Team Cuba Set for Play in Nicaragua
The team of Cuban baseball players to play a 5-game exhibition series in Nicaragua was announced over the weekend. The manager is Roger Machado who took Ciego de Avila to the national championship.
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Cuban Concert Cancelation Goes to Trial
The controversy around a canceled Cuban music festival in Miami in April 2011 will be brought before a court in a trial that will begin on August 13. The plaintiffs are asking for $1 million in compensation for losses incurred due to the cancelation of the event.
Read MoreSocial Networks Festival Convened
The Estado de SATS project, the “Academia Blogger” project of blogger Yoani Sanchez, and EBE (a Spanish event on social networks) have announced the holding of a “Festival Clic” in Havana from June 21 to 23.
Read MoreRaul Castro Receives Spanish Communist Party Leader
President Raul Castro, in his capacity as first secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba, spoke with Jose Luis Centella, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain.
Read MoreCuban Volleyball Out of London Olympics
The Cuban male volleyball squad lost its final chance to qualify for the Olympics due to a win by Germany on Sunday during a pre-Olympic tournament in Berlin.
Read MoreEleventh Havana Biennial Ends
The Eleventh Biennial of Havana, the largest visual arts event on the island on a biannual basis, closes its doors today after having stimulated the social imagery of Cubans, a theme that prevailed throughout the event.
Read MoreCuba Ballplayer Gets New Gold Medal
Cuban baseball player Alexei Ramirez received a big surprise on Saturday when he was presented with a replica of his 2004 Olympic Gold Medal, which he had lost when coming to the USA.
Read MoreRubio and Diaz-Balart Invited to celebrate Pinochet
On Sunday June 10, a controversial documentary about Augusto Pinochet, organized by Corporación Once de Septiembre, will screen at the Caupolicán Theater in Santiago de Chile as part of a tribute to the former dictator.
Read MoreLadies in White with the Cuban Cardinal
A meeting took place Thursday in the Archdiocese of Havana between Cardinal Jaime Ortega and a representative of the Ladies in White. “What was most important was that (the Cardinal) was able to hear us,” said Berta Soler, the spokesperson for the dissident group, upon leaving the Archdiocese.
Read MoreIKEA Asks for Investigation into the Use of Forced Labor in Cuba
The IKEA corporation has ordered an investigation into allegations that in the late 80’s some of its goods were manufactured by Cuban prisoners on the island, said Mike Ward, the president of the company in North America.
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