Already eliminated from qualifying for the London Olympics, the Cuban soccer squad pulled off a major surprise on Monday, managing to tie Canada 1-1 with a goal at minute 91 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read MoreThe Cubarte network, one of the governmental institutions charged with providing access to the Intranet, Internet and email on the island, reported today that its users are experiencing difficulties with Internet browsing that will continue throughout the visit of Pope Benedict XVI (March 26-28).
Read MoreA spectacle of lights and colors in the Havana Cathedral will add to the welcome for Pope Benedict XVI, said the Office of the Historian of the City.
Read MoreThe Vatican today denied that Pope Benedict XVI has plans to receive Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for radiation treatment, reported the Infolatam.com website.
Read MoreBerta Soler, the spokesperson for the group known as the “Ladies in White,” said on Sunday that the activists hope to attend the Mass that Benedict XVI will officiate on Wednesday at Revolution Square in Havana.
Read MoreThe 93rd birthday of LawrenceFerlinghetti (1919 -) a distinguished member of the “Beat Generation” was celebrated in Havana at the headquarters of the Estado de Sats forum on the evening of Saturday March 24th.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Havana on Saturday night, for medical reasons, less than 48 hours before Pope Benedict XVI is expected in Cuba to begin his three-day visit to the Caribbean island nation.
Read MoreCarlos Saladrigas, a Cuban-American businessman and politician, will lecture in Havana this coming Friday March 30 at the Centro Cultural Padre Felix Varela, attached to the local Roman Catholic archdiocese.
Read MoreAmnesty International (AI) slammed the Cuban government for “harassment and the arrest of political dissidents, human rights activists, journalists and bloggers all over Cuba – actions that have experienced sharp increases over the last 24 months.”
Read MorePope Benedict XVI will be giving a facsimile of the book Geographia de Tolomeo to Cuban President Raul Castro during his visit to the island, according to the program of the Press Office of the Holy See.
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