Tag Archives: Communist Party

January 30, 2012

Raul Castro calls for openness in Communist Party — up to a point

Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald-Cuba’s Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island’s future leaders, while Raúl Castro issued a strong call for openness within the party and mass media — but only up to a point…. read more »

January 27, 2012

Reading The Tea Leaves: Cuba’s Communists Convene

Nick Miroff, NPR-In Cuba this weekend, President Raul Castro will preside over the first meeting of the island’s all-powerful Communist Party since last April. Castro has lowered expectations for any new economic reform announcements, saying that internal party affairs will be the business at hand. But many Cubans will be… read more »