Friday, February 9, 2007

News briefs on Cuba

* Yesterday, Venezuela’s ambassador to Cuba said that the health of aging ex-dictator Fidel Castro is “improving progressively” inasmuch as the Cuban government has kept Castro’s health secret.

* An AP/IPSOS poll released on Wednesday showed that most people in the U.S. would like to re-establish diplomatic ties with Cuba once Fidel Castro dies, though slightly over 1 in 4 respondents admitted to not knowing enough on Castro to form an opinion.

* A former schoolteacher from Havana was named by The Episcopal Church as its first female bishop in a developing country and she has vowed not to emulate her male predecessors.

*The Cuban government has warned against the illegal use of satellite dishes especially to pick up foreign television channels like U.S.-funded TV Marti.

* Cuba plans on deporting a dangerous drug baron to Colombia where he will most likely be extradited to the U.S.

Image- muellerworld.com

Links- ABC News, Kansas City Star, Newsday, Reuters, Monsters & Critics

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous8:45 PM

    this is werid i learned about this in school and my teacher said the same thing

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