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Cuba: Globus now offers people-to-people tours

Cuba News

Cuba: Globus now offers people-to-people tours Los Angeles Times Globus has joined the ranks of well-known tour companies offering trips to Cuba under a special U.S. Treasury Department license that permits people-to-people educational exchanges on the Communist island. Its nine-day ?Undiscovered Cuba? itinerary, ... 21st Anniversary of Cuba's Hemingway International Yacht ClubPrensa Latina all 3 news articles »

Cuba reopens sugar mills after price rise

BBC News

Cuba reopens sugar mills after price rise BBC News Cuba was once the world's biggest sugar exporter, but the industry was devastated in the 1990s with the disappearance of its big buyer, the Soviet Union. Cane-fields were overrun by weeds, many mills fell to ruin and more than 100,000 people lost their ... and more »

Cuba's sugar mills get new lease of life

BBC News

Cuba's sugar mills get new lease of life BBC News It is a sight the people of Mejico thought they would never see again - sugar cane pouring onto a conveyer belt, beneath chimneys pouring smoke into a bright blue sky. Silent for seven years, the town's sugar mill has been given a new lease of life ...

Beyonce shares pics of controversial Cuba trip with Jay-Z

New York Post

Beyonce shares pics of controversial Cuba trip with Jay-Z New York Post Beyonce has shared photos of her anniversary trip to Cuba with her husband Jay-Z, giving fans glimpse at the couple's controversial vacation. The pop star and husband celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary last month in Havana, a trip that drew ...

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active

Washington Post

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active MiamiHerald.com Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fiber optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater bandwidth and a backup in case the main leg to Venezuela is not available, according to a U.S. company that monitors global Internet traffic. Internet analyst: Fiber-optic cable branch from Cuba to Jamaica now carrying ...Washington Post Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes onlineKOMO News all 4 news articles »

Cuba lifts import ban on domestic appliances

The Guardian

Cuba lifts import ban on domestic appliances The Guardian In 2011 Cuba resumed local sales of domestic appliances in response to demand and to support private small businesses launched under the economic reforms of the current president, Raul Castro. Authorities have continued to stress the importance of ... Cuba lifts import ban on air conditioners, appliancesWashington Times Cuba permits individuals to import mopedsDaijiworld.com Communist Cuba Lifts Appliance BanLatin Times Havana Times all 10 news articles »

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline MiamiHerald.com HAVANA -- The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders have ... and more »

Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba

Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba Inter Press Service HAVANA, May 21 2013 (IPS) - ?The people are the only thing that matters,? says agronomist Miguel Ángel Salcines, who then goes on to list a series of other ?secondary? factors that have turned Vivero Alamar, an urban farm on the outskirts of the Cuban ... and more »

How to Take a Cuba Vacation with the Family

How to Take a Cuba Vacation with the Family Condé Nast Traveler Cuba is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of a typical family vacation?even when the family, as in our case, is rather creatively defined; in our imagination the country is equal parts Buena Vista Social Club and Our Man in Havana ...

Annual US report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still ...

Annual US report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still ... MiamiHerald.com Cuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained ?significant restrictions? on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report. Most religious leaders in Cuba ... and more »

At least 30 al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay US naval base in Cuba have tried to commit suicide, doctors at the detention centre say.
The centre, in operation for the past seven months, is now almost at full capacity.

Last week 34 new arrivals took the number of detainees to 598. A US military medical team examines the detainees once they arrive here at Guantanamo Bay.

Remorse?

• Most are healthy with only run-of-the-mill medical problems, commander James Radkee, a doctor with the US navy, told visiting journalists.
• Over the months doctors have dealt with at least 30 incidents they see as suicide attempts.
• These have ranged from detainees trying to cut themselves with plastic utensils to banging their heads against walls and punching the walls.
• None of the detainees was able to do much damage to himself.
• Commander Radkee says some of this behaviour is seen as a sign that the detainees are showing remorse for their actions.

Questions

It is a glimpse - albeit from the US military’s perspective - into the lives of men who are completely hidden from the world in Camp Delta. They were moved there at the end of April when Camp X-Ray, with its open-air metal cages, was emptied. But even the new camp is now almost full. A further 200 cells are to be built by October, and possibly more after that. This all suggests that this naval base will remain the main detention centre for al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects for the foreseeable future - the Americans see it as the most effective way of keeping dangerous men out of circulation.

But human rights groups are increasingly questioning the legal basis on which these detentions continue.