The US government requested the Florida Southern District Circuit Court on December 6 to reject the appeals by Ramon Labanino and Fernando Gonzalez, two of the Cuban Five imprisoned in that country since 1998 for conspiring to commit espionage.
Read MoreOrlando Lugo Fonte, the president of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), revealed today in an interview with the Granma newspaper that the country has still not paid between $2.5 million and $3 million owed to its farmers.
Read MoreThe CD Afrocubism by the legendary Santiago de Cuba troubadour Eliades Ochoa has been nominated for a Grammy Award for in the “Best World Music” category.
Read MoreDuring a Vatican Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Monday, Benedict XVI confirmed his visit to Cuba for next year. The Pope explained that the journey, which will also include Mexico, will take place before Easter, which begins on April 1.
Read MoreThe Mexican film El infierno, directed by Luis Estrada, won the first prize Coral Award at the 33rd Havana Film Festival, which concluded last night at the Karl Marx Theater in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreScientists from Cuba and the US will be meeting in Havana from today until Friday to identify possibilities for cooperation in the fields of biology, the environmental sciences and general technology.
Read MoreA pro-government mob violently assaulted a team of journalists from the Associated Press (AP) on Friday as they attempted to interview young Cubans along Havana’s seaside avenue. The incident coincided with a flotilla of Cuban exiles launching fireworks from the sea for International Human Rights Day.
Read MoreA fleet of five vessels with 60 Cuban exiles aboard, sailed from Key West on Friday into international waters to launch fireworks 14 miles off the Cuban coast.
Read MoreCuban chess grandmaster Lazaro Bruzon was crowned on Sunday with 8.5 points out of a possible 10 at the Second Yahweh MacGregor Chess Open in Bogota, Colombia.
Read MoreCubans products to counter cancer and diabetes are being presented at the International Workshop on the Design and Conducting of Clinical Trials, which is concluding its sessions today at the Havana Convention Center.
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