Cuba – Page 124 – People's World

Earthquake in Haiti: Cuba responds

January 17, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Less than a day after the earthquake struck Haiti, Cuban doctors were caring for the wounded in a fully equipped field hospital.

Cuban food production is up

January 15, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

President Raul Castro last year signaled increased food production as Cuba's top priority.

World Notes: Brazil, Cuba, Guadaloupe, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Yemen

January 12, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

This week in World Notes: Brazil passes landmark climate legislation; Cuba rejects U.S. terror designation; Guadaloupe prepares for general strike; Spain's unemployment is highest in Europe; Sudan exports food, while country starves; Thailand's army deport Laotian...

Of Terrorism, Cuba, and Yemen

January 8, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Who gets a visa to enter the United States? Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did, even though his father had notified the U.S. embassy there of his son's worrisome terrorist associations.

World Notes: Austria, Bolivia, Cuba, Eritrea, Gaza, South Korea

December 29, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In this World Notes, the Austrian Parliament last month authorized civil unions between same-sex couples; Bolivia on climate change, Cuba on nutrition, sanctions on Eritrea, PFLP marks 42nd anniversary, South Korean autoworkers opt for bonuses.