The reservoirs in the central-eastern Cuban province of Camagüey, 650 kilometers east of the Cuban capital, barely accumulate 35 percent of their capacity due to the lack of rainfall for more than two years. Some 150 communities with more than 25,000 inhabitants in that region have begun getting water through cistern trucks.
Read More“Haiti greatly appreciates the honorable contribution of the Cuban people and government in overcoming all the difficulties of the Haitian population and in their development,” affirmed Haitian Minister of Women’s Condition and Rights Marjorie Michel. Cuba maintains a cooperation program with the neighboring country since 1998, strengthened after the last January 12 earthquake.
Read MorePerhaps it’s my personal taste, but I believe that one of the provinces where you’ll find more beautiful people is the most eastern of our provinces: Guantanamo. Undoubtedly, the issue of beauty, like everything else, is quite relative, and each person has their own preferences. It’s likely that Joseito Fernandez shared my same opinion when he created that famous song Guantanamera. (40 photos)
Read MoreFormer President Fidel Castro visited the Havana Aquarium on Thursday, spoke with workers and took in a dolphin show. Among the employees was Celia Guevara March, daughter of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who works there as a veterinarian.
Read MoreJust like Cuba, the young woman confronts prejudices, the political labels that were coined back then, gossip and the ill-intentions of neighbors. Despite this —sitting on top of the tractor that she drives— Lisanka feels free, independent, empowered, able to decide her own life.
Read MoreThe Dutch squad on hand in Haarlem is indeed the number one national club and—especially in terms of pitching—perhaps the most solid Dutch squad ever. Cuba’s team here is, in turn, definitely a backup squad and not the true national banner carrier.
Read MoreThe Cuban baseball team broke out of a two game slump in a come from behind win over Chinese Taipei 3-2 on Thursday at the Haarlem Baseball Week in Holland.
Read MoreThe announced release of Cuban political prisoners takes my mind back to the spring of 2003, when journalists crowded outside the courts to try and find out any bit of information about what was going on inside.
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his satisfaction over the announcement of the release of 52 Cuban political prisoners, in statements during a press conference in Brasilia at the end of the fourth Brazil-European Union Summit. “Let’s hope that all countries release all the prisoners who are considered political.”
Read MoreCubans with family members abroad who send them remittances are the segment of the population most likely to have a cell phone. This because the cost of a cell phone line and for calls is in hard currency (CUC) and the fact that Cubans earn regular Cuban pesos (MN) at their jobs.
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