The trial of staff at the Havana Psychiatric Hospital for the deaths of 26 patients who died of cold and neglect revealed a dark chapter in an institution that was once a shining symbol of Cuba’s much lauded health care system, and drew reactions of shock and criticism. Read Article
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Their tanned skin is weathered by years of sun, and their voices preserve traces of accents from different parts of Spain. They are elderly Spanish immigrants who have benefited from social policies both in their home country and in Cuba, which took them in, and their life stories are the subject of a documentary that […]
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Recovering arrears due to lack of raw materials and disruptions in electric service is the main objective of workers of the tobacco factory “Lazaro Peña” of Jobabo, in the eastern province of Las Tunas. The work rate now exceeds eight hours set for each day, and covers non-working Saturdays and some Sundays. Read Article
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Cuban cyber-journalist and dissident Guillermo “El Coco” Fariñas Hernández has been arrested for the second time in 24 hours and though it is thought likely he will be released shortly Reporters Without Borders calls attention to the fact that his sole offence has been to campaign for freedom to inform and liberty of movement, a […]
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Havana – All the post offices in Cuba have stopped taking U.S.-bound mails “until further notice,” the Cuban Post Company said on Friday. The decision was made in response to the new security regulations imposed by the U.S. aviation authorities on all countries, the state-owned company said. Because of the new U.S. security regulations, all […]
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When the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) formulates its annual Human Development Index (HDI), it uses several socioeconomic indicators – including life expectancy, gross national income and literacy – to rank member states and also measure quality of life in these countries. But a nation widely singled out for its positive achievements in education, health care […]
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The Cuban government welcomed the latest U.S. measures to ease restrictions on travel and remittances to this country, but said they had a “limited reach.” Meanwhile, academics who spoke to IPS said the easing of the rules by an executive order issued last Friday by U.S. President Barack Obama would boost this country’s nascent private […]
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Three Italians have remained in prison for eight months in Cuba involved in the death of a 12 year old girl, apparently in a case of drug abuse and prostitution on which the Cuban authorities have been silent about. Read Article
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A specialized ship has arrived in Venezuela loaded with enough fiber optic cable to connect the South American country to Cuba. Jose Ignacio Quintero, a manager for Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent SA, which is carrying out the project, told The Associated Press that the ship “Ile de Batz” is anchored on the Venezuelan coast and will begin […]
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Cuban social services, the flagships of the Revolution, cannot be sustained under the current economic model and can only remain if all the reforms recommended by President Raúl Castro are enforced, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Read Article
Seven Cuban castaways landed on Ambergris Caye, on Wednesday, December 29, and despite agreements between Belize and Cuba, the men were released. The Belize-Cuba agreement, which Belize had adhered to in past, says Belize should repatriate back to Cuba any Cuban national who arrives in our country illegally. But in this case of the stranded […]
Cuba and El Salvador this week reaffirmed their willingness to continue and deepen relations, which were restored on June 1, 2009 after nearly 50 years. That decision was expressed in a statement issued by the foreign ministers of the two nations, Bruno Rodriguez and Hugo Martinez, following an official visit by Rodriguez, which began Dec. […]