Recent Developments in Cuba, the Caribbean Country
Recent Developments in Cuba, the Caribbean Country
In 2003 a crackdown was ordered on dissidents against the Castro regime that drew international criticism. The world community led by UNHRC also condemned Cubans miserable human rights record.
2005 brought favourable news for Cubans as the government resumed its diplomatic contacts with EU that were frozen in 2003. However in July 2005 Hurricane Dennis struck Cuba, which caused widespread loss of life and property.
Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader for over 50 years was diagnosed with gastric complications thus handing over reins to his younger brother Raul Castro. Fidel?s illness kept him away from the 50th anniversary celebrations of the 1956 revolution held in 2006.
Continued poor health forced Castro to finally hand over the government reins to Raul in 2008 and himself went into retirement. The year also saw the lifting-off of a long ban on mobile phones and computers.
In a sharp departure from orthodox Marxist principles, the Cuban government abandoned salary equality in 2008 and also lifted curbs on private agricultural land ownership to boost its sagging food production.
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JFK ordered 1,200 Cuban cigars hours before authorising them as illegal - 09 Feb 2012
was told the next morning that 1,200 of Cuba's finest export had been bought for him... offensive of Sino-Soviet communism with which the government of Cuba is publicly... from Cuba and eight months before Soviet attempts to put nuclear missiles
JFK ordered 1,200 Cuban cigars hours before authorising them as illegal - 09 Feb 2012
was told the next morning that 1,200 of Cuba's finest export had been bought for him... offensive of Sino-Soviet communism with which the government of Cuba is publicly... from Cuba and eight months before Soviet attempts to put nuclear missiles
Prakash Karat slams neo-liberal policy of Congress - 08 Feb 2012
way back in 1971, when he was addressing a Catholic priest in a meeting in Cuba
Salman to fly to US for health check-up - 06 Feb 2012
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Salman Khan, who is currently shooting with Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger' in Cuba, is reportedly planning to go straight to the US from there for a medical check-up. The actor will get the size of his brain
Salman to visit US for health check-up - 06 Feb 2012
New Delhi, Feb 6: Salman Khan, who is busy shooting with Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger' in Cuba, is making plans to go straight to the US from Cuba for a medical check-up.
The bollywood star will get the size of his brain aneurysm
Salman to fly to US for health check-up - 06 Feb 2012
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Salman Khan, who is currently shooting with Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger' in Cuba, is reportedly planning to go straight to the US from there for a medical check-up. The actor will get the size of his brain
Fidel Castro launches 2-volume memoir - 05 Feb 2012
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Fidel Castro presented his two-volume memoir called 'Guerrilla of Time' in a rare appearance shown on Cuba's state television on Saturday. Communist Party newspaper Granma said that the encounter
Fidel Castro launches 2-volume memoir - 05 Feb 2012
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Fidel Castro presented his two-volume memoir called 'Guerrilla of Time' in a rare appearance shown on Cuba's state television on Saturday. Communist Party newspaper Granma said that the encounter
Tibetan shooting came on heels of criticism of China's rights record by Human Rights Watch - 25 Jan 2012
take a different tack on trade with China if, like Cuba, a strong lobby... the key difference was that Cuba was so close to the U.S. (ANI)
George Lucas retiring over non-funding of black action flick - 19 Jan 2012
fought in the Second World War. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr and Terrence Howard
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