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Barredo replaced ‘due to renovation’
Progreso Weekly translates the official announcement of Lázaro Barredo's release from duty, which appeared today (Oct. 9) on Page One of Granma.
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Editor of the daily Granma is replaced
Lázaro Barredo, editor of the newspaper Granma, official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba, has been relieved of his duties. Barredo was notified today about his removal, which…
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The Cuban Five were fighting terrorism. Why did we put them in jail?
Consider for a moment what would happen if American intelligence agents on the ground in a foreign country uncovered a major terrorist plot, with enough time to prevent it. And were…
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Third flight to Cuba added at Tampa airport
Miami-based ABC Charters said Wednesday it would add a weekly flight between Tampa International Airport and Santa Clara, Cuba, beginning Dec. 4.
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Self-employed workers get a boost
The Cuban Labor Ministry has approved 10 more activities as suitable for self-employed entrepreneurs and will grant licenses to nine other forms of self-employment. At the same time,…
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Cuban diplomat approves of talks with U.S.
Relations between Havana and Washington "are not in good shape" but at least there is a discreet dialogue between the two capitals, said Cuba's new ambassador to Russia.
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Assange, freedom and a mojito
The Internet allowed Assange to "fly" to Havana on Sept. 26, evading surveillance, controls and espionage, to be the guest of honor in a dialogue with journalists, bloggers and young…
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From fig leaves to Cuban seamstresses
At the same time that new private activities are being authorized, the regulations that govern the manufacture and sale of clothing are being strictly enforced. For the past three…
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U.S. blockade of Cuba is unrealistic, leaders say at U.N.
Heads of state and government from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia on Wednesday demanded at the United Nations General Assembly a lifting of the United States' blockade…
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Operation Peter Pan
When people talk about psychological warfare, this is what they refer to. Fifty years later, this cock-and-bull story was intended to create a communist specter that eats children…
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