the reconstruction of social projects-i.e.... Read more »

Saturday, September 13 2008 | 09:42 H

Fri12Sep2008

Tomorrow in Washington DC : Protest for the Cuban 5

The Cuban Five are five Cuban men who are in U.S. prisons, serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively, after being arrested in September 1998 and wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami in 2001. They are... Read more »

Friday, September 12 2008 | 11:00 H

Tue09Sep2008

The Aftermath of Hurricanes in the Caribbean and Hwo to Help

Yesterday, we wrote about the rising death toll in Caribbean island nations, as they bear the brunt of a series of hurricanes and tropical storms. Some images from Haiti: Read after the jump to find out how you can help.... Read more »

Tuesday, September 09 2008 | 10:53 H

Mon08Sep2008

Ike's Unwated Visit to Caribbean

Hurricane Ike plows it's way through the Caribbean today, with Havana, the capital of Cuba in it's path. Ike already went through Haiti and the Dominican Republic as a category 3 hurricane, killing at least 58 people in Haiti alone... Read more »

Monday, September 08 2008 | 10:01 H

Thu04Sep2008

Cuba Celebrates its Most Celebrated Song

In karaoke bars from Lima to Beijing, at street festivals from San Antonio to Madrid, and in the heart of La Habana, one song can be heard: Guantanamera. Perhaps no other song illustrates the Cuban identity as much as this... Read more »

Thursday, September 04 2008 | 08:08 H

Sun24Aug2008

Cuban Athlete Ousted for Kicking Referee

Taekwondo isn't a sport for the faint of heart, but the violence needs to be kept in the ring and the kicks directed at your opponent. But Cuban martial artist Ángel Matos apparently doesn't see it that way. When Matos... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 09:43 H

Tue24Jun2008

Fidel Calls EU Decision "hypocritical"

Fidel Castro, far from being happy about the European Union's decision to lift sanctions and resume diplomatic relations with the island, is calling the move "hypocritical" given the harsh new European policy on immigration. In the statement Castro alluded to... Read more »

Tuesday, June 24 2008 | 13:34 H

Fri20Jun2008

EU to Open Up Dialogue with Cuba

Big diplomacy news out of Brussels, which will hopefully resonate in the U.S.'s diplomatic relations (or lack thereof) with Cuba. The European Union has decided to officially lift any sanctions against the island nation and resume regular diplomatic activities, which... Read more »

Friday, June 20 2008 | 11:36 H

Wed18Jun2008

Fidel Lives!

Can you believe it has been five months since the world last saw images of Fidel Castro? How did we live without him? Well fear not, yesterday via Cuban state television, the world was treated to the visage of Castro,... Read more »

Wednesday, June 18 2008 | 08:58 H

Wed11Jun2008

John McCain Targets Cuban Exile Vote

Seeing that he's trailing in Latino votes compared to Barack Obama, John McCain is going after the Cuban exile vote by bringing up the big bad wolves of Castro and the fact that Obama has said that he would consider... Read more »

Wednesday, June 11 2008 | 15:27 H

Thu29May2008

Guantanamo Bay Iguanas Protected. Detainees, Not So Much

Something is seriously wrong when animals inside Guantanamo Bay are protected but the people detained inside Guantanamo Bay are not.U.S. law protects endangered iguanas on the naval base, but the Supreme Court is struggling to determine whether it also applies... Read more »

Thursday, May 29 2008 | 16:14 H

Tue01Apr2008

Cubans Now Free to Stay in Hotels (Though Not for Free)

In another small move meant to exemplify growing liberties in Raul Castro's Cuba, the government has lifted a ban against citizens staying at island hotels. Staying at a Cuban hotel was a freedom previously afforded only Cuban newlyweds and “distinguished... Read more »

Tuesday, April 01 2008 | 11:27 H

Mon25Feb2008

Cuba Meet Your New (Old) President! Raul Castro.

Yesterday, in a not so surprising move, the Cuban National Assembly named Fidel Castro's brother, Raúl, president. The unanimous decision has been interpreted by many as a continuation of brother Fidel Castro's policies and in fact in his acceptance speech,... Read more »

Monday, February 25 2008 | 08:22 H

Thu21Feb2008

Andy Garcia: Ambivalent about Change in Cuba

Cuban-born actor Andy Garcia shares the sentiments of many in the exile community that Fidel's resignation and Raul Castro's new government might spell more of the same for Cuba, though he says he's "hopeful" this is a step in the... Read more »

Thursday, February 21 2008 | 15:57 H

Tue19Feb2008

Fidel Castro Officially Resigns

He ain't dead yet- so the Miami fiestas may be subdued, but there will be fiestas none the less I'm sure as ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro finally admitted what most already knew, that he will not return to lead... Read more »

Tuesday, February 19 2008 | 07:33 H

Mon18Feb2008

Video Shows Cuban Youth Discontent or Freedom of Speech?

This news is admittedly over a week old, but I couldn't let this slip by without drawing you attention to it. An anonymous source sent the BBC a tape of an encounter between Cuban IT students and the head of... Read more »

Monday, February 18 2008 | 15:05 H

Thu31Jan2008

Albita : Tonight in NYC

After taking two years off, the Cubana songstress, Albita, performs tonight at the legendary SOB's in NYC. Albita has recorded eight albums, seven have received Grammy nominations. Finally after she created her own record label "Angel Dawn Records" she won... Read more »

Thursday, January 31 2008 | 08:52 H

Mon28Jan2008

Are Cubanos Real Estate Mavens?

Capitalism might be the enemy of Castro's Cuba, but according to an article in the International Herald Tribune, that hasn't stopped Cubans from doing their own form of real estate wheeling and dealing. Apparently it's all going on under the... Read more »

Monday, January 28 2008 | 15:12 H

Mon21Jan2008

Cuba May Legalize Same-Sex Unions

As hinted at last month, the Cuban government has announced -- via Raul Castro's daughter -- that it's looking into the possibility of legalizing same-sex unions in the island nation. "The topic of homosexuality has to be touched on the... Read more »

Monday, January 21 2008 | 12:32 H

Thu17Jan2008

Castro: Not in the Best of Health

In spite of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula's claims yesterday that Fidel Castro is as spry as a college student -- and El Comandante's diva-style pose for Lula's camera -- the story coming out of the horse's mouth is quite... Read more »

Thursday, January 17 2008 | 12:34 H

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