Cuba is at the head of the tourist sector in the Caribbean, affirmed Rafael Romeu, an official from the International Monetary Fund (IFM) in charge of economic projections for Latin America, when speaking at the 12th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems, being held in the Cuban capital. In 2009 the island reported the highest growth in tourist arrivals compared to the other countries in the area.
Read MoreThe drop in agricultural production in the province of Havana, bordering on the island’s capital, caused a lack of supplies in the markets in this city, reported IPS. In January and February the harvests did not exceed 65 per cent of the plan due to a lack of insecticides, fertilizers, fuel and organizational deficiencies.
Read MoreHavana Province, the defending Cuban baseball champions, won their second game of the quarter final playoffs 1-0 Tuesday on pure pitching. Yadier Pedroso (6.0 innings) and Yonder Martinez (3.0) scattered five hits and struck out ten to give Havana a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Read MoreWhile the temperatures might seem idyllic to northerners trying to escape the cold winter, for Cubans the next five days will mean a new cold front to start off March.
Read MoreOvercoming the obligations imposed by society, the woman has always felt impelled to struggle for her individuality…for the freedom to choose. It doesn’t matter if she’s in Africa (with its ingrained traditions) or in Europe (with its apparent advances), the condition of being a woman is a challenge that must be assumed in all existing patriarchal societies.
Read MoreA group made up by 27 Cuban doctors and support personnel, specializing in natural disasters and epidemics situations traveled Tuesday to Chile to collaborate in the areas affected by the powerful earthquake that hit a vast region of that country on Saturday. The healthcare personnel belong to the Henry Reeve medical brigade and are travelling with the necessary provisions to operate wherever the Chilean authorities decide.
Read MoreAs I have so often written on this website, Cuban baseball is always full of mild and sometimes even alarming surprises. Most of these—for example the pair of first-inning grand slams by Alexei Bell in this year’s season opener—are good, often even exciting and unprecedented. But occasionally we witness the bad, and even the truly ugly.
Read MoreVilla Clara embarrassed Santiago de Cuba for the second straight day with a 12-1 knockout on Monday on the heels of a similar 11-1. The best-of-seven series continues in Santiago on Wednesday. In an unusually poor outing Santiago’s top starter, Norge Luis Vera, gave up 8 runs in the first two innings to take the loss.
Read MoreThe Cuban government maintains that its health authorities did everything possible to save the life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata who died last week at the Hermanos Amejeiras Hospital in Havana after an 85 day hunger strike.
Read MoreCuban baseball launched its landmark twenty-fifth edition of National Series playoffs this past weekend and thrills and surprises are seemingly guaranteed to fill the bill during this year’s historic post-season championship competition.
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