Cuba

Dr. Felix Baez being welcomed home by his family

Cuban doctor returns to Havana with no traces of Ebola

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 6 (acn) Dr. Felix Baez Sarria, member of the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade, who contracted the Ebola virus during his mission in Sierra Leone, West Africa, has arrived home in Havana totally free of the virus.

December 7, 2014
Published in Health

White House demands unconditional release of Alan Goss

Washington, Dec 5.- Amidst the world wide call by the United Nations and the overwhelming majority of its Member states for the United States to release its fifty year old economic stranglehold against the Cuban government, the White House on Wednesday urged Cuba to release U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross, who is serving a 15-year sentence on the Communist-ruled island after being convicted for subversion.

December 4, 2014
Published in Caribbean

Haitian PM Stresses Role of CARICOM and upcoming Cuban Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 27 (acn) Haiti´s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe stressed the need for regional countries to keep struggling shoulder to shoulder for the wellbeing of their peoples as Havana readies to host the 5th Summit of Cuba and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on December 8.

November 28, 2014
Published in Caribbean

Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken

Top Obama aide won’t rule out unilateral easing of Cuba policy

President Barack Obama’s pick for the No. 2 job in the State Department repeatedly refused on Wednesday to rule out unilateral action by the White House to ease U.S. pressure on Cuba.

November 20, 2014
Published in local news

Nelson Arboleda, director of the U.S.' Center for Disease Control and Prevention for Central America (CDC), speaks to journalists before the start of a regional meeting on fighting Ebola in Latin America and Africa, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The CDC's participation is the most concrete sign to date of the U.S.' and Cuba's expressed desire to cooperate against the disease. Cuba is sending at least 256 medical workers to West Africa to treat and prevent Ebola.FRANKLIN REYES/AP PHOTO

U.S. and Cuba Come Together Over Ebola, Infuriating Republicans

After some initial hedging, the United States seems to have embraced the idea of working closely with Cuba on the global response to the Ebola epidemic.

November 2, 2014
Published in Health

Two Cuban Ebola Experts Coming To Train Health Care Workers

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2014 - The Cuban Government will be sending two experts to Jamaica to train health care and front-line workers as part of the Ebola preparedness, response and management plan.

October 30, 2014
Published in Health

Minister of Industry, Investment and Trade of the People's National Party, Anthony Hylton

Jamaican Parliament Rejects U.S. Blockade on Cuba

Kingston, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The Jamaican Parliament approved a resolution demanding the end of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba for over 50 years, the government has reported.

October 24, 2014
Published in Caribbean

The U.S.A. Willing to Cooperate with Cuba against Ebola

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn) The United States is willing to cooperate with Cuba in the international al struggle against Ebola in Western Africa, as confirmed on Wednesday to EFE by a spokeswoman of the State Department.

October 24, 2014
Published in Health

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