The Cuban Men’s Team lost a hard fought match to Russia on Thursday night three sets to two in World Volleyball League final round action in Cordoba, Argentina. Tonight the Cubans play Italy in a do-or-die match to advance to the semifinals.
Read MoreRecently I received a news summary indicating that Argentina had legalized same sex marriages. In doing so, it became the first country in Latin America to take that step – leaving Cuba behind.
Read MoreCuban Public Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer has been replaced by First Vice-minister Roberto Morales,43, revealed official sources on Friday, reported IPS. No reason was given for Balaguer’s “liberation”, a term frequently used to refer to dismissed officials.
Read MoreCuba has 12 specialized classrooms to teach computing to the visually impaired as part of the social projects to benefit those persons. The means, equipped with screen readers that allow the impaired to learn different texts and the functioning of the computers, were donated by Spain’s National Organization for the Blind and Belgium’s Handicap NGO.
Read MoreThe tropical depression moving north of Cuba is heading for the Bahamas and the Florida Keys reported the Cuban Meteorological Institute late Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreA new tropical depression, the third of the season, formed on Thursday and the disperse storm was centered northeast of Punta Lucrecia, Holguin, noted the Cuban Meteorological Institute at 11:00 a.m. this morning.
Read MoreWhen assuming the presidency, Raul Castro seemed to propose another concept of unity, one based on the diversity of opinions. He blasted “false unanimity” and opened up discussion by affirming that “from the deep exchange of divergent opinions come the best solutions.”
Read MoreCuba opens its final round play in the World Volleyball League on Thursday night against the tough Russian team in Cordoba, Argentina.
Read MoreDominican Republic President Leonel Antonio Fernández arrives in Cuba Thursday on an official visit. The Cuban press reported that Fernandez will meet with his counterpart Raul Castro to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties. No mention was made whether the Dominican leader would also meet with ex-President Fidel Castro.
Read MoreYunieski Maya, not long ago the top right-handed pitcher on team Cuba, is headed for Washington to play with the Nationals. “Maya was by most measures the best pitcher in Cuba the season immediately before his 2009 departure,” said Cuban Baseball expert Peter C. Bjarkman.
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