The US blockade on Cuba continues strong with the latest casualty being the French shipping and transport giant CMA CGM. The firm was fined US $374,400 for doing business with Washington’s eternal Cold War enemy in Havana as well as Iran and Sudan.
Read MoreIt will be very hot throughout the whole period, even at dawn. Isolated rains are expected to occur on Friday (August 19) associated with the interaction with the tropical wave located in the center of the Caribbean Sea.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after completing his second session of preventive chemotherapy in Cuba, which he called successful.
Read MoreCuba’s Fidel Castro turned 85 on Saturday, just over five years after his adversaries in Miami had sought to rent the Orange Bowl to celebrate his death. A “Serenade of Fidelity” was held on Friday night at the Karl Marx Theater. (8 photos)
Read MoreThe first homosexual wedding in Cuba took place on Saturday, with the date of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday especially chosen by the couple. (11 photos)
Read MoreThe International Baseball Federation (IBAF) holds the World Baseball Cup 2011 from October 1-15 in Panama. Cuba just recently announced its shortlist as the country’s coaching staff seeks to come up with the final squad.
Read MoreThe top news story today in the Cuban media is that a gala serenade takes place tonight at Havana’s 5,000-seat Karl Marx Theater on the eve of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday on Saturday.
Read MoreThe weather for the entire seven-day period will be typical of summer: hot – even in the early mornings. The occurrence of rain in the afternoons is likely. It is expected that on Saturday afternoon (August 13), storms will occur with the arrival of a tropical wave.
Read MoreA new large-scale corruption scandal involving yet another Cuban government ministry, Informatics and Telecommunictions, is unfolding today in Havana.
Read MoreDiana Nyad gave up her attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida early Tuesday after 29 hours and reaching about half the 103-mile (166 km) crossing.
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