The members of the 23rd Pastors for Peace Caravan will return to the US today after having spent 10 days in Cuba. The group donated 100 tons of humanitarian assistance in the form of materials such as wheelchairs, medicines, first-aid kits, school supplies and sports equipment.
Read MoreThe film musical Irremediablemente juntos (Hopelessly Together), by Cuban director Jorge Luis Sanchez, has its official premiere tonight in Havana. In it are featured the new actors Ariadna Nuñez and Orian Suarez.
Read MoreThe Granma newspaper announced today that Spanish citizen Angel Carromero Barrios will be charged for homicide in the wake of an automobile accident that claimed the life of Cuban political opposition leader Oswaldo Paya.
Read MoreRussian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov described as “paranoiac” a rumor that is circulating concerning the reopening Russian naval bases in Cuba and Vietnam, reported the RT network on Saturday.
Read MoreThe International Court of Arbitration in Paris accepted the arguments of Chilean businessperson Max Marambio, who is suing the Cuban government for assets of the Rio Zaza company, reported La Tercera newspaper.
Read MoreOnly days after the festivities and nights of partying ended from the famous Santiago de Cuba carnival (July 21-29) the city dressed for a funeral to honor its fallen martyrs. July 30th marked the 55th anniversary of the 1957 murder on order of the young urban rebel leaders Frank Pais and Raul Pujol Arencibia at the hands of hired hands of the dictator Fulgencio Batista. (21 fotos)
Read MoreCuba’s National Council for the Performing Arts, an institution under the Ministry of Culture, gave its support to the cultural project “Opera in the Street,” which was recently questioned and punished by some political and administrative bodies on the island.
Read MoreCuba’s Ministry of Interior issued a formal report on the investigation of the accident that killed two opposition figures, one of whom was Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, the largest dissident group in the country.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities stated today that Angel Carromero, the Spanish driver of the crashed vehicle in which dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero died last Sunday, is responsible for the tragedy.
Read MoreTypical hot humid summer weather will continue for the period. Some afternoon rain is a possibility on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the rest of the period expected to be partly cloudy in the capital. The maximum temperatures will remain stable at a high of 33°C (90°F) and minimum temperatures will not dip below 24°C (75°F).
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