The Mexican Senate agreed on Thursday to offer immediate aid to Cuba after the passing of

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
On the Tenth Anniversary of the arrests of five Cuban men in the US while they were fighting against terrorism, the US-based International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five placed a full page ad in El Diario La Prensa in New York to bring…
With four gold, two silver and four bronze medals thus far, Cuba left Beijing behind at the

Paralympics, when there are only  six competitions ahead.
President Hugo Chavez urged the Venezuelan
people on Wednesday to show their solidarity with Cuba and Haiti, “two
nations – he said - that have been severely affected by two powerful
hurricanes.”
Cuba rejected Washington’s request to send a team of experts to evaluate the damage caused by hurricane Ike, noting that all the countries willing to help the island have sent humanitarian aid without asking to inspect the affected areas beforehand.
Hurricane Ike left more than 200,000 houses damaged in Cuba, of them 30,000 totally destroyed, reported the President of the National Housing Institute, Victor Ramirez.
“Our duty is to win,” said Cuba’s historical leader Fidel Castro in a letter sent to the Round Table TV and radio broadcast as a message of encouragement to the Cuban people after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
September 12 marks the 10th year of arbitrary imprisonment of five Cuban men, who have been submitted to institutionalized terror by the US government; which proclaims itself a leader in the war on terror.
Cuban President, Raul Castro sent a message of trust in the recovery work of the Holguin people

in the face of the damage caused by Hurricane Ike.
We had hardly recovered from the emotional impact and material damages caused by the unexpectedly strong winds of hurricane Gustav on the Isla de la Juventud and Pinar del Rio, when news were received of sea floods caused by Hanna. Then, the worst…
Cuban President Raul Castro visited the National Civil Defense Council Headquarters on Monday afternoon to specify on the measures taken to face hurricane Ike.
Cuba garnered its second gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics with judoka Isao Cruz defeating French Cyril Jonard in the final of the 81 Kg division.