President Castro’s letter to President Obama
Text of letter from President Castro to President Obama, as published in Granma and translated by Progreso Weekly.
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Official statement lists Cuba’s conditions for normalization
Text of Statement by the Revolutionary Government, published in the daily Granma and translated by Progreso Weekly.
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Cuba first to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, an important victory in fight against AIDS
Cuba on Tuesday earned the distinction of becoming the first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus, an achievement that global public health officials said…
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Havana, Washington set embassy openings for July 20
Presidents Obama and Raúl Castro on Wednesday announced that embassies in Washington and Havana will reopen on July 20.
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Republicans suffer Supreme setbacks
By providing the deciding vote on gay marriage, Justice Anthony Kennedy, like Pope Francis, showed that a single human being with a clear vision, a sense of justice, and a brave heart…
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Are European authorities trying to force regime change in Greece?
“Vote as we’ll tell you to, or we can make your lives even more miserable than we have been making them,” European authorities seem to be telling the Greeks.
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It is a new America, but it is not a free America – yet
It was one of those weeks, this past week. A week in which we witnessed profound history being made. A week when a large chunk was taken out of the wall of hate that criss-crosses this…
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Conexion Miami / Miami’s newest clown act
Miami never lacks drama. Last week it was New York carpetbagger turned presidential aspirant (we’re still rolling in the sand with laughter aimed at him) Donald Trump.
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In Kazakhstan, Cuban diplomat promotes greater trade
Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra Díaz traveled all the way to Kazakhstan this week to promote increased trade and cooperation with that Central Asian republic. The two…
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