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Archive - Mar 24, 2011

Leonard Weinglass (1933-2011)

<p style="text-align: justify;">by John Mage. Leonard Weinglass, a leading leftwing lawyer in the United States with an international perspective, died in the early evening on March 23, 2011.&nbsp; Len, who died on his 78th birthday, fell ill in late January while in Cuba.&nbsp; In the first days of February exploratory surgery at Montefiore Hospital discovered that he had inoperable cancer of the pancreas. Read More

Cuba’s Health Support for Other Nations Highlighted by the UN

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.24 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.- Lea Guido, representative to Cuba of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighted the island’s cooperation and solidarity in the struggle against infectious diseases in other countries. Read More

Cuban Tae Kwon Do Athletes Train in Peru

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.24 / radiorebelde.Cuban Tae Kwon Do Athletes Train in PeruHAVANA, CUBA.- Dainellys Montejo is heading the Cuban team now training in Peru for the continental tae kwon do qualifying competition, to be held in Lima on March 25 and 26. Read More

3 Cuban nationals believe to be lost at sea

<p style="text-align: justify;">Three Cuban nationals have been missing since the cargo vessel, Helga, encountered bad weather and rough waters, which caused it to capsize on Saturday night. Eight others were found floating in life rafts on Sunday morning and the Coast Guard continues its search for Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia and crew members, Nelson Perez Ardao and Alexis Gonzalez Cune. Read More

Cubans are “subsistence economy”, says official journal

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Rong Cheng on 03/23/2011. The official newspaper Granma said today that Cubans practiced a kind of “economy of subsistence,” divorced from reality, since it encourages the productive forces.“Cubans are specialists in domestic numbers: some miracles to reach their wages, others entrust their accounts to a welcoming family remittances, and no shortage of crooks who live off the invention, but never work,” said the newspaper in a article entitled “The statutes of the Economy.” The organ of the Communist Party of Cuba said that “sometimes we wanted to reap what we sow not before, eat what you do not produce.” Read More

Reporter finishes testifying in ex-agent's case

<p style="text-align: justify;">A former New York Times reporter who interviewed an anti-communist militant about planning 1997 bombings in Cuba has finished six days of testimony in the man's perjury trial.By WILL WEISSERT. Associated Press. EL PASO, Texas —A former New York Times reporter who interviewed an anti-communist militant about planning 1997 bombings in Cuba has finished six days of testimony in the man's perjury trial. Read More

Cuba releases last two in group of 75 dissidents

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba on Wednesday freed the last two of a group of 75 opposition activists detained in 2003.Dissidents said the government released Felix Navarro, 57, a teacher and political activist, and Jose Ferrer, a 40-year-old fisherman and opposition movement member. Read More

A struggle to change hotels in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Nick Caistor. Havana. Cuba has declared war on inefficiency. The state is preparing lay off half a million people, and novelties such as income tax are on the way in. But inefficiency has put down deep roots.I made the mistake in Havana recently of trying to change hotels. Read More

Cuba to Expand Coffee-Growing Areas

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn) In an effort to stop the low production trend of the past few years, the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to expand coffee plantations by nearly 17,791 acres.Jose Antonio Labrada, production specialist of the Ministry's business group, told ACN the strategy will enable to replace old plants (over 27 years of exploitation) in the main coffee production areas of the country. Read More

United Americas Shipping Services, INC. (UASS) Calls to End the U.S. Government's Preferential Treatment

<p style="text-align: justify;">MIAMI, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UASS called today for the federal government to permit ferry service to Cuba to compete freely with air carriers in transporting U.S. travelers to Cuba. At present no ferry service is authorized to Cuba, even though UASS is ready and willing to provide it and U.S. law permits it. Read More