Spaniard Jailed in Cuba to Finish Sentence at Home

A Spaniard sentenced in Cuba to prison for the death of a prominent dissident will fly back to Spain to serve the rest of his four-year term, authorities in both countries said Friday. Read More

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Raul Castro Says Market Reforms in Cuba Having Impact, but More Work Ahead

President Raul Castro says Cuba's market reforms, which now allow private enterprise, are having a positive impact, but that there's still a long way to go in improving the economy. Read More

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Alicia Alonso to Receive Award in Italy

Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso will be presented today in Italy with the Prix Rome Jia Ruskaja 2012 as one of this year's winners of its lifetime achievement award, dedicated to people who have contributed to the creation and development of dance teaching methods. Read More

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Boyz surrender title after poor performance at Caribbean Cup Cuba KO Boyz 1-0

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz crashed out of the CFU Caribbean Championship after a humiliating 1-0 defeat to Cuba at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here last night. Read More

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Raul Castro presides over Cuba parliament in year-end session; economy, budget top agenda

Cuban lawmakers are holding the second of their twice-annual sessions with a year-end report expected on the state of the country's economy. Read More

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Venezuela's Chavez suffers complications after surgery

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding after a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba, the government said on Thursday, adding to a stream of somber news about the ailing president's condition. Read More

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Chez Panisse chefs encourage fresh dining in Cuba

Rice, beans, pork -- and lots of it. That's a typical restaurant meal in Cuba, widely regarded by travelers as a culinary wasteland where the variety and quality of raw ingredients leave much to be desired. Read More

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Cuba Holds 5th Communist Party's Plenary Session

The first secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Raul Castro, reiterated here the urgency in breaking the blockade of thought still persistent in the selection and preparation of youth as leaders in this country. Read More

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Cuba FM Rodriguez Picked for Top Party Position

Cuba has named Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez to the Communist Party's powerful Political Bureau, cementing his position among the most highly placed next-generation leaders on the island. Read More

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Cuba’s Gay Population Is Itself Responsible

The current session of the Cuban parliament is ending and the issue of the extension of rights to people with sexual orientations that are not heterosexual has again been left off the island’s legislative agenda. Read More

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