Monthly Archives: April 2008
Moody Airmen rescue Cuban migrants found at sea
4/29/2008 – MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) — Airmen from the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB performed a maritime rescue in the Gulf of Mexico April 25 that saved six lives.… Continue reading
Fewer U.S. immigrants sending money to Latin AmericaWed Apr 30, 2008 1:40pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fewer immigrants in the United States are sending money home to Latin America due to the U.S. economic slowdown and a harsher immigration climate,… Continue reading
Cuba says tourism industry appears to be recovering from slumpPosted on Wed, Apr. 30, 2008By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press Writer
HAVANA –Cuba announced Wednesday that its crucial tourism industry appears to be recovering from a two-year slump, with a 15 percent… Continue reading
LABOUR-CUBA: The Challenge of Boosting ProductivityBy Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Apr 30 (IPS) – Workers are facing thorny questions related to productivity, wages, participation in decision-making or unemployment at a time when the government is discreetly adopting measures aimed at finally… Continue reading
La UE aparca el debate sobre Cuba hasta después de la cumbre de Lima
30 de abril de 2008, 08:51 AM
Bruselas, 30 abr (EFE).- Los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) no reabrirán su debate sobre la política… Continue reading
Diario Las AmericasPublicado el 04-30-2008
EEUU destaca vínculos de Venezuela con Irán y Cuba
Elogia esfuerzos Colombia
WASHINGTON (EFE).
El Gobierno de EE.UU. destacó hoy los vínculos de Venezuela con Irán y Cuba, países que a su juicio patrocinan el… Continue reading
Cuba iguala producción de azúcar de 2007, según cálculosReutersmiércoles 30 de abril de 2008 11:09 GYTPor Marc Frank
LA HABANA (Reuters) – La producción cubana de azúcar cruda igualó las 1,2 millones de toneladas reportadas durante la zafra anterior, según… Continue reading
Miércoles, 30 de Abril de 2008, 10:43hs
Fuente: AFPPrincipal rama de la economía de la islaTurismo en Cuba crece 15% gracias a Chile, Argentina, Colombia y Canadá
Ese aumento se produjo gracias al incremento de llegadas procedentes de… Continue reading
CUBA-TURISMOAumentaron 15% los turistas que visitaron Cuba en primer trimestreHora: 14:22 Fuente : EFE
La Habana, 30 abr (EFECOM).- Los turistas que visitaron Cuba en el primer trimestre de 2008 aumentaron un 15% respecto al mismo periodo de… Continue reading
Casi 26.000 habaneros residen en inmuebles a punto de derrumbarse
En la capital hay cerca de mil edificios 'en estado crítico', que albergan unas 8.000 viviendas, según datos oficiales.
Agencias
miércoles 30 de abril de 2008 18:12:00
En La Habana… Continue reading
Confesor de salvadoreños condenados a muerte aboga por una conmutación general
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miércoles 30 de abril de 2008 15:22:00
AFP/ La Habana. El cura colombiano Noel Mojica, confesor de dos salvadoreños condenados a muerte hace nueve años en Cuba bajo… Continue reading
Diario Las AmericasPublicado el 04-29-2008
No Space for Dissent in Cuba
It is necessary that the world be informed about the patriotic andpeaceful demonstrations of the group of Cuban women identified as"Ladies in White". Their demonstrations are very important from… Continue reading
On a MissionRELIEF TRIP | Glencoe synagogue's visit gives members rare glimpse ofhow Cubans live
April 30, 2008Recommend
BY LORI RACKL Staff Reporter/lrackl@suntimes.com
With a suitcase full of drugs, Sue Yellen left her Chicago home andheaded for Miami.
Her final… Continue reading
Raul Castro consolidates power in CubaTue 29 Apr 2008, 16:58 GMTBy Marc Frank
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro has reorganized theCommunist Party's leadership and consolidated his power as he pushesthrough reforms two months after succeeding his ailing brother… Continue reading
Cuba calls Czech ambassador an agentBy Daniel Anýž, Tereza Nosálková / HOSPODÁ?SKÉ NOVINY / Published 30April 2008Translated with permission by the Prague Daily Monitor?tk
Petr Kolá?, Czech ambassador to the US, has said a story recentlypublished in a Cuban newspaper… Continue reading
CUBASpeak up against totalitarian rulePosted on Wed, Apr. 30, 2008By FRANK CALZONwww.cubacenter.org
In his book The Case for Democracy: The Power to Overcome Tyranny andTerror, Natan Sharansky, the former Israeli Cabinet member and one-timeSoviet dissident, writes that three… Continue reading
CUBACastro extends powers to party functionariesCuba on Monday ended a nearly two-year provisional period, which beganwhen Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006.Posted on Wed, Apr. 30, 2008BY RUI FERREIRA AND WILFREDO CANCIO ISLAEl Nuevo Herald
Cuban leader Raúl Castro… Continue reading
Press freedom declines worldwide, NKorea listed as worstPosted on Tue, Apr. 29, 2008By BARRY SCHWEIDAP Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON –Worldwide, the environment for journalists grew more hostile last year,extending a six-year downturn, researchers reported Tuesday.
Setbacks for press freedom outnumbered advances… Continue reading