Former President Fidel Castro visited the Havana Aquarium on Thursday, spoke with workers and took in a dolphin show. Among the employees was Celia Guevara March, daughter of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who works there as a veterinarian.
Read MoreThe Cuban baseball team broke out of a two game slump in a come from behind win over Chinese Taipei 3-2 on Thursday at the Haarlem Baseball Week in Holland.
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his satisfaction over the announcement of the release of 52 Cuban political prisoners, in statements during a press conference in Brasilia at the end of the fourth Brazil-European Union Summit. “Let’s hope that all countries release all the prisoners who are considered political.”
Read MoreCubans with family members abroad who send them remittances are the segment of the population most likely to have a cell phone. This because the cost of a cell phone line and for calls is in hard currency (CUC) and the fact that Cubans earn regular Cuban pesos (MN) at their jobs.
Read MoreCuba had another disappointing day at the Haarlem Baseball Week in Holland on Wednesday with its second straight loss, this one coming at the hands of Japan by a score of 4-2.
Read MoreFidel Castro continued his renewed public offensive on Tuesday with his third appearance in a week, this time in a visit to a global economic think tank in the capital. The former president, —currently the chief advisor to the government of his brother Raul Castro— spoke with economists about the consequences of a possible new conflict in the Middle East, a matter that concerns him deeply.
Read MoreThe number of tourist arrivals in Cuba increased by 14,479 up to last May, as compared to the same period in 2009. In a related development it was also announced Monday that Brazil’s Whitejets airline will fly once a week from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Cuba’s famous Varadero beach resort.
Read MoreThe Cuban government will release all the political prisoners and not just the 52 that remain of the 75 sentenced in 2003, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said when speaking in the European country’s parliament. The first seven released dissidents arrived yesterday in Spain with their families.
Read MoreIn one of its most embarrassing outings on record the Cuban baseball team was defeated 10-0 by host The Netherlands on Tuesday, losing its undefeated status at the Haarlem Baseball Week.
Read MoreCuban authorities announced Monday that preparatory work has begun for a national population and housing census to take place in 2012, as part of the World Population and Housing Program, approved by the UN Statistics Commission, said Oscar Mederos of the Cuban Office of Statistics.
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