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| Former Castro Official alleges in New Documentary Cuban Leader had Taken Secret Cuban Sex Pill for Decades alleges . PRWeb via Yahoo News |
| On his popular website www.ianundercover.com, NY Times best selling author and award winning filmmaker Ian Halperin alleges that former President of Cuba Fidel Castro admits to having slept with more than 35,000 women over a four decade period. What was the secret of Castro's sexploits? A special Cuban sex pill. |
| Fatboy Slim The Roots and The Cuban Brothers For Good Vibrations Undercover |
| Good Vibrations will be had by all at the Good Vibrations festival, taking place around the country in January and February 2009. The lineup is diverse, but not as diverse as it has been in previous years at the festival. |
| Duncan Campbell Ten years after five Cuban men were jailed in the US on spying charges they still cant see their . Guardian Unlimited |
| Duncan Campbell: Ten years after five Cuban men were jailed in the US on spying charges they still can't see their families |
| Cuba promises Cook Islands scholarships ABC Radio Australia |
| Cuba's Pacific Ambassador Jose Garcia has promised his country can provide scholarships for Cook Islanders, especially in the areas of medicine. |
| Castro insiste que Cuba es y debe ser socialista Miami Herald |
| El líder Cubano, Fidel Castro, aseguró ayer que su país es y debe seguir siendo socialista, en una nueva columna de ''Reflexiones'' divulgada por medios oficiales. |
| Fidel Castro says Cuba will remain socialist Miami Herald |
| Former President Fidel Castro says in a commentary published Sunday that Cuba is and will remain socialist. |
| Cuba will remain socialist Fidel Castro New Kerala |
| Havana, Oct 6 : Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said his country will remain socialist and rejected calls by Western experts to speed up the reform process in the wake of the global financial crisis, the EFE news agency reported Monday. |
| Cuba will remain socialist Fidel Castro Hindustan Times |
| COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said his country will remain socialist and rejected calls by Western experts to speed up the reform process in the wake of the global financial crisis, the EFE news agency reported Monday. |
| Cuba to become oil exporter says Fidel Castro Miami Herald |
| Cuban former President Fidel Castro has said that Cuba might become an oil exporter in a relatively short period of time |
| Maryland Million Classic Cuba All Alone BloodHorse |
| Cuba, ridden by Pedro Cotto Jr., had an easy time of it against four overmatched rivals as he powered to a four-length victory in the $279,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Oct. 4. |
| Energy council inCubator will guide push FUTURES The Shamokin News Item |
| SHAMOKIN — A national entrepreneur of the year award winner, an executive from an international wind energy company, a professor from Temple University and a representative from perhaps the most recognized anthracite coal company are among those named to the newly formed Northumberland County Energy Council. |
| Castros daughter says Cuba will resemble China Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's estranged daughter, said she does not expect much to change after his death. |
| Castros daughter speaks out on Cuba at TCC Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| By GENE TRAINOR HURST — The communist takeover of Cuba hit home for Alina Fernandez at age 3 when the cartoons she was watching on television disappeared and were replaced by "hairy people" shouting slogans. "Mickey Mouse vanished from the screen forever," Fernandez recalled. The estranged daughter of Cuban ... |
| Fidel Castro Praises Cuban Film Kangamba Adelante |
| Havana, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro stated that Kangamba is one of the most serious and dramatic films he has ever seen. |
| DeShazier For once silence wouldve been golden for Mark Cuban New Orleans Times Picayune |
| It was impossible to not lose a little love for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban this week. His willingness to chat about anything, which has made him so beloved to almost everyone not named David Stern, is an area in... |
| Cuban reveals rift between Dallas Mavericks former coach Dallas Morning News |
| Mark Cuban said multiple players told him they wanted to be traded if Avery Johnson returned as coach this season. The Mavericks owner revealed the gravity of the rift between Johnson and his players at Monday's media day when asked how he came to the conclusion that he needed to ... |
| Cuba defended in the world Granma Internacional |
| THE hypocrisy of imperialist rhetoric which, in response to the devastation wreaked by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, attempted to cover up the hostility of U.S. authorities toward Cuba, has been exposed by 5,200-plus intellectuals from 73 countries whom in the last week have adhered to a declaration called "With Cuba Today." |
| Chavez lands in Cuba meets with Castro brothers AP via Yahoo News |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise visit to Cuba late Saturday and wasted little time heading into a closed-door meeting with President Raul Castro and his ailing brother Fidel. |
| Chavez stops in Cuba meets with Fidel Castro The Charlotte Observer |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his second whirlwind visit to Cuba in less than a week and met behind closed doors for two and a half hours with ailing former leader Fidel Castro, state media reported Sunday. Chavez's stopover had not been previously announced, but the Communist Youth newspaper Juventud ... |
| Chavez stops in Cuba meets with Fidel Castro Las Vegas Sun |
| Sun, Sep 28, 2008 (7:57 a.m.) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his second whirlwind visit to Cuba in less than a week and met behind closed doors for two and a half hours with ailing former leader Fidel Castro, state media reported Sunday. |
| Chavez stops in Cuba meets with Fidel Castro AP via Yahoo News |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his second whirlwind visit to Cuba in less than a week and met behind closed doors for two and a half hours with ailing former leader Fidel Castro, state media reported Sunday. |
| Sure flutist James Galway plays classical music but he also does Cuban quite well Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune |
| NEW YORK - From uptown to downtown, Sir James Galway charms the crowds. |
| Sound Bite Galways Street boasts Cuban architecture The Sacramento Bee |
| The latest incarnation of flutist James Galway's distinguished career runs right through Cuba. |
| Hemingway Cuba and mojitos The Times News |
| KETCHUM - Step off Ketchum's Main Street into the Tropicana tonight and see the nexStage Theatre transformed into a Cuban nightclub like that once frequented by Ernest Hemingway, Nat King Cole, Carmen Miranda and Jimmy Durante. |
| Viva la Cuban Revolution The Providence Journal |
| PROVIDENCE Maybe it's a sign of the times, but the revolution is certainly gaining ground and expanding . . . the Cuban Revolution, that is. |
| Venezuelas Chavez arrives in Cuba ahead of global tour AFP via Yahoo News |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba to meet with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as Caracas's firebrand leader sets out on a tour that includes China, Russia, Portugal and France. |
| Humberto Solas Director who told the stories of Cubas struggles under Castro Independent |
| As a child of Fidel Castro's revolution, the Cuban film director Humberto Solás had to walk a fine line in his craft but he walked it well. He became one of the country's most internationally-respected film-makers, helping drag Cuban film out of early 20th century Hollywood exploitation, through communist censorship ... |
| Fidel Castro says dignity stops Cuba taking US aid AlertNet |
| Source: Reuters HAVANA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Cuba, devastated in recent weeks by two powerful hurricanes, has too much dignity to accept aid from the United States, former leader Fidel Castro said in a column ... |
| Fidel Castro says dignity stops Cuba taking U.S. aid Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Cuba, devastated in recent weeks by two powerful hurricanes, has too much dignity to accept aid from the United States, former leader Fidel Castro said in a column published on Wednesday. |
| 1st Cuba Pacific Islands Ministerial Meeting opens in Havana Peoples Daily |
| Senior government officers from 10 Pacific islands met here Tuesday at a forum to enhance their cooperation concerning health, sports, education and climate change. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque Tuesday inaugurated the First Cuba-Pacific Islands Ministerial Meeting. In his welcome speech, Perez said it was necessary to perform transformations ... |
| Mavs owner Mark Cuban jumps into Josh Howard fray Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| The Josh Howard controversy takes another turn, this one courtesy of Mavs owner Mark Cuban. |
| Hurricane Ike Pummels Cuba Aims for US Gulf Coast Planet Ark |
| NEW YORK - Hurricane Ike remained a powerful Category 2 hurricane as it briefly moves back over water south of Cuba before charging on toward the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the US National Hurricane Center forecast in its 2 p.m. EDT report on Monday. |
| Hurricane Ike over Cuba Heading for US Gulf Coast Insurance Journal |
| Hurricane Ike is not yet weakening over Cuba and will likely reach the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane before taking aim at the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the U.S. Nati |
| Hurricane Ike over Cuba heading for U.S. Gulf Coast The Star |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike is not yet weakening over Cuba and will likely reach the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane before taking aim at the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast in its 11 a.m. EDT report on Monday. |
| Hurricane Ike over Cuba heading for U.S. Gulf Coast Reuters via Yahoo India News |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike is not yet weakening over Cuba and will likely reach the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane before taking aim at the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast in its 11 a.m. |
| Unlike Fidel President Raul Castro has remained out of sight as 3 storms pound Cuba Sun Sentinel |
| HAVANA (AP) _ The day after Hurricane Gustav roared through western Cuba, families were salvaging belongings from their flattened homes when state-television cameras turned up. |
| Raul Castro keeps out of sight as storms hit Cuba The Charlotte Observer |
| The day after Hurricane Gustav roared through western Cuba, families were salvaging belongings from their flattened homes when state-television cameras turned up. Storm victims posing among the rubble soon began chanting "Fidel! Fidel!" Nearly a half-minute went by before anyone realized they were forgetting the man who replaced Fidel Castro ... |
| Raul Castro out of Sight as Storms Hit Cuba ABC News |
| Unlike Fidel, President Raul Castro has been out of sight as 3 storms pound Cuba |
| Cubas Castro wins SAfrican humanitarian award AFP via Yahoo News |
| South Africa Thursday said it has given its 2008 humanitarian award to former Cuban president Fidel Castro for his contributions to "humankind beyond boundaries." |
| Kramer Told Me I Was Supposed to Pick Up Some Cubans Chicagoist |
| Bust out your puffy shirts, Jon Voight pencils, and garbage eclairs- the Seinfeld Campus Tour is coming to the University of Illinois next Thursday, September 18. Throughout the fall, a 60-foot, Seinfeld mini-museum bus is driving over 10,000 miles, stopping in 26 cities, and handing out ... |
| News roundup Ike hammers Cuba McCain and Obama basically deadlocked USA Today |
| Good morning. It's Tuesday. CNN says Hurricane Ike "skimmed along the southern coast of Cuba" early this morning. The storm forced nearly 1 million Cubans to flee their homes, according to the news channel. "Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro proclaimed his country on 'combat alert' against the third massive storm to ... |
| Hurricane Ike shreds central Cuba heads for Havana Los Angeles Times |
| Fidel Castro declares a 'combat alert,' and state TV reports four deaths on the island. Hurricane Ike ripped through central Cuba on Tuesday, killing at least four, toppling colonial landmarks and forcing the evacuation of nearly 1.2 million people -- with more likely to be displaced as ... |
| Cafe TaCuba Leads Latin Grammys List POLLSTAR |
| Mexican alt-rockers Cafe TaCuba scored six Latin Grammy nominations today, including album of the year. The group's Sino album also was nominated as best alternative album; its single, "Volver a Comenzar," was nominated as record of the year and best alternative song. |
| Mexicos Cafe TaCuba leads Latin Grammy nominations Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Mexican rock group Cafe TaCuba led the field of Latin Grammy contenders on Wednesday, picking up six nominations in a list that recognized new talent like singer-songwriter Kany Garcia of Puerto Rico and established superstars like Andres Calamaro. |
| Children of Cuban revolution figures die in crash The Charlotte Observer |
| Two children of two of Cuba's most famous revolutionaries have died in a Havana traffic accident. The Communist Party daily Granma reports that Celia and Abel Hart Santamaria were in a car that hit a tree in the Miramar neighborhood on Sunday. Celia Hart was 45 and Abel 48. They ... |
| In soccer Cuba U.S. an also ran The Record |
| You can't help but wonder now what's left of Fidel Castro's fighting spirit, because the "Yanquis" are in his backyard and we haven't heard a peep. He's still alive, we think, and in typical indignant form. |
| Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba Las Vegas Sun |
| Wed, Sep 3, 2008 (7:57 a.m.) Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist government. |
| Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba The Charlotte Observer |
| Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist government. Video images of the devastation on Cuba's Isla de la Juventud reminded Castro of "the desolation I saw when I visited Hiroshima, which was ... |
| Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba Boston Herald |
| HAVANA - Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying today it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist... |
| U.S. men shouldnt write off Castros Cuba Yahoo Sports |
| Fidel Castro would like nothing more than to celebrate an American defeat in one of his newspaper editorials. |
| Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba AP via Yahoo News |
| Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist government. |
| Fidel Castro says Gustav hit Cuba like nuclear blast AFP via Yahoo News |
| Cuba's longtime leader Fidel Castro said Hurricane Gustav hit his country like a nuclear blast, and estimated it would take three to four billion dollars to cope with the emergency. |
| His Sound is a Mix of Cuba and Klezmer Percussionist Popular with the Jewish Community HispanicBusiness.com |
| Roberto Juan Rodriguez was 40 years old when he took a risk and released his first solo album, "El Danzon de Moises," in 2001, a festive fusion of overlapping Cuban rhythms and Eastern European klezmer melodies. |
| Immigrants Of The Day Tina Brown England Felix Frankfurter Austria and Melquiades Rafael Mel Martinez Cuba Immigration Portal |
| Tina Brown (born Christina Hambley Brown on November 21, 1953, in Maidenhead, England) is a journalist, magazine editor, columnist and talk-show host. Born a British citizen, she is now a U.S. Citizen. |
| Cuba jailing fewer dissidents BBC News |
| A Cuban human rights groups says there are now fewer political prisoners in Cuba, but warns the authorities' tactics are changing. |
| Cubans used to living in U.S. shadow but they dont like it International Herald Tribune |
| The base at Guantánamo Bay has been around so long that Cubans have grown used to its presence and seem to hold out little hope that it will be returned anytime soon. |
| Apathy rising prices prevalent in Cuba but rebellion is scarce Miami Herald |
| Fidel Castro turns 82 on Wednesday as brother Raúl tackles a monumental challenge: Keeping the revolution alive despite a widening generation gap. |
| Cubans say reforms more symbolic than real so far Reuters via Yahoo News |
| President Raul Castro came into office with a flurry of economic reforms but many Cubans say their value has been more symbolic than real so far. |
| Cubas bold shift to a postsocialist era The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo News |
| In an address to the National Assembly a few weeks ago, Cuba's new president, Ra??l Castro, announced the latest and most profound ideological shift in the five-decade-long history of the Cuban Revolution. |
| Tough Times Pose Economic Challenges For Cubans NPR |
| Nearly 50 years after revolution brought Fidel Castro to power, Cuba's infrastructure is in shambles. In a July 26 address, his brother and successor, Raul Castro, offered no new plans to liberalize the economy and warned people of even harder times ahead. |
| Unlike Fidel Raul Castro has his tomb ready in Cuba AFP via Yahoo News |
| Cubans may not know the ultimate resting place of Fidel Castro, but there is no mystery surrounding the future repose of his brother and successor as president, Raul Castro. |
| Fidel praises and cautions Cuban athletes before Olympics IANS via Yahoo India News |
| Havana, Aug 5 (IANS)Pre-empting a move by Cuban athletes to defect during the Beijing Olympics beginning Friday, Fidel Castro has cautioned them that while people would cherish the 'struggle' of those who try to win a medal, they would also remember the 'traitors'. |
| Following Fidels lead Cuba cuts ethanol plans AlertNet |
| Source: Reuters By Marc Frank HAVANA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Following denunciations of the use of food for fuel by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a Cuban official said on Wednesday the Caribbean island is ... |
| Following Fidels lead Cuba cuts ethanol plans Reuters via Yahoo UK and Ireland News |
| Following denunciations of the use of food for fuel by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a Cuban official said on Wednesday the Caribbean island is modernizing its sugar industry but that plans to increase ethanol production have been scaled back. |
| US general warns Russia on nuclear bombers in Cuba AFP via Yahoo News |
| Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear capable bombers in Cuba, a top US air force officer warned on Tuesday. |
| Did Kennedy Promise A Cuban Invasion During the 1960 Kennedy Nixon Debate where Blogcritics.org |
| During his 1960 campaign, Senator Kennedy promised to help Cuban exiles overthrow Castro. Did he mean to hold a bake sale? In a recent article comparing Senator Obama and President Kennedy, I opined that "During the 21 October 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate, Kennedy said that he would defeat Castro by ... |
| Back When Cuba Was Libre Washington Post |
| TELEX FROM Cuba By Rachel Kushner |
| Cuba Rod and Gun Club to host trap shoot Olean Times Herald |
| The Cuba Rod & Gun Club will hold a 75-Bird Trap Shoot / Steak Dinner Sunday, July 13 at its clay target field located on West Keller Hill Road (off Keller Hill Road) in Cuba. |
| Powerhouse Cuba ready to spring a surprise in ring The Hindu |
| Hamburg: Cuba topped the medal chart in boxing at the 2004 Olympics with five gold, two silver and one bronze medal, confirming its long-held status as a powerhouse in world amateur boxing. In Beijing, the Cubans will not have a complete ... |
| Cubas Castro warns world economy may slow reform Reuters via Yahoo Canada News |
| Cuban President Raul Castro moved to dampen rising expectations on Friday, warning that global economic problems may slow increases in worker pay, one of the key economic reforms he has proposed since taking office. |
| Castro Cubans should prepare for realistic brand of communism USA Today |
| President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island. |
| Report problems with Cuba broadcast contracts AP via Yahoo News |
| Congress' investigative arm is raising concerns about contracts awarded to local TV and radio stations that broadcast to Cuba, according to a report released Tuesday. |
| How Castro and company cast the gangster chic out of Cuba Contra Costa Times |
| Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana — "an unnameable feast" — fits the city's last great era like the flawless suits from Pepe Sastre fit the best-dressed mobsters of the glittering casino years. |
| Rachel Kushners novel portrays Americans in the 50s in Cuba The Oregonian |
| I t should be no surprise that Rachel Kushner's debut novel richly portrays the life of corporate Americans who lived high and mighty in Cuba just before the crush of Castro's revolution. |
| Cubas Castro warns world economy may slow reform The Economic Times |
| Cuban President Raul Castro moved to dampen rising expectations, warning that global economic problems may slow increases in worker pay, one of the key economic reforms he has proposed since taking office. |
| Castro warns Cubans to expect hard times Deutsche Welle |
| Cuban President Raul Castro has told Cubans to expect hard times from the effects of the international economic crisis, including greater government control of revenues and more work especially in the farming sector. |
| Raul Castro tells Cubans hard times are ahead Philippine Daily Inquirer |
| HAVANA -- President Raul Castro on Friday told Cubans to expect hard times from the effects of the international economic crisis, including greater government control of revenues and more work especially in the farming sector. |
| Cubas Castro warns world economy may slow reform Reuters via Yahoo UK and Ireland News |
| Cuban President Raul Castro moved to dampen rising expectations on Friday, warning that global economic problems may slow increases in worker pay, one of the key economic reforms he has proposed since taking office. |
| Canadian members of Parliament demand justice for the Cuban Five Granma Internacional |
| FIFTY-SIX members of Canada's Parliament have just signed a petition demanding justice for the Cuban Five, the anti-terrorist fighters arbitrarily sentenced to long prison sentences in the United States since September 12, 1998. "Nothing justifies keeping them behind bars," the petition says. |
| Cuba lowers reform expectations |
| The global food and energy crisis will delay the effects of economic reforms in Cuba, President Raul Castro warns. |
| Cuba Anti Castro militant should be tried Moldova.org |
| Cuba's foreign minister is urging Panama to seek the extradition of accused anti-Castro plotter Luis Posada Carriles from the United States.Felipe Perez Roque said Posada Carriles, suspected of planning an assassination attempt on Cuban President Fidel Castro, is a very, very dangerous terrorist who should be transported to Panama to ... |
| Cubas Fidel Castro Urges Colombian Guerrillas to Free Hostages Sun Sentinel |
| Cuba's former President Fidel Castro called on Colombia's biggest guerrilla group to release all of its remaining hostages, even as he cautioned the rebels that they shouldn't give up their armed struggle. |
| Book Review Havana Nocturne How The Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost it To The Revolution by T.J. English Blogcritics.org |
| A fascinating tale of Cuba's most notorious times, when the Mob took control of life, from day to day politics to nighttime activities. Havana Nocturne: How The Mob Owned Cuba And Then Lost It To The Revolution, by T.J. English, is a compelling story about life in Cuba when ... |
| For exiles Miamis Ermita seawall a spiritual link to Cuba Miami Herald |
| When the light is just so, you can stand at the seawall behind the shrine to Our Lady of Charity in Coconut Grove and see clear to the bottom of Biscayne Bay. |
| Cubas Castro Praises Colombian Army Rescue Of Hostages Nasdaq |
| HAVANA (AFP)--Former Cuban president Fidel Castro on Thursday praised the Colombian army's rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from Marxist FARC rebels and said they should never have been held. |
| Rachel Kushners Telex From Cuba International Herald Tribune |
| The title of Rachel Kushner's multi-layered and absorbing first novel is somewhat misleading; the novel's real draws are its complex relationships and well-researched cultural context, not the big telex-worthy events. |
| Cuban Artist Living the American Dream Exhibiting in the World Famous Art a Fair |
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| Positive Cuba seeks Indias help to set up 150 000 barrels a day refinery |
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| Battle Creek Unlimited Partners with Factotem to Develop Virtual Business InCubator to Accelerate Economic Growth |
| latest news releases from prweb.com for industry aerospace / defense Floform, a global supplier of cold formed components for the automotive and power semiconductor industries, today announced that it has selected Force 9 Business Solutions to assist with the process of replacing its existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ... |
| A CAMBIO Cuban taste North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
| Not many Americans have been to Cuba over the last 50 years since Fidel Castro's communist revolution swept into power. |
| Fidel Castro sends message to Cuban baseball players Peoples Daily |
| Cuban former leader Fidel Castro sent a message to the national baseball players who are training in the Netherlands for the Olympic Games in Beijing, the national press said on Tuesday. "To the glorious Cuban athletes on their way ... |
| Travel agents say regulations target trips to Cuba Miami Herald |
| Looking to stop a controversial state measure from taking flight, a group of 16 Miami-Dade travel agencies specializing in trips to Cuba are suing the state in federal court to stop increased fees from taking effect on Tuesday. |
| Cuban flights continue as judge mulls state fees Miami Herald |
| A federal judge ruled on Tuesday to allow flights to Cuba to continue while he considers travel agents' arguments over whether they should be regulated by the state of Florida for selling direct flights to Cuba. |
| Fidel Castro denies split in Cuban government Channel NewsAsia |
| HAVANA: Fidel Castro has strongly denied rumours that he is the leader of a faction of hardline Communists disgruntled about reforms introduced in Cuba since his brother Raul took over as president. |
| Fidel Castro denies split in Cuban government AFP via Yahoo News |
| Fidel Castro has strongly denied rumors that he is the leader of a faction of hardline Communists disgruntled about reforms introduced in Cuba since his brother Raul took over as president. |
| Cubans Glimpse a Frail Fidel Castro for the First Time in Six Months Sun Sentinel |
| Ordinary Cubans last night got their first glimpse of ailing leader Fidel Castro in nearly six months, when the 81-year-old revolutionary appeared in a new video on state television, looking thinner, his beard and hair whiter and shorter. |
| Cuban TV shows new images of ailing Fidel Castro Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| By ANITA SNOW Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in more than five months, broadcasting a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The 81-year-old Castro looked thinner, and his hair and beard appeared much ... |
| Cuban TV Shows First Images of Fidel Castro in Six Months The New York Sun |
| HAVANA — Cuban television is showing images of Fidel Castro chatting in a garden with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, the first images of the ailing revolutionary broadcast in six months. The 81-year-old Mr. Castro looks thinner, and his hair and beard are much whiter in the video images, which ... |
| Cuban TV shows new images of ailing Fidel Castro GMA News |
| HAVANA - Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in almost six months, broadcasting a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| Cuban TV shows first images of ailing Fidel Castro in 6 months The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News |
| HAVANA - Cuban television showed the first images of former president Fidel Castro in six months Tuesday, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| Cuban TV Shows Fidel Castro Chatting With Chavez CBS News |
| Cuban television is showing images of Fidel Castro chatting in a garden with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the first images of the ailing revolutionary broadcast in six months. |
| Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro chatting with Chavez AP via Yahoo News |
| Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| Cuba Fidel Castro Seen on TV New York Times |
| Cuban television showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, a silent video of him chatting in a garden with President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. |
| Cuban TV shows new images of ailing Fidel Castro AP via Yahoo News |
| Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in more than five months, broadcasting a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| Venezuelas Chávez to discuss key issues with Cubas Fidel Miami Herald |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Monday he will discuss the world's food and energy crises during a meeting here with ailing Fidel Castro. |
| Castaway boy Elian Gonzalez joins Cubas Young Communists Union KXAN 36 Austin |
| HAVANA (AP) -- The Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle eight years ago has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union. The Communist youth newspaper (Juventud Rebelde) quotes Elian Gonzalez as saying he will never let down ex-President Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro. |
| Chávez to visit Cubas Castro Miami Herald |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez plans to visit his close friend and ally Fidel Castro in Cuba this week. Chávez has made several visits to the ailing former Cuban leader, who has been a mentor to Venezuela's socialist president. |
| Cubans ditch the pay cap Herald Sun |
| Cuba will scrap salary caps, in a dramatic move away from the socialism of former president Fidel Castro. |
| Rupert Cornwell Cuban leader must learn from Gorbachevs mistakes Independent |
| Raul Castro's decision to abolish the sacrosanct principle of equal pay for all is another small step along that trickiest and most treacherous of paths for a communist regime – how to liberalise and streamline a centrally planned system without losing control and destroying it. That Fidel's younger brother is ... |
| The end of Communism where Cuba sweeps away egalitarian wages Independent |
| Cuba took another leap away from Fidel Castro's creaky egalitarian model yesterday when it swept away the wage restraints that have kept surgeons and taxi drivers on much the same salaries for the past 50 years. |
| Cuba High speed escape Miami Herald |
| With Fidel Castro formally out of office and some signs of greater optimism among Cuba's citizens about the possibility of social and economic change, you might expect fewer people to risk their lives by seeking to escape the island by sea. Not so. |
| Official Equal pay in Cuba doesnt work AP via Yahoo News |
| The egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday. |
| Leading dissident plans to return to Cuba AP via Yahoo News |
| A leading Cuban dissident said Tuesday that he plans to return to the communist-run island after a nearly two-year absence to fight for the freedom of political prisoners. |
| Cuba under Raul still a prison WorldNetDaily |
| American advocates of more "constructive" relationships with Communist Cuba have been heartened by Raul Castro's permitting Cubans actually to buy – for the first time, if they can afford them – cell phones, DVD players and computers. |
| Cuba under Raul still a prison WorldNet Daily |
| American advocates of more "constructive" relationships with Communist Cuba have been heartened by Raul Castro's permitting Cubans actually to buy – for the first time, if they can afford them – cell phones, DVD players and computers. |
| Cuban official says equal pay may not work AP via Yahoo News |
| The egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday. |
| Defying U.S. EU nears deal ending Cuban sanctions Reuters via Yahoo News |
| European Union states are nearing agreement on ending sanctions on Cuba in defiance of U.S. calls for continued pressure for democratic reform on the communist island, diplomats said on Tuesday. |
| Newark auxiliary bishop honors his Cuban roots The Star Ledger |
| When Monsignor Manuel Cruz considers the trajectory of his life, he often thinks back to religious lessons he took in his native Cuba with a favorite nun more than 45 years ago. Since Fidel Castro had shut down the nation's Catholic schools, they had to use a pharmacy for class space. |
| Reforming Cubas gulag Miami Herald |
| In a marginal makeover of the Cuban dictorship's image, President Raúl Castro is allowing his subjects - for the first time - to buy computers, DVD players and even cell phones. Moreover, Cubans now can watch the made-in-America series, "The Sopranos," every Thursday night. After all, Tony Soprano's rule was ... |
| Soaring oil food prices hit Cuban recovery Gulf Times |
| HAVANA: Soaring fuel and food import costs have hurt Cuba's state-run economy, even as President Raul Castro works to meet a pledge to improve citizens' lives, a senior government official said. |
| Cuba To Provide Free Sex Reassignment Surgery 365Gay.com |
| (Havana) Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. |
| Cuba OKs free sex change op The Times of India |
| HAVANA: Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said on Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. |
| Cuba to offer free sex changes Daily Telegraph |
| Cuba's new president Raul Castro has decided to offer citizens free sex changes. |
| No computers or and SNO 145 The Sopranos for Cubas political prisoners Jewish World Review |
| http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | American advocates of more "constructive" relationships with Communist Cuba have been heartened by Raul Castro's permitting Cubans to actually buy — for the first time, if they can afford them — cell phones, DVD players and computers. |
| Cuba okays free sex change operations The Times of India |
| HAVANA: Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, officials said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. |
| Cuba leader Raul Castro turns 77 amid rising hopes Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Cuban President Raul Castro turned 77 on Tuesday, 100 days since officially taking charge of a government that has awakened hopes for change in Cuba after 49 years under his brother Fidel. |
| Cuba approves free sex change operations Las Vegas Sun |
| Sat, Jun 7, 2008 (12:12 a.m.) Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. |
| Cuba approves free sex change operations Las Cruces Sun News |
| HAVANA—Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. |
| Cuba approves free sex change operations Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| By WILL WEISSERT Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads ... |
| Cuba approves free sex change operations USA Today |
| Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads Cuba's National Center for ... |
| Cubans guard glasses on Lennon statue after thefts AP via Yahoo News |
| HAVANA (AP) — All he needs is love — and someone to keep an eye on his glasses. |
| Cubans guard Lennons specs The Scotsman |
| FOUR Cuban pensioners have taken it on themselves to ensure a statue of John Lennon in Havana is not robbed of its spectacles. |
| Cubans guard glasses on Lennon statue after thefts Las Cruces Sun News |
| HAVANA—All he needs is love—and someone to keep an eye on his glasses. Ever since thieves twice swiped the iconic round-rimmed spectacles from Havana's John Lennon statue eight years ago, four retirees have rotated 12-hour, round-the-clock shifts to ensure they don't go missing again. |
| Guarding John Lennons glasses in Cuba is a full time job Straits Times |
| HAVANA - ALL he needs is love. And someone to keep an eye on his glasses. Ever since thieves twice swiped the round-rimmed spectacles from Havana's John Lennon statue eight years ago, four retirees have rotated 12-hour, round-the-clock shifts to ensure they don't go missing again. |
| Cubans guard glasses on John Lennon statue after thefts Boston Herald |
| HAVANA - All he needs is love - and someone to keep an eye on his glasses. Ever since thieves twice swiped the iconic round-rimmed spectacles from Havana's John Lennon... |
| Obama urges thaw in US Cuba relations Guardian Unlimited |
| Barack Obama appeals to historically conservative Cuban Americans in Florida, a key swing state |
| US elections 2008 Obama urges thaw in US Cuba relations Guardian Unlimited |
| In an appeal to historically conservative Cuban Americans, Barack Obama today urged a thaw in the US embargo on the island nation and released an ambitious plan for Latin America. |
| American Gangster Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor Cuba Gooding . The New Straits Times |
| AFRO hairdos, flared trousers, bell-bottoms, disco shirts, fur coats and the list goes on. Hey, it's the 70s classic in all its splendour! In retrospect, American Gangster celebrates the period in a classy retro manner that is unmatchable. |
| Latin artists share vibe at jams hosted by Cuban singer Albita The Star Ledger |
| Albita. Where: SOB's, 204 Varick St. at Houston Street, Manhattan. When: 8 p.m. Thursday. How much: $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Call (212) 243-4940 or visit sobs.com. |
| Mission of US funded broadcasts in Cuba debated The Charlotte Observer |
| Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still can't seem to agree on the program's mission. Should its TV and Radio Marti networks send the communist island unbiased news about Cuba and the outside world? Or should their stories only support the U.S. ... |
| Mission of US funded broadcasts in Cuba debated New York Daily News |
| Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still can't seem to agree on the program's mission. The taxpayer-funded Cuba broadcasts receive $34 million annually. |
| Conflicting views of US funded broadcasts mission in Cuba fuel criticism of TV Radio Marti Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune |
| MIAMI - Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still can't seem to agree on the program's mission. |
| Cuba blames US for Internet restrictions AP via Yahoo News |
| A top Cuban official said Friday that Raul Castro's government would consider loosening Internet restrictions on ordinary citizens newly allowed to purchase computers — but Washington's decades-old economic embargo makes it impossible. |
| Raúl Castro stirs Cubans hope with consumer freedoms Miami Herald |
| Buses are running, household goods are flying off store shelves, and Cubans are giddily comparing their latest cell phone features. |
| In Raul Castros reforms in Cuba Internet remains restricted AFP via Yahoo News |
| Cuba's recent social and economic reforms do not include allowing greater access to the Internet, authorities in the Americas' only one-party communist state said. |
| Cuban blogger receives Spanish award in absentia Las Vegas Sun |
| Wed, May 7, 2008 (7:07 p.m.) A Cuban woman who gained worldwide acclaim for a blog that offers stinging criticism of the Communist regime was honored Wednesday with a Spanish journalism award _ in absentia. |
| Cuban Blogger Given Journalism Honor CBS News |
| A Cuban woman who has gained worldwide acclaim with a blog that voices stinging criticism of the Havana government received a major journalism award, and said it gave her a "small protective shield" to keep pressing for democracy in her country. |
| Blogger critical of Cuba wins Spanish prize but cant pick it up CNN.com |
| MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A Cuban woman who has gained worldwide acclaim with a blog that voices stinging criticism of the Havana government received a major journalism award Wednesday, and said it gave her a "small protective shield" to keep pressing for democracy in her country. |
| Cuban blogger receives Spanish award in absentia AP via Yahoo News |
| A Cuban woman who gained worldwide acclaim for a blog that offers stinging criticism of the Communist regime was honored Wednesday with a Spanish journalism award — in absentia. |
| Defending authenticity premise of Cuban artists and intellectuals Granma Internacional |
| DEFENSE of the authentic values of national culture is the central principle guiding the island's artists and intellectuals, given the need to promote the tourism industry as one of the essential factors of the country's development, affirmed Abel Prieto, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party and minister ... |
| Group urges U.S. to open cultural exchange with Cuba Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Cuban pianist Chuchito Valdes would very much like for his famed jazz musician father to be allowed to perform again stateside. |
| AFRICA South Africa Welcomes Cuban Doctors |
| ips africa provides news features and analyses on the events and processes affecting political, economic and social development of people and nations in africa. in directing this coverage, emphasis is put on not only hearing the voices of those in positio CAPE TOWN, Apr 30 (IPS) - Co-operation between the ... |
| Fox Media Lab's InCubated Communications Company Ubz2.Com Llc Garners $125,000,000 International Technology Loan |
| UBZ2.COM LLC enters as the first sports world wide social network. They have been awarded a 10-year low interest Technology Loan from Russian Volk Finance Group, located in Moscow.
Boston, MA, May 1, 2008 -- Coming on the coattails of the Bush …#34; Putin Joint Press Availability in Sochi, Russia earlier ... |
| Fired SCuba Diving Magazine editor David Taylor sues Rodale for age discrimination Cyber Diver News Network |
| SAVANNAH, Georgia (28 Feb 2004) — David Taylor, 54, former executive editor of Rodale's SCuba Diving magazine, has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Emmaus publisher Rodale and one of its senior vice presidents. |
| Cuba courts tourists even Americans The Post and Courier |
| HAVANA — Hemingway leans against the bar at El Floridita, a grin on his face, perpetually awaiting another daiquiri. Every day and every night, the tourists line up to pose with the life-size sculpture, some pretending they are deep in conversation with the old man of the sea, others mimicking ... |
| SUSLA breaks ground on new business inCubator The Shreveport Times |
| A Church's Fried Chicken stood on the corner of Hilry Huckaby III Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Shreveport for many years. When it finally went out of business it was a blow to the neighborhood. |
| FACTBOX Reforms by Raul Castro in Cuba AlertNet |
| Source: Reuters April 8 (Reuters) - In the six weeks since he succeeded his ailing brother Fidel Castro, new Cuban President Raul Castro has introduced a series of reforms to raise food output and end what he called ... |
| Cuba creating new TV station Moldova.org |
| Cuban state media Thursday announced plans to create a new TV channel with foreign content for audiences on the communist island, Granma newspaper reported.The 24-hour channel by the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television will reportedly feature a variety of programming, though its content will still be subject to state ... |
| Jury in Florida awards nearly dollor 253M to kids of Castro foe who died in Cuban jail CNews |
| MIAMI - A Florida jury awarded nearly $253 million to the children of a former friend of Fidel Castro who they said was tortured and killed in jail more than three decades ago. |
| Forget the Castro brothers its baseball playoff time in Cuba Sun Sentinel |
| For the rest of this month, many Cubans will pay less attention to the ubiquitous speculation about Fidel Castro 's health or the government restrictions that seem to wither away almost daily under his brother Raul. |
| Cubans hope for change under Raul Castro The Star |
| Cubans are hoping for change after Fidel Castro formally steps down as leader on Sunday. After a 19-month tryout by acting president Raul Castro, Cubans seem ready to focus on what his government will bring. |
| Children of Castro foe who died in Cuban jail awarded millions FOX 30 Jacksonville |
| A jury awarded nearly $253 million to the children of one of Fidel Castro's former friends who died in jail - a judgment that was seen more as a political... |
| Children of Castro foe who died in Cuban jail awarded millions Miami Herald |
| A jury awarded nearly $253 million to the children of one of Fidel Castro's former friends who died in jail - a judgment that was seen more as a political statement against the Cuban government than as a financial windfall. |
| Jury in Florida awards nearly dollor 253M to children of Castro foe who died in Cuban jail Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune |
| MIAMI - A Florida jury awarded nearly $253 million to the children of a former friend of Fidel Castro who they said was tortured and killed in jail more than three decades ago — a verdict one juror said was meant as a political message. |
| Cubas romantic era a distant memory The Post and Courier |
| HAVANA — You must remember this. The island, as it's frozen in our minds, stirs memories of romantic times: Carmen Miranda and Cesar Romero leading a cabaret chorus in the samba; Ernest Hemingway holding court in an open-air bar on the edge of the blue water; Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra ... |
| Raul Castro must increase Cubans purchasing power Miami Herald |
| The top item on Raul Castro's to-do list is increasing Cubans' spending power. He hopes to do it by strengthening their near-worthless pesos, which can't buy basic items like toilet paper and cooking oil, let alone a DVD player or poolside mojito cocktail at the Hotel Capri. |
| Spending spree may be Cubas fix CNN.com |
| HAVANA (AP) -- It's not the stuff of Lenin or Marx, or even of Fidel Castro, but it's hardly free-market capitalism, either. In fact, steps to encourage a Cuban spending spree may help the communist system and its new president survive. |
| Fidel Honorary Member of the Cuban Writers and Artists Union Granma Internacional |
| THE historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, was awarded by acclamation today the status of Honorary Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) given his experience as a journalist, writer, orator par excellence and the driving force behind the country's cultural institutions. |
| Collado Abreu helsman of boat that brought Castro to Cuba dies in Havana Charleston Daily Mail |
| HAVANA (AP) -- Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, has died in Havana. |
| Raul Castros Cuba plugs in a pressure cooker pace of change AFP via Yahoo Singapore News |
| It took Fidel Castro four decades to accept limited economic reform in communist Cuba, but it has taken his brother, Raul Castro, the president since February, just weeks to launch a flurry of changes. |
| A New Castro Is In Town Cuban Reforms ABC News |
| Even more reforms from Raul Castro: more consumer goods, land for farmers. |
| Raul Castro lifts brother Fidels ban on Cubans staying in tourist hotels Daily Mail |
| President Raul Castro's government lifted an unpopular ban on Cubans staying at resort hotels reserved exclusively for foreigners today in a new step to ease restrictions in the communist state. |
| Castro reforms DVDs farms for Cubans AP via Yahoo News |
| Cubans snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time Tuesday as Raul Castro's new government loosened controls on consumer goods and invited private farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land. |
| Cubans on new freedoms Well see how far we go CNN.com |
| For the first time since Fidel Castro's official resignation, Cubans are talking more about what the government is doing than what it's not doing. |
| Collado Abreu helsman of boat that brought Castro to Cuba dies in Havana Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune |
| HAVANA - Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, has died in Havana. |
| Raul Castros Cuba plugs in a pressure cooker pace of change AFP via Yahoo Malaysia News |
| It took Fidel Castro four decades to accept limited economic reform in communist Cuba, but it has taken his brother, Raul Castro, the president since February, just weeks to launch a flurry of changes. |
| Raul Castros Cuba plugs in a pressure cooker pace of change AFP via Yahoo News |
| It took Fidel Castro four decades to accept limited economic reform in communist Cuba but it has taken his brother, Raul Castro, just five weeks as president to launch a flurry of changes. |
| Cuba after Fidel Castro Time to go where Seattle Times |
| Don't pack your bags for Havana just yet. Fidel Castro may have announced his resignation, but that doesn't mean you'll be touring Cuba... |
| Thanks Raul Cubans can stay in hotels Fort Worth Star Telegram |
| By WILL WEISSERT Raul Castro's government opened luxury hotels and resorts to all Cubans Monday, ending a ban despised across the island as "tourist apartheid" and taking another step toward the creation of a consumer economy in the socialist state. Cuba has made a series of crowd-pleasing announcements in ... |
| Thanks Raul Cubans Can Stay in Hotels AP via Yahoo Malaysia News |
| Raul Castro's government opened luxury hotels and resorts to all Cubans Monday, ending a ban despised across the island as "tourist apartheid" and taking another step toward the creation of a consumer economy in the socialist state. Cuba has made a series of crowd-pleasing ... |
| Under new leadership Cuba lets its citizens stay at tourist hotels The Morning Call |
| Owning cell phones, computers and DVD players also is allowed. New President Raul Castro's government has lifted a ban on Cubans staying at hotels previously reserved for foreigners, ending another restriction that had been especially irksome to ordinary citizens. |
| Starting today Cubans can buy computers DVDs other electronics Sun Sentinel |
| Cubans shops began selling computers, DVD players and other consumer electronics this morning. But it remained to be seen whether people living on state salaries of about $20 a month will be able to afford them. |
| Cuba Ends where no Cubans Allowed where Hotel Policy New York Times |
| President Raúl Castro?s new government will begin allowing Cubans to stay at hotels that were previously set aside for foreign tourists, the latest in a string of moves liberalizing internal restrictions on Cubans. In other changes, Cubans will be able to rent cars and buy cellphones, computers, microwaves and DVD ... |
| Stanford has been hanging out with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Charleston Daily Mail |
| Stanford has been hanging out with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Show Stanford the money! Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and the Stanford women's basketball team have been spending some quality time together at the NCAA West Regional in Spokane. |
| Cuban government lifts cellphone restrictions Miami Herald |
| The cellphone on Friday joined the growing list of once-banned items in Cuba, where Raúl Castro's month-old government has begun lifting decades-old prohibitions on household goods like microwave ovens and computers. |
| Freedom for Cuban journalists Guardian Unlimited |
| Letter: Today marks the fifth anniversary of Cuba's Black Spring, when approximately 90 critics of Castro's regime were arrested as 'agents of the American enemy' |
| Students astounded by stories of Cuban life Marshfield News Herald |
| While living in Cuba, Ramn Cols, a psychologist, heard Fidel Castro say there are no banned books in the country. Castro said the reason there arent many books is because Cuba is a poor country and books are expensive. |
| ANALYSIS Hope for change hot in Cuba while Raul Castro stays quiet EARTHtimes.org |
| Havana - What's cooking in Cuba's political kitchens? A lot, according to analysts, politicians and people on the street. However, a month into Raul Castro's presidency, the menu of reform remains uncertain, although some of the ingredients are start... |
| Castro defends crackdown 5 years ago exhorts US to treat inmates as well as Cuba Times and Transcript |
| Ailing former leader Fidel Castro made a rare mention of his government's crackdown on political opponents five years ago. |
| Castro defends crackdown 5 years ago exhorts US to treat inmates as well as Cuba CNews |
| HAVANA - Ailing former leader Fidel Castro made a rare mention of his government's crackdown on political opponents five years ago. He defended the action and exhorted the United States to treat its prisoners with the same humanity he said Cuba uses with its inmates. |
| Castros daughter tells Hershey workers of dreams for Cuba WFMJ Youngstown |
| HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - Fidel Castro's daughter says she dreams of a democratic, independent Cuba. Alina Fernandez is now a Miami author, radio host and longtime anti-Castro activist. She shared her adventures and visions for Cuba with Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Co. employees on Monday. |
| Castros daughter tells Hershey workers of dreams for Cuba phillyburbs.com |
| HERSHEY, Pa. - Fidel Castro's daughter says she dreams of a democratic, independent Cuba. |
| Bobby Sanabria Afro Cuban Storyteller All About Jazz |
| Bobby Sanabria is a living museum of Afro-Cuban music. Sanabria is a percussionist, drummer and educator who is at the forefront of Afro-Cuban music—particularly the frontier where it intersects with jazz. |
| Taylor scores big with Cuban mambo Sun Sentinel |
| Two weeks on 'Dancing with the Stars' and Taylor already has more victories than the 2007 Dolphins. Hey, he's pretty good. His Latin flare exploded on the dance floor. He had good movement, as if salsa were in his veins. |
| GOP Lock on Cuban Exile Vote Challenged Las Vegas Sun |
| Tue, Mar 25, 2008 (11:27 a.m.) For more than two decades, the Diaz-Balart brothers have represented South Florida, first in the Legislature and then in Congress, fighting to maintain the nation's hard-line stance toward Cuba. |
| Film Industry in Cuba Awaits Next Revolution Marketing Y Medios |
| HAVANA On a star-filled December night in 1985, Julio Garcia Espinosa found himself riding around Havana with Fidel Castro. |
| U.S. missionaries skeptical of change in Cuba Carroll County Online |
| In his first week as Cuba's new president, Raul Castro met with the Vatican's No. 2 official, who said island leaders assured him they would allow some Roman Catholic broadcasts on state-controlled media. |
| DVD REVIEWS I AM Cuba San Francisco Chronicle |
| RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) It just doesn't seem the same world without Fidel Castro in power in Cuba, but for those pining for the days of the Communist ideal, "I Am Cuba" ("Soy Cuba"), the 1964 film released (in Communist countries) on the heels of the Bay of... |
| Angola Diplomat Highlights Determination of Country Cuban Presidents to End Apartheid AllAfrica.com |
| The ambassador of Cuba to Angola, Pedro Ross Leal Saturday highlighted the determination and engagement of Presidents José Eduardo dos Santos and Fidel Castro in ending the Apartheid (race segregation policy) regime, which was in force in South Africa until the 90s decade. |
| Cuba to aid farmers Los Angeles Times |
| Communist Cuba has lifted a ban on some farmers buying supplies, the latest sign that new President Raul Castro is looking to individual initiative to stimulate food production. |
| Castro and SNO 145 Stupid to Link Cuba to Rebels Las Vegas Sun |
| Sun, Mar 16, 2008 (8:22 a.m.) Former President Fidel Castro said it is "stupid" to think Cubans were involved with Colombian rebels whose camp was bombed in a cross-border raid in Ecuador early this month. |
| Fidel Castro says idea that Cubans involved with Colombian rebels stupid Sun Sentinel |
| Former President Fidel Castro said it is ''stupid'' to think Cubans were involved with Colombian rebels whose camp was bombed in a cross-border raid in Ecuador early this month. |
| Cuba on a local level Newport News Times |
| Fidel Castro, the communist president of Cuba, officially passed power down to his brother, Raúl Castro, on Feb. 19, and he also stipulated other Communist Party appointments as next in line. With this change in Cuba, the world questions whether or not there will be transitions in the government. |
| Chavez visits Fidel Raul Castro in Cuba KRON 4 Bay Area |
| HAVANA (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has paid a visit to his close friend Fidel Castro. It was his first trip to Cuba since the ailing 81-year-old was replaced as president by his younger brother Raul. |
| Chavez visits Fidel Raul Castro in Cuba KHQ Spokane |
| Associated Press - March 8, 2008 9:03 PM ET HAVANA (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has paid a visit to his close friend Fidel Castro. It was his first trip to Cuba since the ailing... |
| Cubas Fidel Castro tries to capture Asian readers Reuters via Yahoo India News |
| By Anthony Boadle |
| Chavez visits Fidel Raul Castro in Cuba USA Today |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez paid a visit to his close friend Fidel Castro on Saturday, making his first trip to Cuba since the ailing 81-year-old was replaced as president by his younger brother Raul. |
| Cubas Fidel Castro tries to capture Asian readers Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Fidel Castro may have retired after 49 years as Cuba's leader, but he is still busy preparing editions of his memoirs, now aimed at Asian readers. |
| Congressional opponents of Cuba embargo encouraged by Fidels departure Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune |
| WASHINGTON - Congressional opponents of the half-century-old attempt to isolate Cuba have been emboldened by Fidel Castro's resignation. |
| Fidel Castro still calling some shots in Cuba Deepika |
| HAVANA, Feb 29 (Reuters) Fidel Castro may have retired as Cuban president last week after 49 years in power, but he is still calling some shots. |
| Fidel Castro still calling some shots in Cuba Reuters via Yahoo India News |
| Fidel Castro may have retired as Cuban president last week after 49 years in power, but he is still calling some shots. |
| Fidel Castro denies sharp disagreements with Cubas new leader Peoples Daily |
| Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro denied he had critical disagreements with the country's newly elected leader Raul Castro as some Western media had reported, Cuban daily Granma said Friday. This is Fidel's first public comments sin ... |
| Fidel Castro says Raul in charge of Cuba AP via Yahoo News |
| Fidel Castro said Friday that his younger brother was fully in charge as Cuba's new president, apparently trying to dispel speculation that he was directing Raul from behind the scenes. |
| Fidel Castro insists his brother Raul is fully in charge of Cuba The Standard Times |
| HAVANA — Fidel Castro said Friday he helped choose candidates for Cuba's new government, but he asserted that his brother Raul is fully in charge as the new president. |
| Cuba Signs Rights Treaties Fidel Opposed CBS News |
| Cuba's government signed two key international human rights treaties that Fidel Castro long opposed, but said it had reservations about some provisions and accused the United States of impeding the Cuban people's enjoyment of their rights. |
| Cuba signs UN rights pacts that Castro opposed Stuff |
| Cuba has signed two UN human rights pacts that long-time president Fidel Castro, replaced by his brother just four days ago, had refused to endorse for more than three decades. |
| Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution. |
| Raul Castro Will Succeed Brother Fidel as Cuba President Video Bloomberg.com |
| Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Cuba's national assembly named Raul Castro as president, formally ending the almost half-century rule of his ailing brother Fidel. Fidel Castro, 81, began transferring day-to-day control to Raul Castro, 76, in July 2006, when he underwent intestinal surgery. |
| Raul Castro begins Cubas uncertain post Fidel era AFP via Yahoo News |
| Raul Castro prepares Tuesday for his first diplomatic encounter as president of a post-Fidel Cuba, at a planned meeting with the number two official from the Vatican. |
| Cuba signs U.N. rights pacts that Castro opposed Reuters via Yahoo News |
| Cuba signed two U.N. human rights pacts on Thursday that long-time president Fidel Castro, replaced by his brother just four days ago, had refused to endorse for more than three decades. |
| Castros untimely exit could expedite the process of U.S. Cuban relations The Greyhound |
| When I was about eight, I started watching I Love Lucy on Nick at Nite. I immediately became an ardent and devoted fan of the genius red-headed comedienne and her bandleader husband, Ricky, otherwise known as Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball's real-life partner. Like Ricky, Desi was originally from Cuba, having ... |
| Cuba in fear of the unknown as Fidel Castro fades Times Online |
| Fidel Castro's long goodbye is posing a delicate moral dilemma for Alfredo Hernandez, a member of one of the few Jewish families to remain in Cuba after the 1959 revolution. |
| Cubans get new leader today after 49 years under Fidel Castro WBAY Green Bay |
| Associated Press - February 24, 2008 5:43 AM ET HAVANA (AP) - After nearly a-half century under the rule of Fidel Castro, Cubans get a new leader today. |
| Cuba to name Fidel Castros successor EuroNews |
| The world is watching and waiting for signs of change |
