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Cuban ‘acoustic attack’ report on US diplomats flawed, say neurologists – Via The Guardian

Claims that US diplomats suffered mysterious brain injuries after being targeted with a secret weapon in Cuba have been challenged by neurologists and other brain specialists.

A medical report commissioned by the US government, published in March, found that staff at the US embassy in Havana suffered concussion-like brain damage after hearing strange noises in homes and hotels, but doctors from the US, the UK and Germany have contested the conclusions.

In four separate letters to the Journal of the American Medical Association, which published the original medical study, groups of doctors specializing in neurology, neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology described what they believed were major flaws in the study.

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Cuba: economic updates + the new Constitution

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Since the beginning of the constitutional reform process, much has been written about the reasons change is needed, and foremost among these is the need to adjust the country’s fundamental law to our current reality, especially the transformations underway as the Policy Guidelines from the Seventh Party Congress are implemented, in accordance with strategic projections outlined in the Conceptualization of our economic model.

Thus it is no surprise that, as the popular consultation began on Monday – to continue through November 15 – many have noted that this reform is consistent with the economic updating underway, and that there are many connections to documents approved during the Seventh Party Congress which point toward a more just, sovereign, socialist, democratic, prosperous and sustainable society.

Why is there a single party in Cuba?

“… Multiparty systems are imperialism’s great tool to keep societies fragmented, divided in a thousand pieces; making societies incapable of solving problems and defending their interests.

A country divided in ten pieces is the perfect country to dominate, to subjugate, because the nation is without will, since the will of the nation is divided in many fragments; the strength of the nation is divided in many fragments; all intelligence is divided; and what it has is a constant, interminable battle among parts of the society.

A Third World country cannot afford this luxury. Actually many do give themselves this luxury, clearly for quite a while they have, and for quite a while a large part have been subjugated and dominated.

Clearly, for a society that must confront the problems of underdevelopment and develop under the difficult conditions for development existent in today’s world, unity is essential…

… Thus I have the most profound conviction that the existence of one party is, and must be, for a long historical period – no one can predict how long – the form of political organization of our society “

Fidel Castro Ruz , National Assembly of People’s Power Third Legislature’s 10th period

Did you know that Cuba is also known for its stunning landscapes and waterfalls? – Via Locally Sourced Cuba ‏/ @Lsourced

Topes de Collantes, in the middle of the island is a biosphere park which natural wealth can surprise you !

Read the original post JUST GRAVITY? INTRODUCING THE CUBA WATERFALLS YOU HAVE TO SEE 

Debates Around Constitutional Reform Start In Cuba – Video Via TeleSurEnglish

“Fiesta del Fuego” on the Hot Land

SANTIAGO DE CUBA-DESFILE DE LA SERPIENTE-FESTIVAL DEL CARIBE

SANTIAGO DE CUBA-DESFILE DE LA SERPIENTE-FESTIVAL DEL CARIBE

Via Juventud Rebelde Cuba

The 38th International Festival of The Caribbean started with a cultural, happy and multi-color bond between Cuba and Puerto Rico. This Festival will run until next Monday with guests of twenty-eight countries, informed digital site Sierra Maestra.

Orlando Vergés, director of Casa del Caribe, declared in his opening speech, that after learning that Puerto Rico would be the next guest of honor was expected that it may be one of the happiest Festivals. 

Counting on all Cubans – Via Granma

All Cuban citizens living abroad have the opportunity to participate in the discussion of the proposed new Constitution, an unprecedented step that reflects the government’s determination to take into consideration the opinions of all Cubans, both in and outside the country.

If I had the privilege of living my own life again …

(GERMANY OUT) Fidel Castro – Revolutionary, Politician, Cuba*13.08.1926-adressing- 1960ies (Photo by Jung/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

“If I had the privilege of living my own life again, many things would make them different from how I did them until today, but I can assure them that all my life I would fight with the same passion for the same goals that I fought for today”

Fidel Castro Ruz

HOW CUBA’S PROVINCES GOT THEIR NAMES – Via Insight Cuba

Before you see this island nation, once off-limits to Americans, for yourself, you might find it useful to learn a bit about the history of its geography.

The 1600s and 1700s

Cuba began with just two jurisdictions: La Habana and Santiago. Each province held equal power and ranking. However, as La Habana grew, Santiago came to depend on it increasingly for protection.