Al Jazeera and Fox News (Tor-friendly archived copy) report that fifteen captives have been released from the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba. The prisoners, who were captured in Afghanistan and Yemen, are being transferred to the United Arab Emirates for settlement.
There remain 61 prisoners at the camp, of whom at least 19 have been cleared for release.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Thursday August 18 2016, @11:38PM
According to a Reuters story, Fidel Castro said his government only cashed one of the rent cheques, supposedly by mistake.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17200921 [reuters.com]
A Vice story says that the lease provides for the land "to be used only for a coaling station" hence the prison camp "would technically be a violation of the lease agreement."
https://news.vice.com/article/will-cuba-now-cash-55-years-worth-of-guantanamo-rent-checks [vice.com]