For further NP Hurricane Ike coverage as it is posted please see the hurricane channel and the Ike channel.Also I have set up a Hurricane Ike news feed here on my blog.Update 15.23 GMTIke has made landfall in Cuba...
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" Reflections of Fidel:The good-guy role, at whose expense? (Translated by Granma International) WHEN the U.S. government hypocritically offered $100,000 as aid in the face of the disaster brought about by Hurricane...
Hurricane Ike has moved on rattling a few windows on his way, and as one resident of Havana remarked, "Ike was a breeze compared to Gustav!" Next stop is Louisiana. Perhaps a more apposite name would have...
Cuba has mandatorily evacuated 250,000 Cuban citizens as fears grow for the historical city of Havana. Experts believe that Hurricane Ike is headed in Havana's direction "Havana - Cuba on Sunday had...
HAVANA - As Hurricane Gustav hits the American coast, Cuba is already counting its losses, as the storm has laid-waste to huge areas of the island's tobacco industry."Winds of 140mph crashed into the western edge of...
" Call from Spain in support of the FiveBy Deisy Mexidor THE eminent poet Marcos Ana, a symbol of anti-fascist culture, heads the list of a group of Spanish former political prisoners who have signed a call for...
Forget about old and packed Cuban busses or "Camels", red-and-blue, double-decker buses have begun their route in Havana. " Double-decker tour buses hit Havana 2008-08-03 02:21:17 - HAVANA (AP) -...
Brazil and Cuba have become closer as ideological similarities allow both governments to keep a working relation. The President of the Cuban National Assembly visited Brazil and stated bilateral relations were at an optimal stage. He also commented on the recent...
"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...
As an the Panama´s Supreme Court overturns the unconstitutional pardon given to notorious terrorist and ex CIA agent Luis Posada Carriles, international pressure on current US administritation for his...
It is not easy to read stories or articles on assistance and solutions to poverty and diseases within Third World countries. This article printed by Gramma International would probably not...
UPDATES: After a five months absence from public view. 81 year old Fidel Castro appeared in a footage with President Chavez during his recent visit to Cuba. Castro is seen wearing sport garments and in an improved...
"Cuba's new president Raul Castro has decided to offer citizens free sex changes. The development is the latest in a series of eye-catching reforms in state policies since Mr Castro succeeded his brother Fidel in February. Health officials in Havana said the...
If elected the next US president, Barack Obama says his will seek direct diplomacy with communist Cuba."The frontrunner for his party's nomination for the presidency was speaking to Cuban exiles in Florida.Mr Obama...
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