Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized capitalism as a “system in decay” in a speech in Cuba, his latest stop on a Latin American tour. Mr. Ahmadinejad said Wednesday capitalism is a “dead-end street” and said when capitalists “lack logic” they resort to using weapons to kill and destroy. He made the remarks during a speech […]
Ahmadinejad Lands in Cuba
Posted January 11th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Cuba, the latest stop on his Latin American tour. Mr. Ahmadinejad landed in Havana Wednesday, where he was greeted by Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo. The Iranian leader is expected to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro as well as with Fidel Castro during the brief, one-day stop. He […]
Pope Benedict to Travel to Cuba, Mexico Next Year
Posted December 12th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict says he plans to travel to Cuba and Mexico early next year. The pope said he intends to visit the countries before the Easter holiday, which is April 8. He said he will make the trip to proclaim the word of Christ and “strengthen the conviction that this is a precious time to […]
US Renews Calls for Cuba to Release Alan Gross
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is renewing calls for Cuba to release imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross, who on Saturday will have served two years behind bars on state security charges. White House spokesman Jay Carney Friday called for Havana to free the contractor immediately, saying it is “past time” for Gross to be allowed to return […]
US Renews Calls for Cuba to Release Alan Gross
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is renewing calls for Cuba to release imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross, who on Saturday will have served two years behind bars on state security charges. White House spokesman Jay Carney Friday called for Havana to free the contractor immediately, saying it is “past time” for Gross to be allowed to return […]
UN Again Condemns US Embargo on Cuba
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba for the 20th consecutive year. Tuesday’s vote was 186 in favor of the resolution with only the United States and Israel voting no. Three nations abstained. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez says the 50 year-old embargo has cost the Cuban […]
UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 20th Year
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on the United States to lift its embargo of Cuba. It was the general assembly’s 20th condemnation of the embargo. The annual resolution was approved Tuesday with 186 members voting in favor of the measure, 3 abstaining and 2 against — the U.S. and […]
Obama Honors Late Cuban Dissident
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has paid tribute to a Cuban dissident who died Friday. Laura Pollan founded the ‘Ladies in White’ group after 75 dissidents, including her husband Hector Maseda, were imprisoned in a March 2003 government crackdown known as Havana’s Black Spring. Dressed in white and each carrying a single white flower, the women […]
Leader of Cuban Protest Group Dies
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
One of Cuba’s leading dissidents, Laura Pollan, has died at the age of 63. Members of the activist group Pollan founded, Ladies in White, said she died Friday in a Havana hospital. Pollan was hospitalized on October 7 with respiratory problems. The former teacher became one of Cuba’s leading dissidents in 2003 after her husband […]
Cuban Agent Out of US Prison; Must Serve Probation
Posted October 7th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
One of five Cuban agents jailed in the United States on spy charges has been released from prison after serving 13 years of a 15-year sentence. Fifty-five-year-old Rene Gonzalez walked out of a Florida prison early Friday, but must remain in the United States for the next three years on probation. Gonzalez’s attorney, Philip Horowitz, […]
