Ramiro Valdes Menendez

Energy usage is critical

June 17, 2010

Via Cuban state media: Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (Vice-President, Council of State and Ministers) has called energy consumption on the island, during the months of May and June, as critical with the tendency of increasing in both state and residential sectors. Valdés also called for extreme energy conservation. (Image: European Pressphoto Agency)

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Raul Castro’s possible successor

February 4, 2010

Axel Gyldén in L’Express, analyzes the possible succession of Raúl Castro by the nefarious Ramiro “Ramirito” Valdés, (former MININT minister and current Communications and Information Minister), who is in Venezuela to aid in solving the country’s energy crisis (Is he an expert in this area?) and to oversee the naming of Cuban military to the leadership [...]

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No tolerance for street protests

December 22, 2009

Before Cuba’s parliament on Sunday, Army General Raúl Castro warned that there will be no tolerance for “provocative activities” and much less on the streets.

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