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Cuba's Communist Party Approves Sweeping Changes

HAVANA -- Communist Party delegates gave their blessing to a sweeping slate of economic changes designed to breathe life and a bit of free-market spirit into Cuba's moribund economy, and also voted in a new party leadership at a historic summit Monday. State television announced the unanimous approval of about 300...

Cuba Marks Bay of Pigs, Opens Pivotal Party Summit

HAVANA -- Cuba kicked off a crucial Communist Party congress Saturday with a big military and civilian parade to mark 50 years since the defeat of CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs, still celebrated here as a landmark triumph over the island's powerful neighbor to the north. Thousands of soldiers high-stepped through...

Carter Leaves Cuba Without Jailed US Contractor

HAVANA -- Former President Jimmy Carter met with a jailed American contractor Wednesday but said Cuban leaders had made it clear they do not plan to release him. The announcement was a disappointment to supporters of Alan Gross after the trip had raised expectations the 86-year-old former American president would be...

Fidel Castro: I Quit as Party Chief 5 Years Ago

HAVANA -- Fidel Castro said Tuesday he resigned five years ago from all his official positions, including head of Cuba's Communist Party, a position he was thought to still hold. It was the first time the 84-year-old revolutionary icon has said he no longer heads the Communist Party, which he has led since its creation in...

US Contractor Gets 15-Year Sentence in Cuba

HAVANA - A Cuban court on Saturday found U.S. contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought a swift and strongly worded condemnation from Washington. The court said prosecutors had proved that Gross, 61, was working on a "subversive" program paid...

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05/30/12 Cuba sugar production grows, but misses gov't target Source: Sina Cuba is about to end the 2011-2012 sugar production season at the weekend with a 16 percent increase over the previous season, but below the government-set target, an industry official said here Tuesday.
05/30/12 Spanish oil company's decision to withdraw from Cuba... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Spain's Repsol oil company announced Tuesday it was "almost certain" to withdraw from exploration in Cuba, after spending an estimated $150 million on a dry well and seeing far more profitable prospects in other countries such as Brazil and Angola.
05/29/12 Mariela Castro visits New York; expected to address... Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, widely seen as a champion of gay rights in Cuba, is expected to bring her brand of outspoken advocacy before a New York audience on Tuesday.
05/29/12 Sen. Marco Rubio makes first visit to Cuba â tours... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio visited the U.S. Navy base at GuantÃ¡namo Bay setting foot on Cuban soil for the first time in his life in a solo fact-finding visit on Tuesday that the Cuban-American lawmaker cast as nothing more than typical congressional business as a novice member of the intelligence committee.
05/29/12 Mariela Castro visits New York; expected to address... Source: NBC - WPTV 5 - Hanover VT The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, widely seen as a champion of gay rights in Cuba, is expected to bring her outspoken advocacy before a New York audience on Tuesday.

Background on Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, (; , ) is an island country in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos.

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