Viewing from August 2006
Cuba escapes storm with little damage
Campaign News | Thursday, 31 August 2006
U.S. military planes flew over Cuba to help scientists track Tropical Storm Ernesto.Cuba seems to have gotten off easy from its first hit this hurricane season as Tropical Storm Ernesto, weakened by mountains, brought limited rains to a small area.The government had evacuated more than 80,000 people in the eastern ... read more
Fidel Castro's recovery 'satisfactory'
Campaign News | Thursday, 31 August 2006
Raul Castro meets Syrian MinisterRaul Castro, Cuba's defense minister and interim leader, said his brother Fidel was recovering satisfactorily from an operation in late July to cure gastric bleeding, the official newspaper Granma said Tuesday.Granma said Raul Castro had made the announcement on Sunday, during a meeting with Syrian Information ... read more
500 Pakistanis to go to Cuba for medical course
Campaign News | Tuesday, 29 August 2006
Eventaully 1,000 scholarships will be awardedISLAMABAD ? The first batch of 500 Pakistani students will leave for Cuba this year to start their medical education under the scholarships announced by Cuba, Cuban Ambassador to Pakistan Gustavo Machin Gomez has said.Havana announced the scholarships when its medical teams worked in the ... read more
Bolivian President signs world call for Cuba's sovereignty
Campaign News | Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Evo Morales joins Harold Pinter and eight other Nobel winnersHavana, Aug 21.- Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed a call to respect Cuba's sovereignty, adding his name to nearly 13,000 personalities from around the world demanding that the United States put an end to its subversive plans against the island.The ... read more
US names spy operations 'manager' for Cuba, Venezuela
Campaign News | Sunday, 20 August 2006
Two nations are put on a par with Iran and North KoreaWASHINGTON: The United States has named a special "manager" for its intelligence operations against Cuba and Venezuela, in effect putting the two Latin American nations on a par with "axis of evil" states confronted on multiple levels by the ... read more
Cuban actor wins award for role in Benny More movie
Campaign News | Friday, 18 August 2006
Film about legendary singer's life is packing cinemas throughout the islandHavana, Aug 17 (ACN) Cuban actor Renny Arozarena, who played the title role in the recently produced film "El Benny," has been awarded the Boccalino Prize for best male actor at the Locarno International Film Festival, held in Switzerland.Arozarena was ... read more
Interview with Raul Castro: No enemy can defeat us
Campaign News | Friday, 18 August 2006
Published in Cuba's Granma daily newspaperNo enemy can defeat us: Affirms Raúl in a statement to Granma. He affirmed that Fidel continues to improve and thanked people for the thousands of messages of solidarity and support from our country and abroad. Measures have been taken to prevent any attempt at ... read more
Interview with Armando Hart: Fidel is the son of our history
Campaign News | Thursday, 17 August 2006
Fidel is the best disciple of Marti, says long-time friendInterview by Jorge Smith of Prensa LatinaHavana, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Armando Hart, an outstanding personality in the Cuban Revolution and a renowned lawyer and intellectual, said on Tuesday that Fidel Castro, who turned 80 recently, is the best disciple of ... read more
Posada to remain in jail?for now
Campaign News | Wednesday, 16 August 2006
Six countries refused to take terroristGranma Daily newspaper: A US judge in El Paso, Texas took under advisement Monday a request by terrorist Luis Posada Carriles who seeks to be freed from the detention center where he has been held since May, 2005.According to AFP news agency the judge heard ... read more
Miami Herald: US tweaks Cuba policy
Campaign News | Saturday, 12 August 2006
Change in immigration rules announcedThe Bush administration unveiled its much-anticipated new immigration policy toward Cuba on Friday, quickening backlogged family visas, offering Cuban doctors who defect abroad easier access to the United States and denying visas to human rights violators.The government also pledged to alert exile families if relatives have ... read more
Prayers for Fidel
Campaign News | Wednesday, 9 August 2006
BY JOEL MAYOR LORAN-Granma daily staff writer-EVERYONE had their shared reasons. They come from the most distinct churches. But what they have in common are wishes for the president’s recovery. “We are not asking God that Fidel should live for ever, but that he will be where he is most ... read more
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Fidel I know
Campaign News | Tuesday, 8 August 2006
Published in Granma International ReviewTHE FIDEL CASTRO WHOM I KNOWBY GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZHIS devotion to the word. His power of seduction. He goes to seek out problems where they are. The impetus of inspiration is very much part of his style. Books reflect the breadth of his tastes very well. ... read more
CSC Statement on Fidel Castro
Campaign News | Monday, 7 August 2006
Condition described as 'stable'Cuba Update: CSC Statement on Fidel CastroOn August 1, a message was read out on Cuban TV confirming that President Fidel Castro had suffered from “an acute intestinal crisis,” which has lead to him being unable to continue in his governmental positions while he recuperates from the ... read more
CNN: Cuba's VP expects return of Fidel Castro within weeks
Campaign News | Monday, 7 August 2006
Carlos Lage and Hugo Chavez both say Fidel is bouncing backHAVANA, Cuba 7 Aug - Cuba's vice president and Venezuela's leader provided optimistic assessments of Fidel Castro's health, saying the Cuban president was recovering quickly from intestinal surgery and could be back at work within weeks.Castro himself has been out ... read more
The Miami Five: Heroes of their time
Campaign News | Saturday, 5 August 2006
Cuba's "Miami Five" claim that America has jailed them for fighting terror, writes the Guardian's Duncan CampbellIt would be almost impossible to travel in Cuba and be unaware of the "Five Heroes" or the "Miami Five". Their photos stare out from roadside billboards, stickers calling for their release adorn the ... read more
BBC News: Rice broadcast dismissed by Cuba
Campaign News | Saturday, 5 August 2006
US policy has 'no value', says culture ministerCuba has dismissed a broadcast message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to its people urging them to push for democracy.In a message that went out on US-funded Radio and TV Marti, Ms Rice said all Cubans who "desire peaceful democratic change" ... read more
Fidel ill: Announcement from the President to the Cuban people
Campaign News | Wednesday, 2 August 2006
Fidel undergoes major operationAnnouncement from the President to the Cuban peopleDUE to the enormous effort made to visit the Argentine city of Córdoba, participate in the MERCOSUR meeting, in the closing session of the Summit of the Peoples in the historical University of Córdoba and the visit to Altagracia, the ... read more
Boston Globe: Transition to nowhere
Campaign News | Wednesday, 2 August 2006
By Democrat Congressman Jim McGovernBy Jim McGovern, August 3, 2006NEWS REPORTS this week confirming the ill health of 79-year-old President Fidel Castro of Cuba follow on the heels of another development concerning the island nation -- the Bush administration's release last month of its latest report outlining US goals and ... read more
Fidel?s 26 July speech in full
Campaign News | Tuesday, 1 August 2006
This is the last public speech by Fidel Castro before being taken illADDRESS BY COMMANDER IN CHIEF FIDEL CASTRO RUZ AT THE CEREMONY HELD IN CELEBRATION OF THE 53RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACKS ON THE MONCADA AND CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES BARRACKS AT THE “HOMELAND SQUARE” OF BAYAMO, GRANMA, JULY ... read more
