Cuba

By Jesús Arboleya Cervera With the enthusiastic support of Fidel Castro, the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba has just ended. Not by happenstance, the date chosen for the…
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The Sixth Congress By Luis Sexto Between the Fourth and the Sixth congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, which have so many similarities, there was an interval of exactly 20…
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By the Cuba Standard staff Clad in a white guayabera and surrounded by Politburo members, President Raúl Castro made the following statements during his opening speech of the 6th…
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By Portia Siegelbaum From CBS News HAVANA - American contractor Alan Gross, serving a 15-year sentence for sedition, was allowed a visit Monday morning by leaders of Cuba's Jewish…
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Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican daily La Jornada At the opening of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), President…
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(To see video of the complete speech given by Raul Castro - in Spanish - click here.) Comrades all, The opening of the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba this afternoon marks a…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy While I coordinated chores with some colleagues to keep up to date on the opening of the Communist Party Congress, I received the news, later confirmed, that the…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy When referencing what is known as cadre politics, President Raul Castro, who continues to speak during the Communist Party Congress, has touched on, among other…
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By Elsa Claro 15 April 2011 In an editorial from the catholic magazine Palabra nueva (New word), we find the following: “The end of the paternalist state will make some feel like…
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They wonder: Will the Congress adopt a new project for a socialist country? (Photo: Ramy-PS/PW) By Manuel Alberto Ramy In a few hours, the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba…
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