Congress passes Guantanamo bill

When it comes to Obama's promises we all have to be more patient to see the out come. A president can't just say remove the troops now, as he can say close Guantanamo now. Reality says there are complications and...

Cuba's Fidel Castro Praises Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama

Unlike Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who joined a long list of critics of Obama's Nobel Peace prize, and the three out of five members of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee who were not in favor of awarding...

D'Escoto on the US in the age of Obama

d'Escoto: From Iraq war to imprisoned Cuban 5 , Americans need the courage to form a "new mindset"

Fidel Castro Gives Obama Unexpected Praise Over Climate Change

Fidel Castro, the old Comandante, has given President Obama some unexpected praise over the climate change speech that the American President delivered to the United Nations on Tuesday.It is not too often that an American President gets extolled by the Cuban leader, but...

President Obama continues economic stranglehold on Cuba

On Monday, President Obama continued the economic stranglehold on Cuba for another year claiming "...that the continuation for one year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba is in the national...

Cuba's Number 3 Passed Away

Commander of the Revolution, Juan Almeida Bosque, the number 3 of the Cuban leadership, passed away this Friday in Havana, at his 82, due to a heart attack.A Legendary and very popular person, Almeida fought...

Cuba Protests US Denial of Visa to Adriana Perez

Cuba is protesting the United States' denying a visa to Adriana Perez, the wife of one of the Cuban Five, a group of anti-terrorists who remain imprisoned in the United States. "Adriana is the...

Costa Rican Tourist Agency Offers Juanes Package

EASA which is a Costa Rican Tourist Agency has offered a package for those visiting Cuba to see Juanes and his Concert For Peace. The price will be $404 for the basic package and $524 for the "best quality" package. The tour would be between the 18th of September to the...

A Free Cuba

For almost 50 years the country of Cuba has been under sanctions by the US Government.  Along with the Cuban peolpe, which  have been suppressed by the ruling Communist party, Fidel Castro and his followers. I'm hoping that sometime in the near future...

UNESCO declares Nicaragua Illiteracy-Free

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared oficially Nicaragua as territory free of illiteracy. The rate of illiterates in that country has fallen from 20,7% to...

Juanes and Arjona Should Perform Together In Cuba

In a previous Now Public article, the underwriter wrote that Guatamalan Singer Songwriter Ricardo Arjona cancelled his concert for Cuba which was to take place in the Malecon for 2010. He states that Juanes "plagiarized" his idea of the concert. The people have been...

Arjona Cancels Cuba Concert And Accuses Juanes of Plagiarism

The story of Juanes concert just took another turn when Guatemalan Singer Songwriter Ricardo Arjona accused Juanes of plagiarizing his Cuba concert. The news of Arjona VS Juanes was just released by Univision in their webpage and in an interview with the Spanish Magazine El...

Juanes Receives Death Threats for Cuba Concert

It appears that the controversy surrounding the Juanes concert for peace [or for liberty] in Cuba has not abated. According to the US Latin Station Univision, the Colombian Rock Singer Juanes reported that his...

Juanes In The Center Of Miami Florida

The story of the upcoming concert by the Colombian singer Juanes continues to attract attention. The Telefutura [Sister station of US Latin station Univision] called La Tijera [The Scissors] criticized the singer's decision to visit Cuba. The host of the program Carolina...

Juanes or McCarthy back to Havana?

Some reactions in Miami to the Colombian singer Juanes publicized concert  in Havana,  next September, seem to revive the era of the most accentuated MacCarthysm.    As if we were in the late...

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