Cuba will hold an unprecedented conference this weekend of its political leadership, immersed in a deep economic reform program. Though generally viewed with skepticism and indifference, the meeting is also generating certain hopes for political reforms on the island.
Read MoreTwo Cuban soccer players absconded from their team on Tuesday during continental women’s Olympic qualifying matches taking place in Vancouver, Canada.
Read MoreThe exhibition “Traveling Without a Map: Cuban Art from the ‘80s,” with works by 53 artists from the island, was opened yesterday in a Mexican gallery, according to information from the Yucatan newspaper.
Read MoreCuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino was honored on Tuesday in the island’s capital city with the “Order of the Grand Cross of Isabel the Catholic,” awarded by the Spanish government.
Read MoreThe Fourth International Montecristo Cup Golf Tournament will take place from April 19–21 at Cuba’s Varadero beach resort, announced the organizers yesterday at a news conference.
Read MoreThe tiny Spanish political party Union Progreso y Democracia (UPyD) on Tuesday sent letters to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for Peace requesting Cuban dissidents Oswaldo Paya and Yoani Sanchez be included as official candidates for the award.
Read MoreFormer All-Star pitcher Norge Luis Vera was discharged from the hospital today after having been admitted there a month ago in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. He continues to recuperate from an automobile accident.
Read MoreFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro blasted the new Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy, just as the island’s official press has done following the case of a prisoner, Wilman Villar Mendoza, who reportedly died after a hunger strike.
Read MoreThe arrival of a cold front on late Friday afternoon will cause scattered showers and thunderstorms until Monday. Beginning then, the weather will began to improve. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 25°C (77°F) and 28°C (82°F), while the minimum temperatures will dip to around 18°C (64°F).
Read MoreCuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has once again received a visa to travel, this time to Brazil. However, she says that on 18 occasions she has been denied an exit visa required by the Cuban government for its citizens. The question is whether this time will be any different.
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