Cuba says it has failed to pay farmers on time, a key aspect of agriculture reform planSeptember 30th, 2009 Cuba admits failure to pay farmers on timeHAVANA — Cuba on Monday acknowledged a failure to pay cash-strapped farmers on time and said some local officials lied to cover up the problem — a blunt admission from the communist government that crucial agriculture reforms lauded by President Raul Castro have so far fallen short. The public mea culpa came in a full page spread Monday in the state-run Granma newspaper, which acknowledged that the issue is a main cause of discontent in the countryside.
GAO report: Agriculture Department failed to tell schools about recalls of suspect foodSeptember 22nd, 2009 GAO: Feds failed to tell schools of suspect foodWASHINGTON — Federal authorities failed to tell schools about recalls of potentially tainted peanut products and canned vegetables, and cafeterias may have unknowingly served them to children, the Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday. A GAO investigation found the Agriculture Department didn't always make sure states and schools were notified promptly about recalled food distributed through the federal school lunch and breakfast programs, which serve 30 million students.
Founder of Sazon Goya Food Company dies at age 79 in his South Fla. homeSeptember 20th, 2009 Founder of Sazon Goya Food Company dies at age 79MIAMI — Family members say the founder of a major Hispanic food company has died in his South Florida home. He was 79. Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet, founder of Sazon Goya Food Company, died Saturday morning.
US moves to ease travel insufficient: CubaSeptember 17th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - The Cuban government considers US President Barack Obama's decision to end restrictions on Cuban-Americans' travel and remittances to the island to be "insufficient", Havana's diplomatic representatives said here. "The media and diplomatic offensive implemented by the US government could induce some, mistakenly, to believe that the dismantling of the embargo has begun," Cuba's delegation to the UN said in a statement.
New Mexico Gov. Richardson supports lifting of US trade embargo on CubaSeptember 15th, 2009 Bill Richardson discusses trip to CubaALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson, who says he's opposed to the U.S.
OAS chief says he's hopeful that Cuba will return to group, but doesn't expect it soonSeptember 1st, 2009 OAS chief doesn't expect Cuba to rejoin soonBRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Cuba is not expected to seek to rejoin the Organization of American States anytime soon despite the OAS vote to lift a decades-old suspension, the multinational group's chief said Monday. OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza told reporters it's likely that "some years" and "a lot of changes in Cuba" will happen before the Cuban government asks to return to the 34-nation organization.
Cuba rebukes diplomats from 5 EU embassies who visited home of jailed political activistAugust 28th, 2009 Cuba protests diplomats' visit to activist's homeHAVANA — Cuba delivered a formal protest Friday to diplomats from five European Union embassies who visited the home of a jailed dissident. The Ministry of Foreign Relations summoned the diplomats from Sweden, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland and Germany to denounce the visit, according to two of the officials.
Gov. Richardson pushes New Mexico exports to CubaAugust 26th, 2009 NM governor pushes imports to CubaHAVANA — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has met with Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba's parliament, as well as members of the island's chamber of commerce as he heads a trade mission there this week.
NM Gov. Bill Richardson paying own way for Cuba trade mission to save state moneyAugust 24th, 2009 NM Gov. Richardson heads to Cuba for trade missionSANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov.
Tourist arrivals rise in CubaJuly 24th, 2009 HAVANA - Cuba welcomed 1.37 million tourists in the first half of 2009, a figure that was up 2.7 percent from the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said. Tourism continued to be one of the island's main sources of foreign exchange, Cuban officials said, without providing details on the revenue generated by the industry.
US, Cuba start talking again in New York about migration between quarrelsome neighborsJuly 14th, 2009 US, Cuba resume migration talks after 6-year pauseWASHINGTON — The United States and Cuba are renewing negotiations on the U.S.-Cuba Migration accords. The State Department said department official Craig Kelly headed the U.S.
Communist Cuba acknowledges top left-handed pitcher's desertionJuly 10th, 2009 Cuba acknowledges top pitcher's desertionHAVANA — Cuba has acknowledged the defection of pitcher Aroldis Chapman, a week after he walked away from a tournament in the Netherlands. The Communist Party daily Granma said Friday that Chapman has hired baseball agent Jaime Torres to represent him.
Cuba applauds OAS lifting of its membership ban, but formally says it won't rejoin the groupJune 8th, 2009 Cuba rejects offer to rejoin OASHAVANA — Cuba is formally rejecting an offer to rejoin the Organization of American States, echoing the sentiments of Fidel Castro who has long maintained his island has no use for the group. The OAS voted last week to lift a decades-old suspension of Cuba's membership.
Raul Castro says Obama's Cuba policy changes 'minimal,' onus not on Cuba for better relationsApril 29th, 2009 Castro: Onus not on Cuba for US better relationsHAVANA — Raul Castro has dismissed Barack Obama's policy changes toward Cuba as "minimal" and says it is up to the U.S. — not Cuba — to do more to improve relations.
Cuba, EU to boost cooperation, political dialogueMarch 21st, 2009 HAVANA - Cuba and the European Union (EU) have decided to boost cooperation in health, education and scientific research. Businessmen from Cuba and EU countries participated in a meeting held here Thursday to discuss the issues.
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