tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169901062011-04-21T17:21:10.351-04:00notes from havanaalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1155516856297983752006-08-13T20:54:00.000-04:002006-08-13T20:54:16.303-04:00Happy Birthday FidelA Note From HavanaAs I surf the internet each day and read the “news,” I grow more astonished at the distance between what I read and reality. Press coverage of Fidel’s illness does not, in the slightest, represent reality here. Two weeks ago I was with some friends watching CNN in Spanish when the news came that Fidel had gone into an emergency surgery. We immediately changed the channel to albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1148349554671400142006-05-22T21:41:00.000-04:002006-05-22T21:59:14.736-04:00USIS Billboard: What exactly is their point????What exactly is their point????Occasionally I stop by to check out what the US Interest Section (USIS) electronic billboard in Havana says… just out of curiosity… and only when I am in the neighborhood….and every time I come away ticked off… (you can visit their website to read the latest billboared drivel too)Previously sent I wrote about the billboard messages during the Manu Chao concert albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147825441271041192006-05-16T20:24:00.000-04:002006-05-16T20:24:01.296-04:00granma.cu - "I call on them to prove that I have one single dollar!"granma.cu - "I call on them to prove that I have one single dollar!"albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147824218921992682006-05-16T19:57:00.000-04:002006-05-16T20:05:22.643-04:00Three way war on Cuba offshore oil drilling: adding the environment to the attack strategyThree way war on Cuba offshore oil drilling:adding the environment to the attack strategyPotential offshore oil drilling by Cuba and China, in the Cuban waters near the Florida Keys, has provoked attacks from the left, right, and center of the U.S. Congress.Taking a leftist approach we have Sen. Bill Nelson claiming to be concerned about the coral reefs and the tourist industry of the Florida albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147820331205851182006-05-16T18:10:00.000-04:002006-05-16T19:53:18.973-04:00Fidel May Day 2006albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147050567623581972006-05-07T21:09:00.000-04:002006-05-07T21:09:27.623-04:00granma.cu - Latin America's time is nowgranma.cu - Latin America's time is nowalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147049743733052852006-05-07T20:55:00.000-04:002006-05-07T20:55:43.733-04:00AGREEMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE PEOPLES OF OUR AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES’ TRADE AGREMENTSAGREEMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE PEOPLES OF OUR AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES’ TRADE AGREMENTS "albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1147049549877573922006-05-07T20:52:00.000-04:002006-05-07T20:59:38.556-04:00Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez & Fidel Castro-- Joint CommuniqueEvo Morales, Hugo Chavez & Fidel Castro-- Joint Communiquealbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1146411237615094492006-04-30T11:33:00.000-04:002006-05-07T21:04:05.936-04:00THE THREE GENERATIONSTHE THREE GENERATIONSEvo presented Fidel with 3 huge portraits of Jose Marti and Che Guevara, and Fidel on canvass made from Coca leaves for his 80th birthday!!Evo Morales: Wise Grandfather, Fidel; Father, Hugo; and I am the son of you both—This is how Evo Morales described the relationship between the three heads of state in his speech to tens of thousands of international students at Revolutionalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1146188327150313832006-04-27T21:38:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:47:47.696-04:00VHeadline.com - Stopping Venezuela's revolution now paramount for Bush administrationJesus Rivas - Stopping Venezuela's revolution now paramount for Bush administrationalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1142106350236564662006-03-11T15:45:00.000-04:002006-03-11T15:45:50.283-04:00MercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic NewsMercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic Newsalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1141431812923734032006-03-03T20:23:00.000-04:002006-03-03T20:23:32.943-04:00granma.cu - CHALLENGES IN SOUTH EAST ASIAgranma.cu - CHALLENGES IN SOUTH EAST ASIAalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1141430163724577082006-03-03T19:49:00.000-04:002006-03-03T19:56:03.743-04:00Manu Chao vs. USIS in HavanaLast night Manu Chao played a free concert in Havana at the Anti-Imperialist Tribunal in front of the US Interest Section...There are 2 articles in the Granma International newspaper about this... they are interesting and mention that Manu Chao will play in Caracas on Friday and later in Bolivia.... both free....http://www.granma.cu/One thing that the articles don't say is how the USIS responded albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1136210773250332972006-01-02T10:06:00.000-04:002006-01-02T10:06:13.260-04:00Cuban Doctors Saving Lives in PakistanCuban Doctors Saving Lives in Pakistanalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1136209588291409912006-01-02T09:46:00.000-04:002006-01-02T09:46:28.306-04:00Female Cuban Doctors in Attar Shisha, PakistanFemale Cuban Doctors in Attar Shisha, Pakistanalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1136207339154497532006-01-02T09:08:00.000-04:002006-01-02T09:08:59.183-04:00Aljazeera.Net - Towards an 'axis of good'Aljazeera.Net - Towards an 'axis of good'albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1136059408156987212005-12-31T16:03:00.000-04:002005-12-31T16:03:28.190-04:00The NarcoSphere || Man of the Year: Hugo Ch�vez or Fidel Castro?albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1133057438881840882005-11-26T22:10:00.000-04:002005-11-26T22:25:12.783-04:00BBC NEWS | Americas | Cuba announces major salary risesA rare, fairly accurate article by the BBC.... 2 things missing.... one is that 3 million people will get this pay raise... also pensioners and social assistance receipients are receiving a raise....Cuba announces major salary risesBy Stephen Gibbs BBC News, HavanaCuba has announced a major increase in government salaries as it tries to reward workers with high productivity and advanced albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1133056494359230332005-11-26T21:54:00.000-04:002005-11-26T21:54:54.360-04:00Detention of Terrorist�s Buddy in Miami : A Smoke ScreenDetention of Terrorist�s Buddy in Miami : A Smoke Screenalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1133055896907313972005-11-26T21:44:00.000-04:002005-11-26T21:46:10.483-04:00A Battle Cuba is Sure to Also WinA Battle Cuba is Sure to Also WinUnfortuanately the articles that contained the details of the wage increases and the electricity hike that was in the print version of Granma International were not put on the online version. BUT, I can clarify one thing left unclear in this article regarding the electricity increase.... the increase only goes into effect once the user has past a determined usage albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1132441857883362862005-11-19T19:10:00.000-04:002005-11-19T19:10:57.883-04:00Fidel: The same rebel: 60 years after entering University of Havanagranma.cu -albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1132441395255254452005-11-19T19:03:00.000-04:002005-11-19T19:03:17.326-04:00In just one month, Cubans save more than 1,000 lives in Guatemalagranma.cu - In just one month, Cubans save more than 1,000 lives in Guatemalaalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1132433885570153452005-11-19T16:58:00.000-04:002005-11-19T16:58:05.570-04:00Madonna llama a rechazar a Bushgranma.cu -Madonna llama a rechazar a Bushalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1132433412551577722005-11-19T16:50:00.000-04:002005-11-19T16:50:12.576-04:00Operation Milagro establishes its first base outside of Cubagranma.cu - Operation Milagro establishes its first base outside of Cubaalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131831101450094952005-11-12T17:31:00.000-04:002005-11-19T17:00:52.116-04:00Venezuela Hopes to Double Cuba Businessalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131820727761678342005-11-12T14:38:00.000-04:002005-11-12T14:38:47.760-04:00U.S.-Cuba diplomatic team reshuffled; some see tighter sanctionsKRT Wire | 11/09/2005 | U.S.-Cuba diplomatic team reshuffled; some see tighter sanctionsalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131820455627923182005-11-12T14:34:00.000-04:002005-11-12T14:34:15.626-04:00182 countries vote against the blockade in the UNgranma.cu - 182 countries vote against the blockade in the UNalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131820393039708222005-11-12T14:33:00.000-04:002005-11-12T14:33:13.796-04:00UN Speech by Felipe Pérez Roque regarding Blockade vote 2005granma.cu - The blockade is an economic war applied at global levelalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131292768550983282005-11-06T11:59:00.000-04:002005-11-06T11:59:28.550-04:00granma.cu - Another act for the Grand Annexation Circusgranma.cu - Another act for the Grand Annexation Circusalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1131292707586796652005-11-06T11:58:00.000-04:002005-11-06T11:58:27.590-04:00granma.cu - U.S. steps up radio-electronic aggression against Cubagranma.cu - U.S. steps up radio-electronic aggression against Cubaalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130708012431820122005-10-30T17:28:00.000-04:002005-10-30T17:37:19.306-04:00President Freedom Fighters Assoc. I met in AirportI met Hukamraj Mehta in Mexico City Airport. He was just returning from Cuba and was being detained by Mexican immigrations who were threatening to return him to Cuba. He spoke no Spanish so I helped him out. In the end they let him immediately board a plane to the US, for which he already had a visa to enter as he was planning on going there after his visit to Mexico. At 88 years, he was on whatalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130604758931010482005-10-29T12:52:00.000-04:002005-10-29T13:10:41.050-04:00HURRICANE WILMA - Photo GalleryHURRICANE WILMA - 2005albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130603378232531532005-10-29T12:29:00.000-04:002005-10-29T12:29:38.233-04:00Cuban scientist cannot travel to the USA to receive awardgranma.cu - Cuban scientist cannot travel to the USA to receive awardalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130603281587702702005-10-29T12:28:00.000-04:002005-10-29T12:28:01.586-04:00Cuba demonstrates its high degree of preparation for confronting nature�s adversitiesgranma.cu - Cuba demonstrates its high degree of preparation for confronting nature�s adversitiesalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130603229507370732005-10-29T12:27:00.000-04:002005-10-29T12:27:09.516-04:00Arts Instructors now in all of the island�s� 4,898 schoolsgranma.cu - Arts Instructors now in all of the island�s� 4,898 schoolsalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1130602483027054492005-10-29T12:14:00.000-04:002005-10-29T12:14:43.033-04:00Caleb McCarry: Bush’s man for Cuba author of the Haitian disastergranma.cu -albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1127365653699000912005-09-22T01:07:00.000-04:002005-09-22T01:12:52.203-04:00Colombia Denies Asylum to Venezuelans Wanted in 2002 Coup Attemptalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16990106.post-1127360329718491292005-09-21T23:28:00.000-04:002005-09-21T23:38:49.723-04:00Lies and good-byestesting..... is this thing on???albahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355641605249005078noreply@blogger.com