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CUBA: There Are No Tough Guys; It’s Tough To Be a Guy

CUBA: HAVANA, Oct 5 (IPS) - It has been three years since he separated from his second wife and realised he did not have a home to return to. Although he has always been able to count on a helping hand from one friend or another, and his ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  5 Oct 2009

CUBA: Peace Concert Bridges Borders and Differences

CUBA: HAVANA, Sep 21 (IPS) - Although it was the target of threats from radical Cuban exiles and the focus of controversy and opinion polls from the moment it was announced, Colombian musician Juanes' idea of staging his "Peace without ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Juanes (musician),  Twitter Inc,  Jovanotti,  Raúl Castro,  Barack Obama

Q&A: "Blogmailing" to Foment Debate on Cuban Filmmaking

Q&A: Dalia Acosta interviews Cuban intellectual JUAN ANTONIO GARCÍA BORRERO HAVANA, Sep 2 (IPS) - Blogging has taught him to share his deepest concerns with people who think differently, to treat others and himself more compassionately, to ...

From DALIA ACOSTA INTERVIEWS CUBAN INTELLECTUAL JUAN ANTONIO GARCíA BORRERO, Inter Press Service,  2 Sep 2009

CUBA: Will Legalising Multiple Jobs Bring Real Change for Women?

CUBA: HAVANA, Aug 31 (IPS) - With a good job as a professional in Cubas public sector, Mariela Sánchez takes advantage of the flexible hours to take on another, part-time job and collaborate with a specialised publication. Reality hit her ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  30 Aug 2009

CUBA: Leaving the Hurricane Behind

CUBA: HOLGUÍN, Aug 11 (IPS) - Debris of houses, roofless buildings and fallen trees are still routine sights along the 740-km drive from the Cuban capital to Holguín, one of the regions most heavily affected by Hurricane Ike in early ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  11 Aug 2009

CUBA: Following the Trail of a Woman Who Lived as a Man

CUBA: HAVANA, Aug 4 (IPS) - When Cuban historian and anthropologist Julio César González and his Spanish friend Alberto Góngora Sanz arrived at the birthplace of Swiss physician Enriqueta Favez, in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, their ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  4 Aug 2009

DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: Water Scarce at the 'Singing Frog'

DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: BÁGUANOS, Cuba, Jul 29 (IPS) - Canta Rana, which somewhat ironically translates as "Singing Frog", is more than just a neighbourhood in this town in the drought-stricken eastern Cuban province of Holguín. Here, at the ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  29 Jul 2009
Related Topics: United Nations

ECONOMY-CUBA: New Budget Cuts in Store

ECONOMY-CUBA: By Dalia Acosta and Patricia Grogg HOLGUÍN, Cuba, Jul 27 (IPS) - The impact of the global financial crisis on the economy in Cuba was a major focus of a speech Sunday by President Raúl Castro, who confirmed that further ...

From DALIA ACOSTA AND PATRICIA GROGG, Inter Press Service,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Fidel Castro,  Fulgencio Batista

CUBA: What Schools Can and Cannot Do for Equality

CUBA: HAVANA, Jul 15 (IPS) - They are sisters, just two years apart, and had the same upbringing and education, but they have completely different aspirations. While Ana, the younger, dreams of going to university and following a ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  15 Jul 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  Ban Ki-moon

CUBA: Video Sheds Light on Raúl Castro's Strict Approach

CUBA: HAVANA, Jun 29 (IPS) - In another demonstration that it is impossible to hide anything in this socialist Caribbean island nation, the hottest video in Cuba today appears to show President Raúl Castro's determination to root out ...

From DALIA ACOSTA, Inter Press Service,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Fidel Castro

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