The Obama administration is ending a policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas, the White House announced Thursday. A White House statement said, “The Department of Homeland Security is ending the so-called ‘wet-foot/dry foot’ policy, which was put in place more than 20 years ago and was designed for a different era. Effective »
Blog Archives 2017
US Religious Leader Calls for End of Blockade on Cuba
John McCoollogh, Church World Service CEO, has reiterated the need to put an end to the economic, financial and trade blockade imposed by the White House on Cuba more than 50 years ago»
Spanish Singer Enrique Iglesias in Cuba for New Video Clip
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias has shot in Cuba some scenes for a new video clip with Cuban musician Descemer Bueno and Puerto Rican duo Zion and Lenox»
Cuba Reveals Complete List of Fighters for 7th WSB
Sancti Spiritus will be represented in the competition by team members Jorge Griñán (49kg), Yosbany Veitía (52kg), and Dariesky Palmero (60kg)»
Danny Glover: On the Right Side of the History
Renowned American actor Danny Glover recently visited the House of the Guayabera in Sancti Spiritus, the only institution in Cuba that treasures a collection of our national garment»
Nicaragua Can Always Count on Cuba, Said Miguel Díaz-Canel
The Cuban First Vice President heads the island’s delegation to the inauguration ceremony of recently re-elected President Daniel Ortega and V.P. Rosario Murillo»
António Guterres to Open Dialogue on Cyprus in Geneva
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will inaugurate the conference on the reunification of Cyprus scheduled for Thursday in Geneva, announced his spokesman Stephane Dujarric»
Cuba Announces 26th International Book Fair
The 26th International Book Fair of Havana will be inaugurated at the city’s San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress next February 9, with more than 700 new editions and four million copies on hand»
Oceania Visitors Express Admiration for Cuba
The members of the Cruz del Sur Solidarity Brigade have expressed their admiration for the Cuban Revolution and its historic leader Fidel Castro since they arrived in Sancti Spiritus last Saturday»
Cruz del Sur Solidarity Brigade Tours Sancti Spiritus
Revolutionaries of the world draw our inspiration from Fidel, said Evaristo Navarrete Manzano, a member of the 34th Cruz del Sur Solidarity-with-Cuba Brigade, currently touring the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus. Navarrete Manzano, of Chilean origin, first settled in Australia and currently living in New Zealand, was a member of the Communist Party of Chile, reason why he was »