Cuban teams have never been very successful in Haarlem and this year’s second-place trophy continued a monotonous string of runner-up finishes here during the current decade. Unlike the companion World Port Tournament (held on odd-number years in Rotterdam and dominated by Cuban entries over the past dozen renewals), Haarlem hasn’t witness a Cuban championship since 1998.
Read MoreThe Run-Walk was held a month ago on June 26, so here is a better-late-than-never on the ground look at one of the events organized to celebrate Olympics Day in Cuba. Activities took place all over the country. In Havana the start and finish line were in front of Central Park. (29 photos)
Read MoreCuba has 220 science and technology centers, an institutional foundation that has allowed it to achieve transcendental results such as the Va-Mengoc-BC vaccine, the first and only effective one in the world against group B meningococcus, winner of the Gold Medal of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Fernando González, first deputy minister of science, technology and the environment, said that the fundamental pillar of national scientific policy is the cooperation and integration of all the institutions, which includes the application and generalization of the achievements in the country.
Read MoreOnly hurricanes disrupt the tranquility of Cocodrilo, a Cuban coastal village founded by English-speaking immigrants from the Cayman Islands in the early 20th century. There an environmental protection regimen is changing the fate of the community.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro headed this Monday the summit meeting of his country and Venezuela, held at a beach resort in the central province of Villa Clara, to boost bilateral relations with a view to the Economic Union. The meeting ended with more than 100 signed projects that will allow for the expansion of bilateral cooperation and commercial exchange. Venezuela is Cuba’s leading trade partner.
Read MoreWearing his olive green uniform, former President Fidel Castro this Monday placed a wreath at the base of the enormous white marble monument to Cuban independence hero José Martí in Revolution Square and later spoke with a group of intellectuals, including some journalists from the official media. The new public presentation of the recovered historic leader of the Cuban Revolution coincided with the 57th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, commemorated in the central city of Santa Clara. Fidel Castro did not attend the commemoration.
Read MoreThe anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, commemorating Revolution Day, one of the most important dates on Cuba’s calendar, found the country caught up in speculation that Fidel Castro might appear on the platform, and raised fresh expectations about changes promised four years ago.
Read MoreChildren’s Day takes place in Cuba every year on the third Sunday of July. In the capital, these celebrations are held in Havana’s plazas and parks, together with its cultural centers, community centers, schools and neighborhood projects joined efforts so that children could have an exceptional weekend of their own. (22 photos)
Read MoreWhat could stones and ships have in common? The latter can perhaps be looked at as objects that are the symbol of movement, of voyages, of new knowledge; while the other is synonymous with paralysis, with perennial immobility? (16 photos)
Read MoreCuba lost its final match in a tie-breaker to Serbia to finish fourth in the 2010 Men’s World Volleyball League, the same position as last year.
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