Young Writers Hemispheric Meeting in Havana
A hemispheric meeting of novelists began on Tuesday in Havana with representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Chile and Cuba
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Cuba All-Star Baseball Squads Named
The Cuban Baseball Federation revealed on Tuesday the players who will make up the Eastern and Western Cuban All-star Teams, scheduled to face off on February 19 at the Victoria de Giron Stadium in Matanzas Province.
Read MoreAdolfo Perez Esquivel at University Congress in Cuba
Argentinian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel today opened the scientific sessions of the eighth University Congress, which will be held for another four days at the University of Havana.
Read MoreCuba Ambassador Meets with Mexican Cardinal
Cuba’s ambassador to Mexico, Manuel Aguilera de la Paz, and Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera held a meeting on Sunday to exchange details about the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the island in late March, reported the newspaper Impacto.
Read MoreNew Novel Presented by Cuban Minister of Culture
The book Viajes de Miguel Luna (The Travels of Michael Luna), by the Cuban writer and Minister of Culture Abel Prieto, was presented yesterday afternoon to a packed audience at the Pavilion Cuba expo center in downtown Havana.
Read MoreCuba Slugger Gets Big Bucks with A’s
The new home of Cuban baseball player Yoennis Cespedes, 26, changed by 3,000 miles from the morning to afternoon news on Monday as he signed a US $36 million dollar contract with the Oakland Athletics.
Read MoreCuban Rapper Records New Album in Ecuador
Cuban rapper Raudel Collazo Pedroso, also known as “Escuadron Patriota,” has completed a new album in Ecuador. The CD is titled “The New Philosophy of Struggle” and is dedicated to the Cuban diaspora.
Read MoreCuba Baseball Player Offered $40 Million
Cuban baseball player Yoennis Cespedes last week received an offer for close to $40 million to play for the Florida Marlins. After a two-day visit to Miami to meet with executives of the Marlins, Cespedes returned last Thursday to the Dominican Republic where he has had permanent residence since last month.
Read MoreNew Case of Corruption in Cuba
A new case of corruption involving senior-level government employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Matanzas Province electric company and a Cuban resident living in Mexico was disclosed in the official Cuban media.
Read More‘Cachao’ Wins Grammy
The famous Cuban bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez won a Grammy award yesterday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the best tropical music album with his production “The Last Mambo.”
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