The deafening silence of Latin American governments has fallen like another shovelful of earth on the grave of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata, a bricklayer who died Feb. 23 after nearly three months on hunger strike in prison on the Caribbean island.
Read MoreA cold front that moved into Cuba on Wednesday brought three meter waves in parts of Havana flooding the Malecon seawall drive in some parts of Old and Centro Havana.
Read MoreTo emigrate is a painful process in general, but in the case of Cubans it also means taking a trip with no return. As if they’ve committed a serious crime, the State robs them of all their belongings.
It doesn’t matter that these were legally acquired goods; everything will be confiscated, from one’s house and car to even the furniture. If you refuse to turn them over, you will not receive your “Permiso de Salida” (Exit Permit) from the all powerful Office of Immigration.
Read MoreJuan Yasser Serrano, a right-handed pitcher who played for Cuba’s Villa Clara team has signed a six-figure contract with the Chicago Cubs. Serrano will get a US $250,000 contract; a far cry from the $30 million recently granted Aroldis Chapman by the Cincinnati Reds, but not bad for a pitcher with a 14-16 lifetime record and 4.40 ERA in the Cuban Baseball League.
Read MoreA team of US doctors trained at Cuba’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) returned home last weekend after serving a month alongside colleagues from Haiti, Cuba, Honduras and elsewhere in the Cuban field hospital at Croix des Bouquets east of Port-au-Prince.
Read MoreThe finding of five polished axes, some 25 flattened gouges made from seashells and ceramic fragments could indicate the existence or influence of agricultural-pottery indigenous people in the north of the central province of Villa Clara, where to date there was only information about the presence of farming-fishing groups before the Spanish conquest in 1510, announced Raúl Villavicencio, archaeologist from the Center for Environmental Studies and Services.
Read MoreCuba 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.
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