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Tag Archives: Country: Cuba

10Sep/17

The calm before the storm in Miami

September 10, 2017DisasterAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, City: Miami, Country: Cuba, Cuba, Disaster/Accident, Florida Keys, Florida peninsula, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Miami, Province/State: Florida, Tropical cyclones, United States, Weathersmbale

MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 09, 2017) (REUTERS) – Hurricane Irma turned its fury toward the Florida Keys on Saturday (September 9)as it completed a destructive march along Cuba’s northern coast and set off an 11th hour scramble for safety by Americans who may have ignored earlier warnings to evacuate. Continue reading →

07May/17

Cuba holds first transgender Mass

May 7, 2017Human InterestAlexander, Alexya Salvador, Allyson Robinson, Americas, Brazil, Canada, Countries, Country: Cuba, Cuba, Eastern Bloc, Elaine Saralegui, Forms of government, Geography of Cuba, Malu Duardo, Matanzas, Religion/Belief, Spanish Caribbean, Transgender, Transsexual, United States, Washingtonsmbale

MATANZAS, CUBA (MAY 5, 2016) (REUTERS) – For decades belonging to a religion and being anything but heterosexual was stigmatized in Communist-ruled, macho Cuba, making the Mass held by three transgender pastors in the western Cuban city of Matanzas all the more groundbreaking.
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26Nov/16

Fidel Castro, lion of the 20th century, dead at 90

November 26, 2016PoliticsAftermath of the Cuban Revolution, Anti-imperialism, Anti-Revisionists, Che Guevara, Chivalry, City: Havana, Country: Cuba, Country: United States, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Cuban Revolution, Ernest Hemingway, Ernesto, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Fidel Castro, Flugencio Batista, Government, Guevara, Havana, India, John F. Kennedy, Miami, Moscow, Narendra Modi, Nicolas Maduro, Nikita Khrushchev, Politics, Proxy wars, Raúl Castro, Sierra Maestra, Soviet Union, u.s. central, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, United States, Venezuela, Washingtonsmbale

Fidel Castro, the son of a wealthy landowner, turned his back on a life of privilege to lead the Cuban revolution and earn a place in history that was glorious to some, notorious to others, but finally the product of prodigious talents and boundless ego.

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17Sep/16

Millennials lead private media opening in Cuba

September 17, 2016MediaAirlines - NEC, Alejandro Larrinaga, Bahamas, City: Havana, Company: Facebook, Company: Granma, Company: Silver Airways, Company: VISTAR MANAGEMENT, Countries, Country: Cuba, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Fidel Castro, Forms of government, Gaming, Granma, Granmas, Havana, Hugo Cancio, Independent digital media in Cuba, Karina Marron, Mass media in Cuba, Mexico, Miami, Monopoly, Opposition to Fidel Castro, Orders, decorations, and medals, Philologists, Political philosophy, Politics, Raúl Castro, Raul Castro's government, Robin Pedraja, Silver Airways, State media, United States, VISTAR, Yoani Sánchezsmbale

Cuba’s state media monopoly is under assault as web-based news outlets challenge official news on the island nation.

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06Sep/16

Cuba government filtering mobile text messages, dissidents say

September 6, 2016SecurityChina, City: Havana, Company: 14YMedio.com, Company: CubaCell, Company: El Nuevo Herald, Company: El Pais, Company: Somos Mas, Countries, Country: Cuba, Cuba, El Nuevo Herald, El País, Eliecer Avila, ETECSA, Forms of government, Havana, Internet censorship in Cuba, Jose Daniel Ferrer, Jose Manuel Ferrer Fernandez, Opposition to Fidel Castro, Philologists, Reinaldo Escobar, Russia, Sofia Ferrero, Technology/Internet, United States, Washington, Yoani Sánchezsmbale

Cuban government is filtering text messages for key words such as democracy and human rights and then blocking them, renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez charged at the weekend, an accusation confirmed by Reuters on Monday.

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