Viewing from April 2009
Raul Castro addresses Non-Aligned Movement meeting
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 29 April 2009
The solution to the global economic crisis demands a coordinated action with the universal, democratic and equitable participation of all countriesDistinguished participants in this ministerial meeting:It is an honor for our people and government to again host a high level meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. Two years and seven months ... read more
In from the cold
Campaign News | Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Rob Miller CSC Direct writes on the new campaign calling for a ministerial visit to CubaFrom the Morning Star, 26 April. - US President Barack Obama has recently approved measures that will allow Cubans in the US to travel more freely to Cuba and send more money to relatives.For many ... read more
Blockade centre of debates at the Summit of the Americas
News from Cuba | Saturday, 18 April 2009
The Argentinean president, Cristina Fernández, called for "the lifting of the blockade of the sister Republic of Cuba," and called it an "anachronism"PORT of SPAIN, April 17.- The 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which brings together the leaders of the 34 countries of the hemisphere with ... read more
Blockade centre of debates at the Summit of the Americas
News from Cuba | Saturday, 18 April 2009
The Argentinean president, Cristina Fernández, called for "the lifting of the blockade of the sister Republic of Cuba," and called it an "anachronism"PORT of SPAIN, April 17.- The 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which brings together the leaders of the 34 countries of the hemisphere with ... read more
London Day school success
Campaign News | Saturday, 18 April 2009
Over 100 people attended a Cuba day school organised by the North and South London local groups of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign.Entitled ‘50 years of Revolution, Cuba’s impact on the world’, the event had numerous speakers including Diana Raby who highlighted the importance of Cuba in Latina America today along ... read more
Washington Must Compensate Cuba for Damages, says Evo Morales
News from Cuba | Friday, 17 April 2009
Bolivian President Evo Morales said that US president Barak Obama has the moral and ethical obligation to compensate Cuba for the damages caused by previous US administrations, in reference to the nearly-50-year US economic blockade on the Caribbean nation.In statements in Venezuela, Morales today reiterated that he will propose at ... read more
Obama eases curbs on Cuba travel
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 14 April 2009
US President Barack Obama has approved measures that will allow Cuban Americans to travel more freely to Cuba, his spokesman has said.Cuban-Americans will also be allowed to send more money to relatives in Cuba.The move, announced by White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, comes after Mr Obama last month signed a ... read more
Not a word about the blockade
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Former President Fidel Castro writes about the changes in US policy to Cuba announced on 13 April 2009."The U.S. administration announced through CNN that Obama would be visiting Mexico this week, in the first part of a trip that will take him to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where ... read more
A triumph for common sense
Campaign News | Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Richard Gott, author of Cuba:A New history relishes this sweet moment in US-Cuban relationsThe melting of the ice floe that has held the US-Cuban relationship in its grip since the days of John F Kennedy more than four decades ago is a wonderful moment for the people of Cuba. It ... read more
Posada to be charged for Havana bombings
News from Cuba | Thursday, 9 April 2009
by Jean-Guy Allard for Granma InternationalIN a surprising change of strategy, Washington district attorneys responsible for the case against Luis Posada Carriles have increased the number of charges brought against the international terrorist in El Paso, Texas, with respect to false statements in relation to the campaign of attacks that ... read more
US delegation says Cuba wants better relations
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 7 April 2009
From ReutersMembers of the U.S. Congress who held a lengthy meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro, said on Tuesday they were convinced he wants to end 50 years of hostility between the two countries.U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, leader of the delegation, said the six Democrats would return to Washington after ... read more
Guests Mariela Castro and Juan Carlos Tabio at Cine Cuba
Campaign News | Tuesday, 7 April 2009
50 Years of Revolution in Film: Friday 3 to Thursday 9 JulyCuba50 and the Barbican welcome some very exciting guests to Cine Cuba: 50 Years of Revolution in Film this July: screenwriter/director Juan Carlos Tabio and campaigner Mariela Castro. With issues surrounding equality in sex, gender and race emerging in ... read more
Gay rights progress in Cuba
Campaign News | Tuesday, 7 April 2009
The Morning Star reports on a CSC public meeting with Aleida Guevara and Alberto Roque'sCuban gay activist Alberto Roque has reported big advances in the fight against homophobia on the socialist island to a packed meeting in Parliament last night.Nearly 200 Cuba solidarity campaigners gave a warm welcome to Dr ... read more
Leonard Weinglass interview
News from Cuba | Sunday, 5 April 2009
Bernie Dwyer, Radio Havana Cuba Interview with Leonard Wineglass, Miami Five lawyerLeonard Wineglass, representing Antonio Guerrero and part of the defense team for the five Cubans, explains in detail the legal process facing the legal team in the present political climate in the US and the Supreme Court appeal.May 28th, ... read more
BBC interviews Cuban trade unionist
Campaign News | Saturday, 4 April 2009
Gilda Chacon, currently on a CSC national Cuba50 and Women in Cuba tour, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour on ThursdayGilda Chacon, who has just completed a CSC national Cuba50 and Women in Cuba tour, was live on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour on Thursday 2 April. If you ... read more
Amnesty criticise US over Cuba's exclusion from Americas Summit
News from Cuba | Saturday, 4 April 2009
Amnesty International have issued a statement critising the exclusion of Cuba from the Fifth Summit of the Americas which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago next week.The international human rights organisation states: "While all Latin American and Caribbean nations have slowly bridged their differences with Cuba, the US government maintains ... read more
Fidel Casto meets US lawmakers
News from Cuba | Saturday, 4 April 2009
by Michele KelemenThree Democratic members of Congress had a rare meeting in Cuba on Tuesday with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro - his first known encounter with U.S. officials since he fell ill in 2006.And they came away convinced that the Cuban government wants to end half a century of ... read more
