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Orlando Sentinel
April 18, 2018
The Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed ... "I like sticking with the ideas of President Fidel Castro because he did a lot for the people of Cuba, but we need rejuvenation, above all in the economy,"Ãâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
April 18, 2018
A young Afro-Cuban, Cardenas represents the central town of Jovellanos. She entered politics when she was 16. Later, the members of the assembly will vote for president of the country, with the results expected to be announced Thursday. ___. 9:45 a.m.. Cuba's government is embracing social media as itÃâà...
Havana Times
April 17, 2018
They noted they are working with both US and Cuban authorities in trying to solve the mystery of the health issues involved and their source. ... Government officials refused to give further details of the new medical findings citing privacy issues noting that the case is unprecedented in diplomatic affairs.
Calgary Herald
April 17, 2018
Government officials say the ongoing problems are raising concerns about a new type of acquired brain injury, the cause of which is unknown ... Cuba says it is not responsible for the unexplained incidents, but the fallout has led the U.S. to recall many of its diplomats and expel Cuban representatives fromÃâà...
WFMYNews2.com
April 17, 2018
The FBI sent a team to Cuba to meet with government officials there to try to understand what's been happening. ... "As someone who has personally witnessed the modus operandi of the Cuban government, it is unfathomable that the Castro regime, and the intelligence services specifically, were not awareÃâà...
Havana Times
April 15, 2018
“This unilateral action, outside the Security Council of the United Nations, constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles of International Law under the Charter of that organization,” said an official statement of the Cuban Government. The Cuban authorities said the attack “intensifies the conflict in theÃâà...
Granma English
March 29, 2018
It was at this point in the conflict that the Angolan government requested the support of Cuba to reverse the complex situation created and avoid the approaching military disaster, with unforeseeable consequences for the sister African nation. During those days, the Cuban Military Mission in Angola was theÃâà...
Foreign Affairs
March 28, 2018
Along with 70 percent of the Cuban population, he has never known Cuba without a Castro at its helm. He did not fight in the Cuban Revolution, and therefore does not have access to the most basic form of legitimacy enjoyed by Cuba's presidents and other senior officials for the past 60 years. He willÃâà...
Granma English
March 13, 2018
“In this sense, we recognize the capacity of the government and its ability for community organization, not only in regards to preparing for emergencies, but also effective, professional and swift action during disaster situations,” she noted. Perceval went on to express her gratitude to the Cuban governmentÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 13, 2018
Aside from the 17.1 percent who did not vote, nearly 20 percent did not fill in the “all candidates” box on the ballots, defying government and official ... But CEN officials said only 1.26 percent of the votes were voided and declared the elections “a triumph” and “a reaffirmation of the Cuban electoral system.
The Nation.
March 7, 2018
Tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy last October in Havana, Cuba. .... community, “both the intelligence officials and senior diplomats guessed that the noises were 'just another form of harassment' by the Cuban government,” ProPublica reported. In MarchÃâà...
CNN
March 2, 2018
"The health, safety, and well-being of U.S. government personnel and family members are of the greatest concern for Secretary Tillerson and were a key factor in the decision to reduce the number of personnel assigned to Havana." Cuban officials previously denied they had anything to do with theÃâà...
ProPublica
March 1, 2018
Their inquiry has turned up no evidence to implicate the Cuban government, officials who have been briefed on it said. .... It has prompted a chorus of complaints from people in Cuba, where the official average monthly salary is about $25, supplemented by subsidized food and free health care andÃâà...
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