Solidarity activists from 16 countries will travel to Cuba to celebrate International Workers’ Day on May 1 as an expression of their support of the social revolutionary process that began in the Caribbean nation in 1959.»
Blog Archives March 2012
Hotel in Central Cuba Shows Favorable Economic Dividends (+photos)
Las Cuevas Hotel, located just a few meters away from Trinidad’s historical center, in Sancti Spiritus province, stands out among the resorts of the central Cuban region due to the great performance in various indicators of efficiency.»
Sancti Spiritus Catholics to Attend Pope Benedict XVI Masses
Over 800 Catholics from Sancti Spiritus will go to the masses to be officiated by Pope Benedict XVI in the Cuban cities of Havana and Santiago de Cuba, during his visit to the island next March 26th to 28th.»
Pope’s Visit to Cuba will Help Depict the Island’s Reality
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba will allow the world to approach to the reality of a country many times target of media attacks aimed at distorting it, personalities and religious leader stated in this capital.»
Miami Judge Authorizes Rene Gonzalez to Travel Home
Judge Joan Lenard, of the South Florida Federal District Court, approved the motion to travel to Cuba presented by the attorney for Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons.»
Cuban Baseball: Roosters Gave Lions First Swept (+photos)
Sancti Spiritus got to sweep Industriales Lions for the first time in the 51st Cuban baseball national season by defeating them on Monday with 12-5 score and Yuliesky Gourriel’s 21st homer.»
Cuban Workers Called to Join May Day Celebrations
The Cuban Workers’ Confederation (CTC) issued a call urging the Cuban people to participate in the International May Day commemoration, amid the update of the economic model in the country.»
Cuba to Reaffirm Humanism with Pope’s Visit
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba on March 26th will reaffirm the humanist vocation of the Revolution, stated today the general coordinator of the Reflection and Solidarity Group Oscar Arnulfo Romero (OAR), Gabriel Coderch.»
Cuba: Religious Leaders for Freedom of the Five
Religious leaders joined their voices to other sectors of Cuban society to demand freedom and return to the island of the five anti-terrorists sentenced to severe penalties in the United States. As young people, women, peasants, workers and intellectuals; representatives of the religious diversity that exists in Cuba considered necessary to end the situation of Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio »
ALBA to Demand End of Blockade against Cuba
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said that the member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) will require the immediate cessation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba in the Summit of the Americas, to be held in the city of Cartagenas, in Colombia.»