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Another Blow to Self-Employment / Orlando Freire Santana Posted on May 20, 2013 From infolatam.com
For several days the inspectors of the Ministry of Labor and National Tax Administration Office (ONAT) in the Havana municipality of Cerro have been telling… Continue reading
Prison Diary XVIII: Those Who Live Off The Government / Angel Santiesteban Posted on May 18, 2013
A few days ago it was suggested to me in a letter that someday, in another government of course, I could be Minister… Continue reading
Conspiring With Impunity / Rosa Maria Rodriguez Posted on May 16, 2013
“Corrupt lawyer and judge. Raúl Castro, help me. Unjust eviction.”
Unfortunately, in Cuba anybody with a Communist Party ID, a title that gives them a substantial amount of… Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 05.15.13
Canadian jailed in Havana corruption scandal speaks out By Julian Sher of The Toronto Star And Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@elnuevoherald.com
Speaking over a scratchy telephone line from inside a Cuban prison, Sarkis Yacoubian’s voice goes… Continue reading
27 Families Evicted in Guanabo, Havana May 15, 2013
HAVANA TIMES – A total of twenty seven families living in the beach town of Guanabo, east of Havana, lost their homes amid a strong police special troops operation to evict… Continue reading
Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen By Marc Frank HAVANA | Tue May 14, 2013 10:50pm EDT
(Reuters) – Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 05.11.13
Cuban Eliécer Ávila asks tough questions that scare regime BY MIRTA OJITO Mao35@columbia.edu
Eliécer Ávila is up with the roosters every morning, shoveling pig manure in the modest farm in the province of Las Tunas, Cuba,… Continue reading
Berta Soler takes Cuba’s truth to Puerto Rico Posted by Pedazos de la Isla on May 7, 2013
After Berta Soler’s emotional trip to Miami- the heart of the Cuban exile- she has continued to take the Cuban reality to… Continue reading
Open Letter to Amnesty International / Elsa Morejon Posted on May 6, 2013
I am Elsa Morejon Hernandez, wife of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet González, president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba. My letter is intended to… Continue reading
Hunted Leftist Terrorist Laughs at FBI from Cuba May 7, 2013 By Humberto Fontova
This week the FBI announced a $1 million reward for “information leading to the apprehension” of Joanne Chesimard, also known as “Assata Shakur,” who they named… Continue reading
Young Opponent Threatened with Expulsion From His Workplace / CID Posted on May 6, 2013
On April 20, CID activist Adrian Benitez Ramos was threatened with expulsion from his workplace in the municipality of San Juan y Martinez, in the… Continue reading
Posted on Friday, 05.03.13
Castro’s niece in Philly for gay rights conference By KATHY MATHESON Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — The niece of Fidel Castro said Friday on a trip to Philadelphia that she believes Cuba and the U.S. will have… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 05.04.13
Analysts: Chesimard’s designation on terror list has no legal impact By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
The FBI’s decision to put U.S. fugitive Joanne Chesimard, who lives in Havana, on its list of “Most Wanted Terrorists” shines… Continue reading
Joanne Chesimard, Fugitive Living in Cuba, Named to FBI ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ List Informers stand to gain $2M in the unlikely event Chesimard, convicted of murdering a cop 40 years ago, is caught By Steven Nelson May 2, 2013
Forty… Continue reading
Posted on Thursday, 05.02.13
NJ trooper’s killer named a most wanted terrorist By DAVID PORTER Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. — The reward for the capture and return of a fugitive member of a black militant group convicted of murdering a… Continue reading
Ghana signs agreement with Cuba for more doctors
Health – Ghana on Tuesday signed an agreement with Cuba to supply the West African state with more doctors.
Some 250 Ghanaians will also train as doctors in Cuba, according to the… Continue reading
1 May 2013 Last updated at 14:28 GMT
A glimpse inside Cuba’s prisons Sarah Rainsford By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Havana
Proportionately, Cuba has one of the highest prison populations in the world
The whitewashed buildings of the Combinado del… Continue reading
Cuba Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez Confronted by Italian Pro-Castro Fanatics By Gianluca Mezzofiore: Subscribe to Gianluca’s RSS feed April 28, 2013 9:59 PM GMT
Cuba dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez has been confronted by pro-Castro fanatics at the International Journalism Festival… Continue reading