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By Collin Laverty Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Alan Gross, a U.S. Government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba. Gross and his family have maintained…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com All hell broke loose earlier this week when media outlets started reporting that the freedom of Cuban-Americans to visit relatives…
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From the Latin America Working Group (Progreso Weekly Editor’s Note: It is important to note that although this initiative is republican-led, there are numerous democrats in…
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(Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of pieces of an interview conducted by Lesley Stahl of CBS News during the TV program ’60 Minutes.”) A year ago, Paul O'Neill was fired from his…
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Nelson Valdes is a writer and academician. He resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is Professor Emeritus at the Univ. of New Mexico.
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Jesus Arboleya is a journalist and university professor. He resides in Havana. He has authored numerous books including The Cuban Counterrevolution.
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Aurelio Pedroso is journalist and correspondent for Progreso Semanal/Weekly. He lives in Havana, Cuba.
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Francisco Aruca is assistant to the editor of Progreso Weekly/Semanal. He is a well-known Miami radio commentator having had radio programs dealing with the Cuba issue and other…
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German Piniella is assistant to the editor of Progreso Semanal. He resides in Havana, Cuba. He is responsible for most of the Spanish translations in Progreso Semanal. He is also a…
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Two or three days ago I posted a video and blog regarding the Memorial Day shooting of a black man in Miami Beach by between six and 12 city cops. Here’s another video taken in…
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