In Cuba, a jailed US contractor remains behind bars on suspicion of being an American spy. The contractor was arrested last month after handing out equipment to Cuban opposition groups. The contractor’s company, Development Alternatives, is working under a State Department contract for so-called “democracy enhancement” in Cuba. On Wednesday, the head of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon, said the contractor is still under investigation.

Ricardo Alarcon: “There are agents, torturers, spies that work for private companies and hired. This man was working on a contract from a company that hires people to work for the North American secret service, and we are investigating him. He is, I can assure you, in much better shape than the victims of these agents all over the world.”