Last year’s American League Champs, The Texas Rangers, have just signed Cuban outfielder Leony’s Martin to a $15.5 million contract. Martin, 23, who played for Villa Clara in the Cuban League, is at the Rangers Surpirse, Arizona camp.
Read MoreCuba’s opening to private enterprise still leaves out many professionals who have yet to find a way to use their skills and potential in non-state industries, although they have not lost hope that the rules of the game will change.
Read MorePinar del Rio is the new champ of Cuban baseball after defeating Ciego de Avila 6-1 to win the final series of the 2010-2011 season four games to two. Yosvani Torres went the distances and won his sixth game in the playoffs. It didn’t take long for him to be named the final series Most Valuable Player.
Read MoreGame six of the Cuban championship baseball series is underway in Ciego de Avila with the home team down three games to two in the best-of-seven series with Pinar del Río. The score is 0-0 in the second inning.
Read MoreWhile most of the island’s workers had the day off on Monday, Cuba’s International Tourism Fair kicked off in the capital. Cuba will present its latest tourism products at the annual week-long event attended by tourist agency reps from dozens of countries.
Read MoreThe Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) pledged its support to the country’s top leaders, socialism and all economic reforms approved by the recent 6th Communist Party Congress in its message to the International Workers Day parades in Cuba on Sunday.
Read MoreNo single Cuban or foreign website can claim to have all the listing of cultural happenings in Havana. Some do a more complete job than others and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Here at HT we post monthly the What’s On magazine of Cuba Absolutely in Spanish and English (Usually available 3-5 days into the month). To add to their effort we also want to call attention to Kewelta Habana, a Cuban site in Spanish only, with a lot of information on the cultural world of the capital.
Read MoreInternational Workers Day is synonymous in Cuba to parades in support of the country’s top leaders as well as government policies. This Sunday such May Day marches took place throughout the country. (55 photos)
Read MoreCiego de Avila Manager Roger Machado took a gamble by leaving in his rookie hurler Yadir Rabi, 22, in a crucial situation and it paid off. His Tigers are now down 3-2 in the best of seven Cuba championship series with Pinar del Rio, instead of defeat.
Read MoreThe Cuban Worker’s Confederation (CTC) is calling on workers to turn out for Sunday’s International Worker’s Day parade in support of the reforms approved less than two weeks ago by the 6th Communist Party Congress.
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