Cuba

Tropical Storm Isaac is centered 390 miles east of Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands, and according to Cuba’s Climate Forecast Center, it may affect Cuba as it moves on a westward course at 18 mph.»

Adriana Perez, wife of Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez, arrived in Bolivia this Wednesday for a five-day visit that includes a tribute to Argentine-Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara.»

Cuban Radio broadcasting calls on all the people who love radio in Cuba, Latin America and the whole world to exchange on the Twitter social network from 9.00 a.m. to 13.00 hours local time on August 22 on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Cuban Radio.»

Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez, author of songs like Ojalá and Unicornio azul, announced on his blog Segunda Cita he will perform in Argentina next November.»

The U.S. Diana Nyad gave up today on her attempt to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, after more than two days of difficult battle against storms and jellyfish.»

Cuba and China today signed an agreement on trade promotion activities including bilateral exchange of information between companies of the two countries.»

Cuba strongly rejects the threats by the government of Great Britain to revoke the inviolability of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and raid its diplomatic mission.»

Gerardo Hernandez sent a message to the 13th Peruvian Forum in Solidarity with Cuba which reads, in part: “You can count on us and on our determination not to let you down, not to give in, and to stand firm in our struggle.”»

Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo fulfilled a busy diplomatic agenda during his recent visit to the Dominican Republic, where he met with the newly sworn-in president, Danilo Medina.»

The defense team for Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters sentenced to long prison terms in the United States, will file an appeal on Monday, Aug 20, to overturn his unjust conviction, activists said today.»