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ALBA marks fifth anniversary at Havana summit

December 20, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed representatives of ALBA nations to Havana Dec. 11-14 for their eighth summit meeting.

Cuba’s detention of U.S. agent is revealing

December 20, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Facts every now and then intrude upon fakery and secrets. The New York Times reported Dec. 11 on the detention a week earlier of a U.S. agent in Havana.

World Notes: Kenya, Thailand, Egypt, France, Colombia, Cuba

December 18, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Kenya: The Dandora waste disposal site serves Nairobi's four million people.

Color in Cuba

December 18, 2009 By Ana Margarita González and Rafael Hojas Martínez

Cuba is the only country where blacks and mestizos have the state and government as allies.

Conservative presidential candidate takes Chilean vote

December 15, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Presidential and congressional elections on Dec. 13 were bad news for the Chilean left and working class.