KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH THE EVENTS IN CUBA

Che's last letter to his children

THREE Cuban men acquitted of hijacking charges by a jury in Tampa, Florida, may face terrorism charges.

NO side effects have been reported by volunteers testing out the Cuban candidate vaccine against AIDS

BY gaining four titles in the Athens world championship, the modest Cuban delegation of just 20 athletes obtained the best results in the island's history.

Recent explosions in Havana: Cuba' response.

CUBAN exile groups said they regretted the death of the Italian tourist but that the bombings were justified.

THE Cuban exile terrorist group, Alpha 66, has claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks

AS Cuba Si went to press the Cuban police were holding a former Salvadorean soldier, Raul Ernesto Cruz Leon, confessed to carrying out the bomb attacks on the island which killed an Italian businessman.

A SHORT and serene ceremony was staged to greet the return of the remains of Che Guevara to Cuba on July 13th.

MORE than six million Cubans have debated a Communist Party document prepared for a Party Congress in October, and while most agreed with it, some were critical and proposed changes.

FOUR Cuban dissidents arrested in July had threatened foreign businessmen with reprisals if they invested in Cuba, it was revealed by the Cuban authorities in August.

Electoral process going well

THE Day of National Rebellion, commemorating the July 26, 1953, attack on the Moncada Garrison by Fidel Castro and his comrades of the Generation of the Centenary of José Martí's birth, was celebrated this year in Las Tunas, capital of the eastern province of the same name, and was attended by thousands of local residents.

A BRITISH oil company believes Cuba has in the region of a billion barrels oil reserves and is determined to go ahead and exploit them regardless of the US blockade.

Cuba's government on Friday called a rash of explosions at Havana luxury hotels "acts of terrorism" and accused the U.S. government of trying to destabilize the country.

THE Cuban tourism industry continues to grow, with a substantial increase in the number of visitors, expanded infrastructure and improved service.

THE Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) is to host a special conference in Havana aimed at creating an international women's movement against the effects of neo-liberalism.

Report of The International Workers' Conference held in Havana, 6 - 8.August 97. As the first conference of its kind, Cuba was taking a calculated risk when it organized the International Workers' Conference against Neo-liberalism and Globalization running back-to-back with the XIV World Youth Festival.

During ten days, from July 28th to August 5th, Cuba was the setting for the most significant global youth encounter in fifty years. The 14th World Festival of Youth and Students brought together 12,335 delegates from 136 countries, representing over 2,000 organizations.