THE Cuban authorities says that a process to release 553 prisoners as announced in January has now been concluded. The official Communist Party newspaper, Granma, reported that the releases had been confirmed by Maricela Sosa Ravelo, Vice President of the country’s Supreme Court. In January, Havana said it would release 553 prisoners convicted of various … Read more
CUBA government on Tuesday said it would release 553 prisoners following an announcement by the outgoing U.S. administration that it would remove the Caribbean country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision by the United States is a step in the right direction, said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, but … Read more
THE Caribbean Island nation’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces said on Wednesday that several explosions had ripped through an ammunition and weapons depot in South-Eastern Cuba. It added that 13 military personnel had gone missing due to the incidence. “As a result of the explosions the weapons and ammunition warehouse in the municipality … Read more