Cuba fell behind 5-0 in the first inning and could never make up the lost ground losing 5-2 to the Dominican Republic in the championship game of the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.
Read MoreHurricane Paula has slowed and lost some of its intensity as it zeros in on Cuba’s far western province of Pinar del Rio, notes the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) in its 6:00 p.m. EST advisory.
Read MoreThirty years ago a dramatic situation occurred at the Peruvian Embassy in Havana that led to the Mariel boatlift and the spontaneous emigration of around 125,000 Cubans to the United States. Aurora Arrue recounts her unforgettable experience.
Read MoreCuba went up five places and now ranks 24th among 134 countries in the 2010 World Report on Gender Inequality, released in Switzerland by the World Economic Forum. The island holds outstanding positions in equality levels regarding education, professional labour force and the balance between men and women in parliament, and is only surpassed by Trinidad and Tobago in Latin America and the Caribbean. The world list is headed by Iceland, Noruega, Finland and Sweden.
Read MoreThe 3rd Humberto Solás Non-Budget Film Festival Thematic Exhibition will begin today in Old Havana with debates and the projection of around 50 audiovisuals related to the environment and gender in the seventh art, reported IPS quoting Sergio Benvenuto, director of that event held every year in the eastern city of Gibara..
Read MoreCuba westernmost province of Pinar del Rio is preparing to receive hurricane Paula some time Wednesday or early Thursday. Heavy rains and sea surges are expected. The Category 2 hurricane packs winds of 160 kph (100 mph) reported the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) at 12:00 noon EST.
Read More“After our compañeros are rescued, we’re going to do everything we can to hold the people who were responsible for this accountable,” said the leader of CONFEMIN, which represents more than 18,000 miners who work at small, medium-size and large privately-owned mines — including the 33 miners at the San Jose mine in Copiaps, Atacama.
Read MoreThe Dominican Republic won a big 7-2 upset over the undefeated USA in the World Cup/Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament on Tuesday night. The stage is now set for the title match against Cuba on Wednesday. The USA plays Venezuela in the afternoon for third place.
Read MoreCuba came from behind to defeat Venezuela 3-2 in a hard fought walk-off semifinal win that paves the way for a showdown and possible rematch with the United States in the finals on Wednesday at the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreAs Hurricane Paula moves north between the Yucatan peninsula and Cuba, a warning is in effect for Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province which may receive a direct hit on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
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