Bill is the first hurricane in the Atlantic during the current season. Earlier on Monday the storm was still some 1,870 kilometers east of the smaller Eastern Caribbean islands. The projected path of Hurricane Bill would take it north-northeast of Puerto Rico leaving Cuba off its path, although it’s still too early to tell the impact of the outer bands of the cyclone.
Read MoreSpanish signers Ana Belen and Victor Manuel expressed their support for the Juanes Peace Concert to be held in Havana on September 20, reported IPS. Belen criticized the “anti-Castro exiles of Miami” that have strongly protested the musician’s project to perform in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreWith baseball’s true “World Series” only three weeks away, Cuba has expanded its lead over runner-up Korea in the IBAF world baseball rankings, Cuba’s gap over Asian powers Korea and Japan expanded with a gold medal triumph at the recent Rotterdam World Port Tournament.
Read MoreJuanes’ project has generated a strong polemic in the Florida-based Cuban exile community. Yesterday an anti-Castro group destroyed records by the artist and burnt a black shirt in Miami.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez visited for two days former Cuban President Fidel Castro on August 13 and 14 to celebrate the Cuban Revolution leader’s 83rd birthday.
Read MoreThe governments of Cuba and Ecuador signed in Quito a reciprocal preferential tariffs agreement that includes 400 products from both countries. The accord follows up on with what was agreed by President Rafael Correa during his visit to the Caribbean country last January.
Read MoreThe trip to Cuba and the concert for peace on September 20 is “a sign that it’s time to change mentalities,” affirmed Colombian singer Juanes. The concert will take place in the Plaza of the Revolution and tens of thousands of Cubans can be expected to attend.
Read MoreCuban sports authorities and fans regretted the news on Thursday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had voted not to return baseball to the 2016 Olympic Games after it had already been axed from the 2012 London Games.
Read MoreA delegation of representatives of the de facto government headed by Roberto Micheletti in Honduras began to meet Thursday with State Department officials in Washington, while demonstrators demanding the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya have been beaten and arrested in Tegucigalpa.
Read MoreToday the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, is celebrating his 83rd birthday, the fourth one that has gone by since he stepped down from power due to illness. Over this period he has keep abreast of national and international events without being involved in day-to-day politics.
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