Death of Castro Could Free Cuba to Produce Biofuels

02 de diciembre de 2016, 17:19Havana, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Argentina ” s former soccer star Diego Armando Maradona is in Havana to participate in the tribute to Fidel Castro, historical leader of the Cuban Revolution.

A lifelong and dedicated civil rights activist, Chavis knew first-hand the battles of Apartheid and what Castro did to assist the oppressed in South Africa.

Considered one of the most prominent leaders of the 20th century, Castro spearheaded unprecedented levels of development in Cuba, whose quality of life indexes often rival those of much larger and richer nations. “I am black. In another era, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be who I am today”, said Maria Gonzalez, a 31-year-old computer engineer.

“Now it’s on those of us who lived with Fidel to teach the youth to continue fighting for his ideals”, Castillo said, in the city of Camaguey, where Castro’s ashes will stay overnight 336 miles (542 km) east of Havana.

Fidel Castro’s death on November 25 at age 90 has fueled discussions about his divisive legacy and the direction that the country may take without the omnipresent leader who ruled for nearly half a century.

Dubbed: “Ghana Loves Cuba”, the march is being organised by the Association of Ghanaians Trained in Cuba (AGTC) in collaboration with many other sympathisers. But, thanks to Castro’s programs, there are also neighborhood health clinics, small-town libraries and specialized high schools with dance and arts instructors.

“In central and eastern Cuba, people have always followed Fidel”, she said.

Castro’s death leaves his brother Raul completely in charge. “History will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around him”.

His death has been met with the cheering of white Cubans and the media pushing the message of tyrant, dictator and violator of human rights. As the news spread, a dark cloud that had hung over the Cuban exile community for generations lifted with the knowledge that the man behind a deep and powerful pain, the man who had destroyed livelihoods, murdered thousands, and left families fleeing to a new country with nothing, was finally gone.

While Obama has removed barriers, foreign companies still face hurtles to enter Cuba’s government-controlled economy. “We owe it all to him”, said Yail Caperna, who woke up at 3.30 am in order to join the event.