Caribbean: Castro – End of an Era?

By Janine Mendes-Franco Havana from Habana Libre, courtesy Caribbean Free Photo The buzz in the regional blogosphere for the last twenty-four hours has undoubtedly been the retirement of Cuban leader Fidel Castro after nearly 50 years at the helm of the socialist republic. The announcement hardly came as a surprise , what with the last couple of years of anti-Castro bloggers closely following reports of the leader's deteriorating health and speculating as to whether or not he was even alive .

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Caribbean: Castro – End of an Era?