Cuba Almost Upsets Brazil in V-Ball
The final round of play of the World Volleyball League kicked off on Wednesday and Cuba almost upset Brazil, the defending champs, but fell three sets to two.
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Cuba Money Laundering Case Verdicts
A Havana court has found a French businessman guilty of money laundering, trafficking of foreign exchange and tax evasion, and eight Cuban accomplices of falsifying documents and bribery, reports the official Cuban press on Wednesday.
Read MoreChavez Returns Home Amidst Uncertainty
The pieces on Venezuela’s political chessboard have shifted as a result of President Hugo Chavez’s illness and convalescence in Cuba. His surprise return to Venezuela Monday has opened questions as to how the game will be played in future.
Read MoreChavez Exits Cuba, Surprise Return Home
Venezuelan President Chavez made a surprise and sudden exit from Cuba early Monday, returning to his country while in the grips of ongoing post cancer removal treatment.
Read MoreTaiwan Finishes Off Cuba in Holland
Taiwan defeated Cuba 5-4 in 11 innings to win the World Port Baseball Tournament in Rotterdam, Holland on Sunday. To illustrate how poor the overall tournament showing was for Cuba one statistic tells it all: In nine games the Cuban offense managed only 22 runs while giving up an identical number. For manager Roger Machado it was clearly a dissapointing performance.
Read MoreCuba Advances in World Volleyball League
While the Cuban baseball team underachieves in Rotterdam, the island’s men’s volleyball players came up with a remarkable 3-0 sweep of group leader Italy on Friday to earn a slot in the Final Round of the World Volleyball League being played in Poland.
Read MoreCienfuegos Artists Show in Havana
Five visual artists from Cienfuegos came together to present the exhibition “Punto y seguido,” each one with their own personal voice. This range is something that endows the exhibition with its diversity, yet leaving as a point of connection the fact that they come from the same province of Cienfuegos. (7 photos)
Read MoreChavez Explains Health Status from Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke to his nation Thursday from Havana about his health situation after having a cancerous tumor removed in two operations. See the HT translation!
Read MoreMcGovern Off to Cuba to See Fidel
While mum’s the word in the Cuban media, AP reported Thursday that former US Senator and Presidential Candidate George McGovern is to travel to Cuba on Friday to meet with Fidel Castro.
Read MoreChavez Recovery Puts Off Summit
A regional summit scheduled for Margarita Island in Venezuela for July 5-6 was postponed yesterday due to the ongoing recovery of President Hugo Chavez in Cuba.
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