Monthly Archives: December 2007
Cuban growth rate falls short of forecastBy IANSSaturday December 29, 03:19 PM
Havana, Dec 29 (IANS) Cuba registered a growth rate of 7.5 percent against an official forecast of 10 percent with both agriculture and construction sectors badly hit by… Continue reading
Castro again hints at retirement
Cuba's ailing President, Fidel Castro, has for the second time this month alluded publicly to the possibility of retiring from office.
In a letter read out to Cuba's National Assembly, he said in… Continue reading
Raul Castro suggests liberalisation as Fidel hints at retirementBy IANSSaturday December 29, 05:11 PM
Havana, Dec 29 (DPA) Cuba's interim leader Raul Castro has suggested that economic changes – though within a socialist system – could be on the way,… Continue reading
Cuba's Castro says no longer 'clings' to powerBy ReutersSaturday December 29, 07:05 AM
HAVANA (Reuters) – Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro sent a written message to the National Assembly on Friday saying he had "clung" to power in his younger… Continue reading
Cuba reports strong growth for fourth yearFri Dec 28, 2007 12:36pm ESTBy Marc Frank
HAVANA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Friday its economy grew 7.5 percent in 2007, the fourth year the Communist-run country has reported a big… Continue reading
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Cuba offers doctors, awaits RP reply
By Francis Earl A. Cueto, Reporter
Doctors in the Philippines are turning themselves into nurses to be able to work abroad immediately, with the United States seen as their preferred… Continue reading
IMMIGRATIONExiles urged to stem tide of CubansAs another group of Cubans landed, the U.S. Coast Guard's top official called on Cuban exiles to stop financing trips that are resulting in more dead at sea.Posted on Sat, Dec. 29, 2007BY LAURA… Continue reading
EDUCATIONSanteria class less ritual, more rigorPerhaps America's best known babalawo, Oba Ernesto Pichardo, is making history with an FIU class that's long on history and short on chicken heads.Posted on Sat, Dec. 29, 2007BY ERIKA BERASeberas@MiamiHerald.com
Those who came… Continue reading
Castro once longed to cling to powerPosted on Fri, Dec. 28, 2007By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press Writer
HAVANA –Fidel Castro said Friday that as a young man he hoped to cling to power but has long since outgrown the urge,… Continue reading
Cuba disputes migrant drownings accountPosted on Fri, Dec. 28, 2007By MIAMI HERALD STAFFdnews@MiamiHerald.com
The Cuban government on Friday confirmed the deaths of two citizens and the arrest of several others caught last week after trying to flee the island illegally… Continue reading
CUBAN MIGRANTSMigrant smuggling spiked in past monthTwelve Cuban migrants made it to Elliott Key safely, but many who flee aren't so lucky. Up to 65 people went missing this month.Posted on Fri, Dec. 28, 2007BY LAURA MORALES AND TIM CHAPMANllmorales@MiamiHerald.com… Continue reading
Cuba looks to tourism to fuel economyNew chain of hotels highlights island's culture, architectureBy Michael Martinez | Chicago TribuneDecember 29, 2007
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba – When Cuban officials peer into the historic Hotel Palacio Azul, they see a piece of… Continue reading
Publicado el sábado 29 de deciembre del 2007 Si Jesús hubiera nacido en Cuba (II)
No se sabe con certeza cuál fue el origen del árbol de Navidad. Hay quienes sospechan que se trata de una costumbre de origen pagano:… Continue reading
Publicado el viernes 28 de deciembre del 2007 EEUU ayuda a 12 países de la región contra tráfico humanoPor NESTOR IKEDA
Estados Unidos ha distribuido recientemente 16,5 millones de dólares a gobiernos y grupos privados de 46 países para el… Continue reading
Nuevo reclamo para liberar a Hilda Molina de Cuba
28 de diciembre de 2007, 02:02 PM
En un nuevo y desesperado intento para lograr la liberación de la médica Hilda Molina, impedida de salir de Cuba desde hace ya 14… Continue reading
Kirchner podría viajar a Cuba por el caso de Hilda Molina
Luego de intervenir en la gestión por los rehenes de las FARC, el ex presidente podría arribar este año a la isla para negociar con el régimen de Castro… Continue reading
Viernes 28 de Diciembre de 2007Argentina
Reclamo de libertades a Cuba
BUENOS AIRES.- El diputado nacional José Ignacio García Hamilton (UCR) reclamó al Gobierno que, en coincidencia con las gestiones por los rehenes colombianos, apoye la liberación de Hilda Molina… Continue reading
BREVE RESUMEN DEL AÑO PARA CUBA
Por Juan José López *ColaboraciónLa Nueva CubaDiciembre 28, 2007
Un año mas que se va, represión, rebeldía, una economía fracasada en un mapa diferente a dos años anteriores, estadísticas desaparecidas y falsificadas como siempre.… Continue reading