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A Washington-area firm issued a statement Sunday confirming that one of its subcontractors is behind bars in Cuba, an arrest that may have resulted from possibly distributing electronics to activist Cubans to communicate with one another on the isolated island nation.
Associated Press - December 13, 2009 3:14 AM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - In 1939, Jewish refugees aboard the SS. St. Louis were denied asylum in the United States.
The Cuban government has arrested a U.S. contractor working for the United States Agency for International Development who was distributing cellphones and laptop computers to Cuban activists, State Department officials and congressional sources said Saturday.
Part of Operation Peter Pan, which airlifted some 14,000 children out of her native Cuba, Celia Nazaroff ultimately made her way to Los Angeles and became a court interpreter in the federal system.
Bulgaria's prime minister says the country could accept one prisoner from Guantanamo following calls from Washington to take in detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba.
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MEXICO CITY — The Cuban government has arrested an American citizen working on contract for the U.S. Agency for...
Members of a leftist bloc of nine Latin American nations said Saturday they plan to use a new currency dubbed the "sucre" for...
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- An American citizen was detained by the Cuban government Dec. 5 and the U.S. government is seeking access to the person “as soon as possible,” State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said.
Members of a leftist bloc of nine Latin American nations said Saturday they plan to use a new currency dubbed the "sucre" for trade among themselves starting in January.
MEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government has arrested an American citizen working on contract for the U.S. Agency for International Development who was distributing cellphones and laptop computers to Cuban activists, State Department officials and congressional sources said Saturday. Featured Advertiser NEC Ads by Pheedo
Dow, S&P end up after solid data; Nasdaq slips NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 closed up for a third straight session on Friday after several solid consumer-related reports reinforced investors' confidence in a steady recovery by the economy. Government reports showing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the Cuban government has arrested an American citizen and U.S. diplomats in Havana are trying learn more about the case.
Contract employee reportedly gave cell phones to activists
An American Citizen Has Been Detained In Cuba For The Past Week, The U.S. State Department Said Saturday.
Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation deals worth nearly $3 billion on Saturday, underscoring Caracas' role as the communist-run island's closest political and commercial ally.
