Viewing from March 2012
Anti-Terrorist Cuban Fighter Rene Gonzalez in Cuba
Campaign News | Friday, 30 March 2012
from Prensa LatinaRene Gonzalez, one of the five anti-terrorist Cuban fighters unfairly given harsh prison sentences in the United States, arrived to Cuba on Friday on a family, private visit in the wake of authorization by a US judge to visit his gravely ill brother.According to information released by the ... read more
The WHO Director Admires Cuban Medical Cooperation
News from Cuba | Thursday, 29 March 2012
from the Cuban News AgencyWhile tendency in the world is that of health professionals turning into money-producing machines, in Cuba they're full of love, stated on Thursday Margaret Chan, director of the World Health Organization (WHO).During a meeting at the Central Unit of Medical Cooperation (UCCM) with a group of ... read more
The WHO Director Admires Cuban Medical Cooperation
News from Cuba | Thursday, 29 March 2012
from the Cuban News AgencyWhile tendency in the world is that of health professionals turning into money-producing machines, in Cuba they're full of love, stated on Thursday Margaret Chan, director of the World Health Organization (WHO).During a meeting at the Central Unit of Medical Cooperation (UCCM) with a group of ... read more
René González is granted permission to visit brother in Cuba
Campaign News | Monday, 19 March 2012
In a massive victory for Miami Five campaign supporters, Rene Gonzalez has just received permission to travel to Cuba for two weeks to visit his critically ill brother Roberto in hospital.The US Justice Department had opposed his request in a submission to the court last week. However, the court chose ... read more
Exclusive-English interview with Rene Gonzalez
Campaign News | Sunday, 18 March 2012
Shortly following his release in October 2011, Miami Five prisoner Rene Gonzalez recorded an interview for the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and Unite the union new campaigning DVD on the Miami Five.Watch the interview and the new campaign films by clicking on the links belowWatch the interview with Rene Gonzalez hereWatch ... read more
Following Fidel study tour: The Cradle of the Revolution
Campaign News | Sunday, 18 March 2012
Book now for a brand new, thought provoking study tour to examine Fidel Castro’s pivotal role in the success of the Cuban Revolution and explore Cuba’s current cultural and social values in the central and eastern provinces, including Santiago de Cuba and the Sierra Maestra.18 November - 03 December 2013Contact ... read more
Antonio Guerrero Arouses Inmates' Interest in Cuba in U.S. Prison
News from Cuba | Friday, 16 March 2012
from the Cuban News AgencyAntonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unfairly condemned in the U.S. revealed how Cuba is becoming a topic of interest in the Mariana penitentiary, Florida, where he is serving an outrageous sentence.A recount by Guerrero titled Composiciones (Compositions) and published in different websites ... read more
Cuba’s government offers state workers paid time off to see Pope Benedict XVI during visit
News from Cuba | Friday, 16 March 2012
from the Washington PostCuba’s government is making it easier for citizens to see Pope Benedict XVI during his visit this month.The government Labor Ministry says state workers in Havana and Santiago will get paid time off to attend papal events during the pope’s March 26-28 trip to the Caribbean island. ... read more
Ahead of pope trip, Vatican says U.S. Cuba embargo useless
News from Cuba | Friday, 16 March 2012
By Philip Pullella for ReutersThe Vatican on Friday condemned the U.S. embargo against Cuba ahead of Pope Benedict's trip there next week and said the pontiff was willing to meet Fidel Castro."The Holy See believes that the embargo is something that makes the people suffer the consequences. It does not ... read more
New Florida law prohibits government hiring of companies with Cuba ties
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 14 March 2012
By Patricia Mazzei and Martha Brannigan for The Miami HeraldDelving into Miami-Dade's tricky exile politics, Florida lawmakers passed sweeping but little-noticed legislation this session prohibiting local governments from hiring companies that do business with Cuba.The law appears to target one of the county's largest contractors: Odebrecht USA, the Coral Gables-based ... read more
Colombian Americas Summit Will Be The Last Without Cuba
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Argentina and Brazil Foreign Affairs ministers said here both countries are committed that the next Summit of the Americas to be held next month in Colombia is the last without the participation of Cuba."This has to be the last summit in which Cuba does not participate" , said Argentine minister ... read more
New Cuban Five legal briefs: Next stage in appeals process
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 13 March 2012
By Christopher Banks for Liberation NewsThe Miami Five: Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, René González, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio GuerreroIn their legal briefs filed in Miami federal court in February, two of the Cuban Five-Fernando González and Ramón Labañino-responded to U.S. prosecutors with powerful arguments for why their convictions-and those of their ... read more
Cuba Sees 24 Percent Growth in Coffee Production
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 13 March 2012
from the Cuban News AgencyAlthough still far from fulfilling the country's potential and demands, Cuba�s 2011-2012 coffee yields saw an encouraging 24 percent growth.According to a Granma report, Cuban growers were looking to collect 6,443 tons of coffee in the recently concluded harvest, however the production topped the plans with ... read more
US government opposes Rene's request to travel to Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 12 March 2012
The US government has just filed a motion opposing René's request to travel to Cuba.Rene Gonzalez, one of the Miami Five who was released from prison in the US last year, appealed to the US courts to allow him to visit his serious ill brother in hospital in Cuba. He ... read more
Cuba to skip regional summit, averting diplomatic flap
News from Cuba | Thursday, 8 March 2012
Cuba has decided not to attend an upcoming hemispheric summit following talks with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, averting a diplomatic showdown with U.S. leaders who had insisted Cuba not attend, Santos told reporters.Santos flew to the Caribbean island on Wednesday to discuss the summit with Cuban President Raul Castro ... read more
Geneva: High Commissioner meets with Gerardo's wife
News from Cuba | Thursday, 8 March 2012
The High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights, Navy Pillay, today received Adriana Pérez, wife of Gerardo, one of the Cuban Five anti-terrorists, unjustly imprisoned in the United States.In the meeting, Adriana mentioned the suffering that almost 14 years of prison have represented for the Five and their ... read more
LET CUBA LIVE: Guatemala student at Latin American School of Medicine
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 7 March 2012
By Nuria Barbosa León - Journalist with Granma and Radio HavanaInterview with Guatemalan student at Latin American School of MedicineA young woman with brown skin suggesting Latin American indigenous heritage spoke deliberately and quite softly with a Central American accent. She agreed to participate in a dialogue for readers of ... read more
Big business delegation from France visits Cuba
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 7 March 2012
from the Cuban StandardFollowing a visit by Foreign Trade Secretary Pierre Lellouche in November, a business delegation that included executives of 17 French corporations spent three days in Havana March 5-7, to scout for investments.The companies in the delegation are looking for opportunities in energy, transport, telecommunications and agribusiness, according ... read more
Cuba drills for oil, but U.S. unprepared for spill
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 6 March 2012
By William Booth for the Washington PostAs energy companies from Spain, Russia and Malaysia line up to drill for oil in Cuban waters 60 miles from the Florida Keys, U.S. agencies are struggling to cobble together emergency plans to protect fragile reefs, sandy beaches and a multibillion-dollar tourism industry in ... read more
Cuba to test new AIDS vaccine on humans
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Cuba's top biotech teams have successfully tested a new AIDS vaccine on mice, and are ready to soon begin human testing, a leading researcher told a biotechnology conference in Havana on Monday."The new AIDS trial vaccine already was tested successfully (on mice) and now we are preparing a very small, ... read more
Women in Politics: Much Yet to Be Done
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 6 March 2012
from Prensa LatinaThough the presence of women in governments and parliaments leaves a lot to be desired, Latin America is showing notable advances, mainly in countries like Cuba and Nicaragua.The area covering Latin America and the Caribbean plus the United States and Canada ranks first in female representation in legislative ... read more
The Situation of Roberto González
News from Cuba | Sunday, 4 March 2012
For two years, Roberto González, the only brother of René and a brilliant lawyer of the Cuban 5 defense team, has been in a battle for his life. He has been doing it with the dignity and strength that characterizes both Roberto and René. He has been supported by the ... read more
Letter from René González to his brother Roberto
News from Cuba | Saturday, 3 March 2012
René Gonzalez's only sibling is gravely ill with cancer in Havana. His lawyer has just released a letter from Rene to his brother and filed a court motion for him to be allowed to visit him in Cuba for two weeks. Please read the letter and write to President Obama ... read more
Beyond the Frame
Campaign News | Friday, 2 March 2012
Beyond the Frame presents fresh and diverse work by 29 of Cuba’s leading artists, never before seen in Britain, in support of the campaign for justice for the Miami Five.From the political to the poetic, the visionary to the everyday, the show embraces the vitality of the island's contemporary art ... read more
Urgent Action: Write to the Obama government urging that Rene be allowed to visit his seriously ill brother
Campaign News | Friday, 2 March 2012
Please write to Attorney General today asking that Rene Gonzalez be granted a special dispensation to visit his younger brother Roberto who is in a grave condition in a Havana hospital suffering from cancer.Rene Gonzalez, one of the Miami Five who was released from prison in the US last year, ... read more
