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Good Friday Decreed Exceptional Holiday in Cuba

The Cuban government agreed to adjourn the work activities on Holy Week Friday, in consideration of Pope Benedict XVI, who made that request to President Raul Castro during his recent visit to the island.»

Rene Gonzalez Arrives in Cuba

Rene Gonzalez,  one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons for more than 13 years, arrived at noon in Havana, Cuba, as reported by the national television.»

Fidel’s Reflections: The Need to Enrich our Knowledge

The filmed scenes of the massacre in Libya, starting to be seen, offend for their total absence of humanism and the crass lies that served as an excuse for invading and taking over the natural resources of that country.»

WHO Director Meets with Cuban Foreign Minister

The General Director of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, and the director of the Pan American Health Organization, Mirta Roses, will meet with the Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez.»

Website on Cuban Five Announced in South Africa

A South African solidarity with Cuba group on Thursday announced the creation of a website dedicated to the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly sentenced to long prison terms in the United States since 1998. Sunny Singh, responsible for the initiative, stated that the website www.cubanfive.wozaonline.co.za will increase and update the information about the legal process against the Cuban Five.»

Cuban President Sees Pope Benedict XVI Off in Havana

Raul Castro saw Pope Benedict XVI off this Wednesday afternoon, at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. The  Cuban president was accompanied by governmental officials, Cardinal Jaime Ortega and other Catholic authorities.»