Bulletin 25 February 2010
Argentina: Government fights on two fronts ♦ Cuba: Lula says farewell ♦ Venezuela: Government rejects report from Inter American Committee ♦ Brazil: Biggest bank increases profits ♦ El Niño goes heavy on Latin America
Celebration of Sexual Diversity in Havana
On Saturday 16 May, Mariela Castro, daughter of the Cuban President Raul Castro, led a celebration of gay rights and sexual diversity in the centre of Havana. Mariela is Director of the Cuban National Centre for Sex Education and a long-standing activi
Cubans in shock at Raul Casto’s warning of an end to...
Announcements that thousands of Cubans will need to look for work in the private sector as they are laid off from state employment has provoked many different reactions in Cuba.
New economic territory: Cuba squeezes the state
Cuba intends to cut 20% of all jobs and radically revise its economic model as fast as possible. There is already inequality, and soon that may be legal within the constitution.
Cuban Medics: a Big Force on Haiti Cholera Frontline
As Haiti's population continues to battle the cholera epidemic, Cuban medics rally to help with trained personnel. Having established a presence in the country 12 years ago during Hurricane George they know the landsape they are operating in
US Eases Travel Restrictions to Cuba
Recent easing of travel restrictions for US citizens going to Cuba have provoke different responses from both sides of the fence. Whilst Cuba reads it as an ongoing defeat of US policy, the US argues it is a tactic to promote democracy.
Cuba’s Communist Party Congress: back to the future?
LAB's Nick Caistor, who visited Cuba recently, analyses the changes expected in the island after the Communist Party Congress.
Cuba and Venezuela must support Arab revolutions
Cuba and Venezuela must support Arab revolutions. Many on the left in Latin America have been horrified by the reluctance of Cuba and Venezuela to welcome the Arab revolutionary movements.
Amnesty Internation on human rights in Cuba
In its 2010 Human Rights Report, Amnesty International says that the situation has not improved in Cuba
Houses, Used Cars and Markets: Change Cubans Can Believe In
Recent economic reforms in Cuba could have political repercussions.