Carlos Valenciaga, Fidel Castro’s personal secretary and at one time head of his Coordination and Support Staff – Grupo de Coordinacion y Apoyo al Comandante en Jefe (GCA), has been removed from office as reported by Penultimos Dias. A rumor surfaced in early October that he was dismissed because of corruption, however, it seems that [...]
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Shake-up: top ministers replaced (Updated)
March 2, 2009Via AP: Cuba abruptly replaced some of its most powerful and visible officials on Monday, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The surprise shakeup, involving about 10 top officials, was announced at the end of the midday newscast by Cuba’s supreme governing body, the Council of State. Among others replaced [...]