Castro Tells U.S. Cuba Will Not Stop Being Socialist

<div align="justify"> Raul Castro says Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, weakening the building blocks of its communist system to try to revive a floundering economy. But Castro vows that anyone waiting for fundamental political change when he and his brother Fidel are gone is &quot;doomed to failure.&quot; </div> Read More

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No New Cuban Policy for the Time Being

<div align="justify"> Some in the &quot;Cuba lobby&quot;—Cuban-Americans in Congress like Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Sen. Bob Menendez—suggest the administration may be mulling their objections, but a State Department official, off-the-record, suggests one reason for the delay is a flurry of new talks between the countries that could lead to an even wider opening to Cuba. </div> Read More

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Cuba Plans Ahead Thinking in Future Hurricanes

<div align="justify"> When three major hurricanes (Gustav, Ike and Paloma) pounded the island in the second semester of 2008, one of the biggest effects was felt on the dining room table, as the island’s agriculture was devastated. Now they are using that experience to improve their strategies to face new challenges. </div> Read More

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