In a country like Cuba where almost everything goes so systematized, every economic activity is very well regulated and where supermarkets and ration shops may have run short of basic grocery items such as sugar, toilet papers or eggs but even then you can get nearly almost every item in Cuba’s flourishing black market, if you have a good contact.

Doctors who treated patients in Guantanamo Bay have been accused of turning the cold shoulder to the physical and mental abuse that happened at the base in Cuba.

Washington  - US and Cuban officials held their first talks in six years dedicated to carrying out migration accords between the two countries.

The 46-year-old Cuban-born Miami resident, Luis Dominguez, who allegedly posed as a young brunette beauty 'Claudia Valencia,' from Cartagena, Colombia, to engage in an online affair with Fidel Castro's son Antonio 'Tony' Castro Soto del Valle, has refused to apologize for infringing upon Antonio's privacy.

Washington  - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro met Tuesday with three members of the US Congress in what they called a sign that Cuba wants to open a new dialogue with Washington.

After a two-hour meeting with Castro, Congresswoman Barbara Lee told reporters in Washington that she was convinced the Cubans want to talk with Washington about normalizing relations.

Havana  - Elena cried for joy when she found out that the US Congress made a decision that could allow her to see her Miami-based brother again soon.

Havana - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom "officially" apologized to Cuba for his country's involvement in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion sponsored by the US government.

On the final day of a state visit to the island, Colom also decorated Fidel Castro with Guatemala's highest award, and condemned the continuing US economic embargo against Cuba.

Havana  - Cuba will not grant any politcal concessions to the United States for a possible return of the Guantanamo Bay naval base, ailing revolutionary leader Fidel Castro said Thursday.

Havana  - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro said in an online essay that he doubts he would have the "privilege" to observe world events in four years and said he wanted to reduce his influence in Cuba's government.

Havana  - Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday expressed his willingness to open direct talks with the incoming administration of US president-elect Barack Obama.