The arrival of a cold front weakened in its southern portion will produce some showers on Saturday. It is expected that another front will cause isolated rain on Tuesday, April 5. During the rest of the period we will enjoy pleasant weather, with high temperatures being the product of a flow of warm air from the south.
Read MoreDuring former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s three-day visit to Cuba, which ended Wednesday, the main problems to be resolved in order to reduce tension and move towards an eventual improvement in relations between the two countries were put on the table.
Read MoreGuantanamo won a pitchers’ duel 2-1 over Granma on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Division best-of-seven series of the Cuban baseball playoffs. In the West, Cienfuegos defeated Havana 8-5 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their series.
Read MoreJimmy Carter’s wrap-up press conference at the Havana Convention Center was broadcast on primetime Cuban TV this evening. He expressed his wish that the half century US economic embargo on Cuba be lifted and that the travel ban the US government imposes on its citizens be eliminated.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro announced the opening of credits for the farmer sector and persons authorized to exercise self-employment, in an expanded meeting of the Council of Ministers. In addition, small private enterprises will now be able to offer products and services to state entities.
Read MoreA project to save the crab species Gecarcinus ruricola, which every year invades the Ciénaga de Zapata during their reproduction period, was started in this wetland with the backing of the German Nabu NGO, the Centre for Marine Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, reported IPS. It is estimated that around 3.5 million specimens of this crustacean die due to the traffic on that region’s roads.
Read MoreThe Napoleonic Museum, the only one dedicated to the famous French emperor in Latin America, will reopen its doors today in the Cuban capital after a vast restoration that included the objects of the collection and the building where the installation is based, said Gema Pérez, director of that cultural center.
Read MoreA Cuban court asked for 20 years of prison for Conrado Hernández, former trade delegate of the Basque government on the island, for having revealed information on the state of health of former President Fidel Castro.
Read MoreCuban specialists will present their experiences in the use of zeolite, a mineral used on the island in sectors such as health, construction and agriculture, during the Earth Sciences Convention, which will begin next week in the island’s capital.
Read MoreVisual artists from Cuba donated works for the annual Charity Auction organized by the National Centre of Visual Arts (CNAP) and the Canadian embassy on the island. The collected funds will be used in cancer research and prevention in the Caribbean country.
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