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Cuba OKs credits for entrepreneurs, farmers
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government has authorized local banks to offer credit to private small business owners and agricultural producers as part of a sweeping economic overhaul announced last year. Havana is dismissing hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Havana (Cuba), Business, Small Businesses, Cuba, Elections
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Millions Gather Worldwide To Ring In The New Year
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Revelers smooched and cheered the famous ball drop in New York's Times Square as the largest New Year's Eve celebration in the U.S. ushered in 2011. Most tried to set aside concerns about the worldwide economic downturn as partiers from New...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Guerrilla Activity, White House, Terrorism
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Obama to ease Cuba travel restrictions
President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, the administration announced Friday. Students seeking academic credit and churches traveling for religious purposes will be...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Human Rights, Elections, Trips and Vacations
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CUBA: Jimmy Carter arrives on 3-day visit
La PlazaFormer President Jimmy Carter is on a three-day visit to Cuba amid speculation he may try to win the release of a 61-year-old American convicted by a Cuban court of activities aimed at undermining the Communist-led government. Carter, a Nobel Peace... -
Fidel Castro takes 'responsibility' for persecution of Cuban gays
La PlazaFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro called years of official persecution of homosexuals under his Communist regime an "injustice." In an interview published this week in a Mexican newspaper, he said he takes responsibility for the repression. "If... -
Catholics of Cuban heritage discuss the ties that link them
The Religion WorldCuban American Catholics met with their Cuban counterparts at a recent four-day summit in Miami, according to Catholic News Service. The meeting came just days after Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, who was formerly bishop of Orlando, led a delegation from... -
U.S. opens the door further on travel to Cuba
La PlazaFor the second time since taking office, President Obama eased restrictions on travel by Americans to Cuba. The relaxed rules are scheduled to take effect by the end of this week. The policy change announced Friday will, according to the White House,... -
Fidel Castro appears publicly alongside brother Raul for the first time in five years
Top of the TicketFidel Castro appears next to his brother Raul for the first time publicly in five years in Havana... -
Did you see?: Raul Castro, lighting a menorah
The Religion WorldThe Miami Herald had a story and photo a couple of days ago about Cuban President Raul Castro's presence at a Chanukah ceremony in Havana. Cuba's government, of course, is officially secular. Read the story and see the photo here.... -
Obama further broadens outreach to Cuba
Top of the TicketCuba: Democratic president again eases rules regulating contacts among Americans and Cubans.... -
Cuba: Human rights, a longstanding U.S. embargo and a fresh call for change
La PlazaIt’s coming up on two years since Fidel Castro formally stepped down as head of state in Cuba in February 2008 and younger brother Raul Castro became president. It’s been even longer since Fidel handed power to Raul on a temporary basis. But anyone... -
Cops: Teen Admits Drowning Boy to Hide Sexual Assault
KTLA NewsMENDOTA, Calif. -- Authorities say a 14 year old boy charged with murder confessed to killing a 4 year old boy because the child was going to reveal that the teen molested him. Frenso County prosecutors charged Raul Castro as an adult in the case. The...Tags: Crimes, Sexual Assault, California, Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
Mar 30, 2011
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Jan 1, 2011
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Jan 14, 2011
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