Cuba’s Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal Friday of a U.S. contractor sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the communist state. Alan Gross was arrested in December 2009 for bringing communications equipment into Cuba. A lawyer for Gross, Peter Kahn, says the hearing will afford the convicted contractor another opportunity […]
Cuban Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Jailed American
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Peruvian President-Elect Visits Cuba
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala has visited Cuba, his last stop on a multi-nation tour ahead of his inauguration on July 28. Mr. Humala met Tuesday in Havana with President Raul Castro and Mr. Castro’s brother, former president Fidel Castro, for talks on various issues. The incoming Peruvian leader also spoke by telephone with Venezuelan President […]
Peruvian President-Elect Visits Cuba
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala is in Cuba, his last stop on a multi-nation tour. The visit comes a little more than a week before Mr. Humala takes office on July 28. The Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma quoted Mr. Humala as saying he had come to visit a “sister” country and share an open agenda […]
Venezuela’s Chavez in Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane in Caracas, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President […]
Venezuela’s Chavez in Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane in Caracas, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President […]
Venezuela’s Chavez Leaves for Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President Chavez delegated […]
Headed Back to Cuba, Venezuela’s Ailing Chavez Delegates Some Duties
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delegated some of his powers to his vice president and finance minister Saturday, hours before traveling back to Cuba for a “second phase” of cancer treatment. Mr. Chavez resisted calls from the opposition to temporarily hand over the presidency to Vice President Elias Jaua during his absence. But shortly after the […]
Cuba Sets Appeal Hearing for Jailed American
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Cuba’s top court will consider an appeal from the American contractor imprisoned for crimes against the communist state. Cuban state media Thursday announced the country’s Supreme Court will consider Alan Gross’s appeal on July 22. The report said U.S. officials and Gross’s lawyers had been notified of the court date. Gross is serving a 15-year […]
U.S. Repatriates Some 120 Migrants to Cuba, Haiti
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated more than 120 Cuban and Haitian migrants picked up at sea. The Coast Guard says it intercepted 82 Haitians aboard a sailing vessel northwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas, on Friday and returned them on Monday to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. It says it also returned 15 Cubans to Bahia de Cabanas, […]
Castro Brothers Pay Hospital Visit to Venezuelan Leader
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got a visit from Cuba’s top leaders as he recovers from surgery in a Cuban hospital. Photographs published Saturday in the Cuban communist party newspaper, Granma, show Mr. Chavez with Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother, Fidel. The newspaper said the three met Friday and discussed relations between their two […]
