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What’s the difference between Cubans and Haitians? ask Marco Rubio
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, in 2008 when he was the speaker of the Florida legislature, gave a remarkably candid explanation of why he wanted to curtail, as much as possible, the right…
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Havana good time in College
That might seem obvious. Few Americans have had the opportunity to travel to Cuba legally since the U.S. imposed a travel embargo in the early 1960s. But now that the countries are…
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Senators launching push to end Cuba travel ban
The bill is coming from a bipartisan group of eight senators.
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Take Cuba off the terrorist list
The new U.S.-Cuba talks are a refreshing burst of sunshine in the 54-year dismal relationship between neighbors separated by a mere 90 miles.
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Raúl Castro: ‘To learn the art of civilized coexistence’
"Whatever course developments may take, we are in the presence of the first great diplomatic victory of Latin American and Caribbean integration over the policies of the United States."
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A cigar maker in Tampa
Bernardino Villa Campo. Black, medium height. He wore a straw hat, boots and light-colored shirts, always long-sleeved. Spoke English well, played the clarinet. "Villita," was how his…
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Raúl Castro on U.S.-Cuba relations
Excerpts from the speech delivered Wednesday (Jan. 28) at the CELAC Summit in Costa Rica by Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz, as translated by Progreso Weekly.
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CELAC’s third round
After a dull first Summit in 2013 in Chile, under neoliberal President Sebastián Piñera, and a second Summit in Havana, justly described as brilliant and transcendental, CELAC…
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Raul Castro says US relations won’t improve until blockade ends
President Castro made the remarks in the opening session of the two-day Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Costa Rica.
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Latin American leaders discuss unity and poverty reduction
CELAC holds its third presidential summit since its founding in 2011.
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