Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will mediate to avoid the death of Cuban opposition member Guillermo Fariñas, who began a hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners, announced diplomatic sources in Madrid.
Read MoreThe current winter season in Cuba could last until April, forecasted Evelio Alberto García Valdés, specialist with the Weather Forecast Centre of the Institute of Meteorology. According to the expert, in February the number of cold fronts doubled the average, which is of 3.38 fronts.
Read MoreBoth the Cuban and US governments have seen it in their interests to continue their adverse relationship. For decades Cuban leaders have ranted against the US blockade and used it as a catchall excuse for internal problems of all sorts. Sometimes the justification is accurate, other times it’s a cover for a poorly designed economy and harsh internal controls. Meanwhile, back in the USA, countless US politicians have received and continue to receive campaign donations from the powerful Miami exile community.
Read MoreI returned to my house this past Monday after a meeting to nominate candidates to become delegates (municipal authorities) and reread an interview with sociologist Aurelio Alonso. He pointed out that the great challenge Cuba faces is institutionalizing the Revolution, making those institutions work, seeing that each person plays their role and moving the country forward as a united whole.
Read MoreAroldis Chapman, the 22-year-old Cuban lefty who signed a US $30 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds will debut with the US Major League Team on Monday. Meanwhile in Cuba, Chapman’s old team Holguin made a late season run but fell short and didn’t make it into the playoffs that have the island’s fans on edge.
Read MoreCuba’s Cubalum Company and the Dominican Republic’s Sigmaplast signed a letter of intention to create a joint venture for the production of flexible printed material and the extraction of polyethylene, reported the local press. The joint venture will give the island access to cutting-edge technology and will expand the market for its Dominican counterparts.
Read MorePlaying before an ecstatic crowd of nearly 38,000 at Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium on Thursday, Industriales broke open a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fourth and went on to 9-4 win over Sancti Spiritus to take a 3-1 lead in the best of 7 series.
Read More“What does Van Van have that keeps it going after forty years?” This is a question that has been posed by thousands of people who have followed the group’s music for decades. Dancing, sweating, applauding to the sound of “Marilu”, “Sandunguera” or “El baile del buey cansao”, the public is thankful for every performance and each new song.
Read MoreSantiago de Cuba, Guantanamo and Cienfuegos are all on the brink of elimination in the first round of the Cuban League Baseball Playoffs taking place since last week.
Read MoreCuba’s Comptroller Gladys Bejerano Portela told the press on Wednesday that 40 percent of the State businesses her office inspected in 2009 were either deficient or highly deficient in their controls. The official said tighter internal controls are needed.
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