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Book on Cuban Five Launched in Japan

The book “Estados Unidos Grotesco, Obama, Libera a los Cinco” (Grotesque United States, Obama, Free the Five), by Japanese journalist Tsuzaki Itaru, was launched in this capital in the presence of Cuban First Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina.   Itaru devoted his work to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and the Cuban people as a contribution to »

Sancti Spiritus: Gerardo Hernandez Thanks Museum for Accepting Guayabera

“Sometime ago I read about the Guayabera Socio-Cultural Project in Sancti Spiritus, and I thought it was an excellent idea. Knowing the owners of some of the pieces on display there, we are more than pleased and honored to know that the Cuban Five will be represented in that collection…, said Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez in the letter accompanying »

Yumari Gonzalez to Track Cycling World Championship

Sancti Spiritus Yumari Gonzalez will participate  at the Track Cycling World Championships, to be held in Melbourne, Australia. Gonzalez, who returned to the track in 2011 after becoming a mother, will compete in scratch and points race.»

Correa: Necessary Presence of Cuba in America’s Summit

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa reiterated the necessary presence of Cuba in the next Summit of the Americas Monday, and confirmed that he will give a response to the invitation made by his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos. “If you check my intervention at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago three years ago, you will see that »

Fidel’s Reflections: The Wonderful World of Capitalism

The search for the political truth will always be a difficult task even in our times, when science has placed in our hands a huge amount of knowledge. One of the most important was the possibility to know and study the fabulous power of the energy contained in matter. The person who discovered that energy and its possible use was »

Raul Castro Welcomes Hugo Chavez

Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, who will continue receiving the radiotherapy sessions that he began here last week, as part of his treatment against pelvic cancer.»

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.»