July 16, 2010 By RICARDO GONZÁLEZ ALFONSO Madrid I NEVER imagined I would be born at the age of 60, at an altitude of several thousand feet above the Atlantic. That isn’t gibberish; it’s what I felt when I was released from jail in Cuba and exiled to Spain last Monday. My debut as a [...]
Government realizes that 1-in-5 workers may not actually be needed Franklin Reyes / AP Facing a severe budget deficit, Cuba’s government has hinted at restructuring or trimming its bloated work force. Such talk is causing tension. by ANNE-MARIE GARCIA updated 7/18/2010 5:04:51 PM ET HAVANA — At a state project to refurbish a [...]
LETTERS – July 7, 201 Reconsidering the Ban on American Travel to Cuba Mary Anastasia O’Grady is right ("Why Lift the Travel Ban to Cuba Now?," Americas, June 28) that some argue that American tourists will bring greater freedom to Cubans. I was the chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana from 2002 to [...]
MENENDEZ STATEMENT ON HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF CUBA TRAVEL BILL WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the House Agriculture Committee’s markup of legislation to lift the Cuba travel ban (H.R. 4645): “The legislation being considered today in the House Agriculture Committee would enrich a regime that [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE March 24, 2010 Statement by the President on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba Recent events in Cuba, including the tragic death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the repression visited upon Las Damas de Blanco, and the intensified harassment of those who dare to give voice to the desires of their fellow Cubans, [...]
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