Cuban Communist Party
Fidel Castro's Brother Raul Steps Down in Cuba
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
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Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
U.S. social media company Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba's top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban Union of Journalists denounced as "massive censorship".
First Elections in Cuba since Fidel Castro's Death are taking Place Today
Cuban voters will take part today in the first round of universal elections. More than eight million Cuban residents are urged to go to the polls for the first time since the death of the Cuban revolution leader, Fidel Castro, a year ago.
Cuba puts brakes on private sector expansion
Communist-run Cuba said on Aug. 1 it was suspending issuing new licenses for certain private-sector activities from bed-and-breakfasts to restaurants until it had implemented new measures to curb wrongdoing such as tax evasion.
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Fidel Castro gives rare speech saying he's nearing the end
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro delivered a valedictory speech on April 20 to the Communist Party that he put in power a half-century ago, telling party members he is nearing the end of his life and exhorting them to help his ideas survive.
Castro: This pope's so impressive, I might return to church
Cuban President Raul Castro paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday to thank him for working for Cuban-US detente and later said he is so impressed by the pontiff he is considering a return to the Catholic church?s fold.