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Cuba to free 3,000 inmates on humanitarian grounds
24/12/2011 - CUBA

Cuba to free 3,000 inmates on humanitarian grounds

Cuban President Raul Castro (pictured, left) on Friday announced plans to pardon over the next few days some 3,000 prisoners, including 86 foreigners from 25 countries, for "humanitarian reasons".
Brazil: retaking Rio's favelas
16/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Brazil: retaking Rio's favelas

Brazil's police moves in to take back the favelas from the drug lords, two years ahead of the football World Cup. Also, Cuba overturns a 50-year ban on property sales - we look at the latest signs of reform under Raul Castro. Finally, with gaffes, scandals and roller-coaster approval ratings, the US Republican race is keeping us all entertained.
Leader of Cuba’s Ladies in White dissident group dies
15/10/2011 - CUBA

Leader of Cuba’s Ladies in White dissident group dies

The leader of Cuba’s dissident group Ladies in White, Laura Pollan, died Friday aged 63. The Ladies in White group has been at the centre of efforts to promote change in Cuba after five decades of singe-party communist rule.
Work more to earn more?
20/04/2011 - French Press Review

Work more to earn more?

FRENCH PAPERS, Wed., 20/4/2011: Sarkozy’s slogan for his 2007 Presidential campaign was “Travailler plus pour gagner plus” or “Work more to earn more”. Increasing purchasing power was another promise. Now, Sarkozy is introducing measures that he hopes will make these electoral rally cries sound less hollow.
Castro promises reform at Communist Party Congress
19/04/2011 - CUBA

Castro promises reform at Communist Party Congress

As Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs victory on Friday, it was also opening the Communist Party's 6th Congress. It's the first time in 14 years that the event has been held and comes amid plans for reform by President Raul Castro. The Cuban government is making a major political shift in terms of its economic model and for many, the shake-up is not before time.
Raul Castro calls for term limits at party congress
17/04/2011 - CUBA

Raul Castro calls for term limits at party congress

Raul Castro (pictured) has told delegates meeting at a Cuban Communist Party congress that he would recommend new limits on political terms and acknowledged that the party had failed to promote younger people to senior positions.
Communist Congress set to vote on economic reforms
17/04/2011 - CUBA

Communist Congress set to vote on economic reforms

Delegates from Cuba’s Communist Party are meeting to vote on reforms ushered in under President Raul Castro as the country’s ageing leadership struggles to relax its grip on the economy while affirming its socialist ideology.
Argentina: ex-dictators on trial for baby theft
02/03/2011 - The week in the Americas

Argentina: ex-dictators on trial for baby theft

Two former Argentinean military rulers are now on trial over charges relating to the kidnapping of babies from political prisoners during the dictatorship. In Cuba, the Communist Party will hold its first congress in 14 years. And finally, Boeing wins the contract of the century, an order for 149 aerial refuelling tankers.
Raul Castro relieves ministers of key posts in cabinet shakeup
07/01/2011 - CUBA

Raul Castro relieves ministers of key posts in cabinet shakeup

Cuban President Raul Castro (left) announced a cabinet shakeup on Thursday, relieving a longtime veteran of the Cuban revolution of his post as communications minister and sacking the minister of construction for "errors committed in his job".
Raul Castro announces key cabinet shakeup
07/01/2011 - CUBA

Raul Castro announces key cabinet shakeup

Cuban President Raul Castro (left) announced a cabinet shakeup on Thursday, relieving a longtime veteran of the Cuban revolution of his post as communications minister and sacking the minister of construction for "errors committed in his job".
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