Category Archives: Cuba

With the death of Fidel Castro, the world has lost a statesman and a political icon of the 20th Century. Whether his 47 years of rule in Cuba – in particular, a memorable fortnight in October 1962 – are remembered … Continue reading →

The Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party concluded this week with the re-election of Raúl Castro, 84, as First Secretary. In another coup for the old guard, founding member of the CCP and ideological conservative José Ramón Machado Ventura, … Continue reading →

Having presumably gazed deeply into his crystal ball before a meeting with journalists in 1973, Fidel Castro acidly remarked that the United States would talk to Cuba when there was a black president in the White House and a Latin … Continue reading →