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Cuba welcomes RN anti-drug ship

A Royal Navy backup ship has visited Cuba for only the second time since the country's revolution 50 years ago.

Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 03:38

Despite ruling, Guantanamo cases fail to be expedited

When the Supreme Court ruled in June that detainees at Guantanamo had the right to challenge their detention in federal court, the justices said that after more than six years of legal wrangling the prisoners ...

Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 19:19

One town's experiment gives Cuban peso real value

A communist experiment is letting average government workers in this eastern city enjoy a few things only foreigners and monied Cubans can usually afford: a good burger, a kicking jazz bar and stiff cocktails.

Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 06:38

Embassy bombing suspect faces life

The Pentagon yesterday denied military prosecutors' request to seek the death penalty in the trial of a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, according to military ...

Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 02:15

Embassy bombing suspect at Gitmo to face life

The Pentagon on Friday denied military prosecutors' request to seek the death penalty in the trial of a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, according to military ...

Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 02:12

British navy vessel on stopover in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): British Royal Navy’s Fleet Auxilliary Wave Ruler anchored in Havana’s harbour for an authorised stopover on its route back to the UK. The ship was welcomed in Havana by British ambassador to Cuba Dianne Melrose and defence advisor Neil Salisbury.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Oct-2008 02:00

US State Department to issue visas to two Cuban correspondents
PARIS, France (RSF/IFEX): On 2 October 2008, the United States State Department announced that it would after all issue United States entry visas to two New York-based Cuban journalists, Tomás Granados Jiménez and Ilsa Rodríguez Santana, who were initially refused visas.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Oct-2008 02:00

Cuban Tourism to Grow in 2008

Havana, Sep 30 Cuban tourism may set a historic record this year, in terms of foreign visitors, according to a report from the Ministry of Tourism .

Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 11:53

Guyanese assured no cause for alarm over contaminated milk
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese have been given the assurance by the Food and Drugs Analyst Department that there is no need to be concerned about consuming milk from the Chinese company, Yilli. Infant baby milk and other products have been found to contain traces of melamine.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Oct-2008 02:00

Committee of assistance to Cuba created in Barbados
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A Committee of Assistance to Cuba was created in Barbados with the participation of diverse institutions and personalities that will promote solidarity actions in order to contribute to the ongoing recovery efforts underway in Cuba after the damage caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Oct-2008 02:00

China contributes US$1 million to Cuba hurricane recovery
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The Chinese government donated US$1 million to Cuba on Tuesday to help in the recovery effort from the damage caused by the two major hurricanes that recently struck the island. This is the second financial aid contribution delivered by the Asian country.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Oct-2008 02:00

Thumb for Cuba Crisis

Cuban markets offered a dwindling selection of food and a growing expanse of empty shelves on Wednesday as food shortages the government warned about after hurricanes Gustav and Ike became increasingly evident.

Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 11:39

Cuba faces food shortages after hurricanes
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuban markets offered a dwindling selection of food and a growing expanse of empty shelves on Wednesday as food shortages the government warned about after hurricanes Gustav and Ike became increasingly evident. The shortages were exacerbated in the Cuban capital.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Oct-2008 02:00

Two Cuban reporters denied US visas
NEW YORK, USA: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the US government to explain its decision not to renew visas of two New York-based, United Nations-accredited Cuban correspondents.
State Department officials in Washington confirmed the denial of the two Cuban journalists' visas.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Oct-2008 02:00

Cuba freezes prices

Cuba announced price freezes at all farmers markets on Monday, promising to punish any vendors charging more for hard-to-find fruits and vegetables as food reserves dwindle due to the destruction caused by ...

Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 17:38

Press advocacy group protests Cubans' visa denials

A leading international press advocacy group on Tuesday protested the U.S. government's refusal to grant visas to two Cuban journalists trying to return to their jobs at the United Nations after a brief ...

Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 09:30

Grenadians in Toronto helping Haiti and Cuba
ST GEORGE’S Grenada: The Toronto Support Group of Grenada's ruling National Democratic Congress is to make cash donations to help with hurricane rehabilitation work in Haiti and Cuba. The Support Group hosted a gala dinner and dance last Saturday with special guest, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 01-Oct-2008 02:00

Omar Khadr, sketched in a Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, courtroom.

Lawyers Without Borders Canada on Wednesday called for the repatriation of Guantanamo-detainee Omar Khadr to Canada.

Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 01:19

Cuban nickel industry still not at capacity
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The Cuban nickel industry is still operating at below capacity more than three weeks after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Ike, according to local media from the nickel region of eastern Holguin province. Capacity was gradually being restored since opening last week.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 30-Sep-2008 02:00

Cuba and Brazil Sign Important Cooperation Agreements

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 25 ACN ) The VIII Cuba-Brazil Technical Cooperation Task Group Meeting wrapped up in this city, with the signing of important collaboration accords in scientific and technological fields.

Source : Topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 01:17

Peticion para denuncia contra de las actuaciones del gobierno Cubano

A: La ComisiA3n Internacional de Derechos Humanos. A: La Presidenta de la Comunidad en Madrid , Esperanza Aguirre.

Source : Topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 00:57

Despite storms, Cuba expects tourism to grow

Cuba expects tourism to increase 13 percent this year despite destruction from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which damaged colonial and coastal towns, and hit picturesque hideaways in the tobacco-growing west even ...

Source : Topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 00:38

Cuba Mobilizes against Epidemics

Havana, Sep 25 Cubans are currently fostering a series of health measures to avoid epidemics in the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes that recently lashed the island state.

Source : Topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 11:53

German, Cuban ministers discuss future of EU sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The foreign ministers of Germany and Cuba met here Friday and discussed conditions for a possible end to EU sanctions against the communist state. The talks took place between Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany and Cuba's Felipe Perez Roque on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Sep-2008 02:00

Tourism to Cuba promoted in Japan
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): Cuban tourism products were promoted in Japan during their annual International Fair, JATA 2008, in an effort to boost the Japanese market. Representatives of Cuban tour operators Cubanacan Viajes, Cubatur and Havanatur participated in the fair, in a delegation headed by Miguel Figueras.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Sep-2008 02:00

Young Western Saharan refugees build for the future in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (UNHCR): The plight of the Sahrawi is one of the most protracted refugee situations in the world, but over the past quarter century a few thousand have been allowed to leave their camps in Algeria and study in a Caribbean island. An estimated 3,000 young Sahrawis have received education in Cuba.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Sep-2008 02:00

Antigua PM calls on US to change its dealings with Cuba
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer wants the United States to change its dealings with Cuba. Spencer made the call as he addressed the 63rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York. Spencer touched on other controversial subjects.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Sep-2008 02:00

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Source : Topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 11:37

Gitmo prosecutor seeks immunity for testimony

A former U.S. military prosecutor at Guantanamo who accuses his superiors of suppressing evidence refused Thursday to testify in a war crimes case unless he is granted immunity.

Source : Topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 07:16

Vietnam invests in real estate project in Cuba

VietNamNet Bridge - The Housing and Urban Development Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cuba's Palmares Group on HUD's investment to build a 36-hole golf course and ...

Source : Topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 02:46

Cuba says all three nickel plants now open after Ike
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): All three Cuban nickel plants were back in operation, state-run radio reported on Thursday, just short of three weeks after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Ike. "The three Cuban nickel plants in Holguin are now in action," state-run Radio Rebelde said.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Sep-2008 02:00

Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits Over Detainee Case

Sep 24, 2008 4:08 pm US/Central GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba A U.S. military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has quit because his office suppressed evidence that could clear a young Afghan detainee of war ...

Source : Topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 02:36

Second Cuban nickel plant opens after storm
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): A second Cuban nickel plant opened on Tuesday in Moa Holguin, state-run radio reported, as the country's most important export industry works to resume full production after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Ike two weeks ago. The Ernesto Che Guevara plant has a 33,000 tonne capacity.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Sep-2008 02:00

Cuban cigar supply said not hurt by hurricanes
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Hurricanes Gustav and Ike destroyed up to 2 million pounds of Cuba's best tobacco, but reserves of the leaf should cover demand for the island's premium cigars for the next year, a tobacco executive said on Wednesday. The storms struck within 10 days of each other.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Sep-2008 02:00

Belize donates relief supplies to Cuba
LADYVILLE, Belize: A quantity of relief supplies was on Wednesday handed over to the Cuban Ambassador in Belize. Almost two thousand pounds of relief items consisting mainly of food supplies was handed over by the Director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Noreen Fairweather.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Sep-2008 02:00

9/11 mastermind takes lead role in Gitmo courtroom

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in this file photo from March 1, 2003 in this photo obtained by the Associated Press.

Source : Topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 03:10

Cuba and Brazil seek to expand cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A meeting of the Cuba-Brazil Technical Cooperation Working Group is taking place in Havana to review past accords and establish a program of collaboration for 2008-2009. During the four-day meeting that began on Tuesday, representatives from the two countries will explore cooperation deals.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 24-Sep-2008 02:00

Weary Cubans still displaced by past hurricanes

When Hurricane Charlie tore through her apartment, Marcia Escalona considered herself lucky to land temporary housing on the Cuban capital's remote outskirts while communist authorities pledged to help her ...

Source : Topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 18:56

US judge 'reluctantly' delays Guantanamo appeals

A US judge "reluctantly" agreed Monday to a US government request to delay appeals brought by some 250 Guantanamo detainees challenging the legality of their detention.

Source : Topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 03:41

US offers storm-hit Cuba $6.3 million more aid
WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters): The United States has offered another $6.3 million in hurricane relief aid to Cuba, US officials said on Monday, even though a similar offer was previously rejected. The latest US offer, made on Friday, is composed of family emergency shelters and building kits.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Sep-2008 02:00

Cuba working to resume full nickel production
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The second of three Cuban nickel plants was scheduled to open this week, according to local radio reports, as the industry struggles to resume full production after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Ike two weeks ago. The state-owned Rene Ramos Latourt is Cuba's oldest.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Sep-2008 02:00

Suriname offers Cuba hurricane recovery aid
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The government of Suriname will contribute $125,000 to Cuban efforts for recovery after the passing of the devastating hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The announcement was made by Suriname's Foreign Relations Minister Lygia Kraag-Keteldjjk at the request of the president of her country.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Sep-2008 02:00

Jamaica sends cargo to Cuba for hurricane victims
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A donation of food, drinking water, mattresses and other articles sent by the Jamaican government arrived to the port of eastern Santiago de Cuba to help the victims of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Jamaican coastguard vessel Middlesex carried the load, along with four specialists.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Sep-2008 02:00

Venezuela's Chavez arrives in Cuba ahead of global tour
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): 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. The Venezuelan leader was greeted at Jose Marti International Airport late Sunday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Sep-2008 02:00

9/11 suspect refuses to leave Guantanamo cell - AP

A Sept. 11 defendant refused to leave his Guantanamo prison cell Monday and join four other alleged coconspirators in court, delaying the start of a pretrial hearing.

Source : Topix.net | 22-Sep-2008 23:07

Fidel Castro: meeting with Chavez "great honor"

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he felt it "a great honor" for him to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Havana on Sunday.

Source : Topix.net | 22-Sep-2008 18:32