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Hollywood stars visit Havana amid US-Cuba thaw

News from Cuba | Thursday, 30 July 2009

By Rosa Tania Valdes for ReutersHollywood came to Havana on Thursday as Cuban writers and artists gave an award to Benicio del Toro, star of the 2008 movie "Che," in a ceremony attended by fellow actors Bill Murray, Robert Duvall and James Caan.Murray stole the show when he improvised a ... read more

Cuba to create agency to fight corruption "cancer"

News from Cuba | Thursday, 30 July 2009

By Marc Frank for ReutersCuba's National Assembly will set up a powerful new agency on Saturday tasked with fighting corruption, which President Raul Castro has called a "deadly cancer" plaguing the communist-ruled island's economy.In his regular Thursday spot on state television, Cuba's top economic commentator Ariel Terrero said the Comptroller ... read more

US pulls the plug on ticker in Cuba

Campaign News | Monday, 27 July 2009

by Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent for the GuardianIt was smuggled through the US diplomatic pouch, secretly installed across the facade of a building overlooking Havana and given a very specific mission: to annoy Fidel Castro.The scrolling electronic sign, a low-tech version of New York's Times Square ticker, escalated the ... read more

US pulls the plug on ticker in Cuba

News from Cuba | Monday, 27 July 2009

Che photos in colour go worldwide

Campaign News | Wednesday, 22 July 2009

When long time CSC member Nicola Seyd agreed to release her colour photos of Che Guevara to the British media she couldn’t have imagined the worldwide interest these three shots would generate.First there was the BBC politics show which screened Nicola meeting Aleida Guevara on her recent CSC hosted visit ... read more

Royal Ballet in Cuba pictures

News from Cuba | Thursday, 16 July 2009

Photos by Caridad for the Havana TimesThe Royal Ballet of London gave its opening night performance on Tuesday in the Cuban capital. Their presence is the talk of the town with the island’s large dance loving population and foreign visitors alike. Photographer Caridad was on hand to bring you a ... read more

CSC letter published in the Guardian

Campaign News | Wednesday, 15 July 2009

In response to an article on the Royal Ballet's visit to Cuba CSC had a letter about ministerial visits published in the Guardian, printed below:Let's hope that the Royal Ballet's visit to Havana may help foster better cultural and diplomatic relations between the UK and Cuba (Report, 14 July). As ... read more

Adriana Perez denied visa for ninth time

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Wife of Miami 5 prisoner Gerardo Hernandez has not been allowed to visit her husband for 11 yearsOn Tuesday 14 July 2009, Adriana Perez, wife of Miami Five prisoner Gerardo Hernandez, was notified by the U.S. Interest Section in Havana that her visa application had been denied for the ninth ... read more

Cuba, US to resume immigration talks at UN

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Talks between Cuba and the United States on the thorny issue of immigration, suspended since 2003, are set to resume at the UN headquarters in New York.A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed the talks would resume, adding that they would ... read more

Royal Ballet pirouettes into Cuba

News from Cuba | Monday, 13 July 2009

Cuban star Carlos Acosta will take the leadThe UK's Royal Ballet has arrived in Havana for its first visit to Cuba.It is putting on five days of shows, featuring the company's Cuban star Carlos Acosta and a tribute to Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso.All the tickets were sold out within ... read more

MEMORIAL MEETING FOR KEN GILL

Campaign News | Thursday, 9 July 2009

Thursday 10th September 20096 for 6.30 p.m. at Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1Speakers to include Tony Benn, Brendan Barber and representatives from Cuba.Refreshments, film, live music.RSVP admin@cuba-solidarity.org.uk ... read more

Mariela Castro addresses Pride crowds in Traflager Square

Campaign News | Monday, 6 July 2009

Mariela Castro, Director of Cuba's National Centre for Sexual Education (CENESEX)and daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro, marched through London with one million people on the annual LGBT pride parade on Saturday 4 July.Addressing the crowds in Traflager Square following the parade she received a warm reception from the crowd ... read more

Cuba50 - 40,000 people join the celebrations

Campaign News | Sunday, 5 July 2009

More than 40,000 people attended the Cuba50 festival events in June at London's Barbican Centre, 27 & 28 June , Gillett Square in Hackney 27 June, Hackney Empire 25 June and Victoria Park 21 June . They were privileged to see Cuba's finest acts including Pablo Milanés, Harold Lopez Nussa ... read more

Win a holiday to Cuba in Cuba50/Barbican/Blaze competition now!

Campaign News | Saturday, 4 July 2009

Win a 14 night holiday to Cuba courtesy of Cubana Airlines and the Cuba Tourist BoardThis summer the Barbican in association with Cuba50 invited Cuba's hottest artists to play a series of concerts at the Barbican and in venues across the East End of London including Hackney Empire, Paradise Gardens ... read more

Cuba Solidarity Campaign statement on events in Honduras

Campaign News | Friday, 3 July 2009

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign condemns the coup carried out by members of the armed forces against the elected government of Honduras led by President Manuel Zelaya and calls for his immediate and unconditional reinstatement.The Campaign notes the united action by trade unions, farmers and other members of society that has ... read more

Emergency Public Meeting: No more Pinochets in Latin America - Defend Democracy in Honduras

Campaign News | Friday, 3 July 2009

Emergency Public Meeting supported by Cuba Solidarity CampaignWednesday 8 July, 7pmDiscus Room, Transport House, Unite the Union Building, 128 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8TN (Nearest tube: Holborn)Speakers to include:Samuel Moncada, Venezuelan AmbassadorMaria Beatriz Souviron, Bolivian AmbassadorColin Burgon MPSteve Hart, Unite the Union, London and Eastern Region SecretaryFrancisco DominguezMore to be ... read more

Education salaries to rise

News from Cuba | Friday, 3 July 2009

About 545,000 workers of the sector will benefit from the increase. The monthly average increase in the General and Mid-Level Education sector will be of 166 pesos for teachers, while professors in higher educational institutions will get an increase of 145 in their monthly salaries.The Executive Committee of the Cuban ... read more

Mariela Castro to speak at Pride

Campaign News | Thursday, 2 July 2009

Dr Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, will be speaking at major LGBT events in July. Dr Castro, who arrives in the UK next week, will be one of the speakers addressing crowds in Trafalgar Square following London’s LGBT Pride Parade on Saturday 4 July. Mariela, who is a leading ... read more

Revolutionary care: Castro's doctors give hope to the children of Chernobyl

News from Cuba | Thursday, 2 July 2009

Andres Schipani in Tarara reports for the Guardian on the young victims who continue to receive treatment in Cuba two decades after Ukrainian nuclear disaster Eleven-year-old Olga enters the beach house in flip-flops, her hair still wet from a dip in the Caribbean. "I really like it here," she says. "The ... read more

Cuba condemns coup against Honduras constitutional president

News from Cuba | Thursday, 2 July 2009

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla strongly condemned a coup d?état perpetrated on Sunday morning by Honduran military forces against the government of President Manuel Zelaya and demanded respect for the Constitution of this Central American country.During a press conference at the venue of the Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) in ... read more