The following speech was given by Cuban President Raul Castro at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, held in Costa Rica, on Jan. 28, 2015. It deals with pressing issues facing Cuba and Latin America.
Cuban and Cuban American organizations in Miami jointly sponsor an event which will celebrate the restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba as well as the release from prison by presidential pardons of the remaining three members of the Cuban Five
Dec. 17, 2014, was an historic day for Cuba. On that morning, the three remaining Cuban Five members in U.S. prison flew home to freedom.
No one can deny the transcendence of the announcement of December 17th. It would be a mistake, however, to ignore that there is still a long, winding way to go.
The newly-freed Cuban Five greet their supporters in New Year's messages
At last! The Cuban 5 are free. After 16 years of imprisonment, the United States government has released the final three members of the Cuban 5: Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero