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Juventud Rebelde, daily newspaper of Cuba's young communists. This is a list of newspapers in Cuba.Although the Cuban media is controlled by the Cuban People through the Cuban State apparatus, the national newspapers of Cuba are not directly published by the state, they are instead published by various Cuban political organizations with official approval.
It was formed in 1965 by the merger of two previous papers, Revolución (from Spanish: "Revolution") and Hoy ("Today"). [1] Publication of the newspaper began in February 1966. [2] Its name comes from the yacht Granma that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels to Cuba's shores in 1956, launching the Cuban Revolution. [3]
Cuba is the largest and most populated island in the Caribbean yet consistently experiences the lowest death tolls during hurricane season. [5] According to United Nations, it's not because Cubans are lucky but because they're prepared. [6] According to Oxfam, from 1996 to 2002, only 16 people were killed by the six hurricanes that struck Cuba. [7]
June 24 - 2021 Cuban protests: A court in Cuba sentences two protesters to between five and nine years in prison for desecrating the Cuban flag and resisting authority during last year's protests. [3] July 7 - Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as ...
Radio Havana Cuba (Spanish: Radio Habana Cuba, RHC) is the official government-run international broadcasting station of Cuba.It can be heard in many parts of the world, including the United States, on shortwave frequencies.
Pico Turquino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌpi.ko tuɾˈki.no]), sometimes erroneously spelled as Pico Torquino, [1] is the highest point in Cuba.It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba Province.
The municipality is located in the western part of the province, neighboring the provinces of Granma and Holguín; and borders with the municipalities of Jiguaní, Urbano Noris, Palma Soriano and Tercer Frente.
Guantánamo's architecture and culture is unlike the rest of Cuba. The province is only 80 kilometres (50 mi) away from Haiti at its closest point, across the Windward Passage (close enough to see lights on Haiti on a clear night). Guantánamo also has a high number of immigrants from Jamaica.