Two of the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States charged with conspiracy to commit espionage will receive new sentences today in a court in the city of Miami, reported IPS. Cuba’s authorities consider the men, known internationally as the Cuban Five as heroes in the struggle against terrorism.
Read MoreThe 2009-2010 Cuban Baseball Season reached a third of the its 90 games over the weekend with Sancti Spiritus surprisingly leading the Western Division with Industriales and Pinar del Rio close behind. Last seasons league champion Havana Province team is in fifith place. In the East, Cinderella Guantanamo remains comfortably on top with Villa Clara (last season’s runner-up) second and Ciego de Avila third.
Read MoreCuba is asking Japan to intercede in its attempt to normalize relations with the United States. Japanese Foreign Minister Kastuya Okada received the request from her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez. The Cuban official is in Japan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of bilateral ties between the Asian nation and Cuba.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez thanked Cuba for its collaboration in the planting of clouds to face the drought that has affected power generation in that South American country. The president also announced that he will arrive in Havana on Friday for the Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA).
Read MoreCuban and U.S. actors joined in the Cuban capital to perform the work The Closest Farthest Away, an attempt to promote collaboration between both nations, according to its production director Chi-Wang Yang. The director spoke to the press covering the 31st Havana Film Festival, which will take place in the island through December 13.
Read MoreAntonio Castro, a doctor and one of Fidel Castro’s children, was elected to a vice presidents post of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) on Sunday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Castro is the team doctor of the national Cuban Baseball Team traveling with the squad to international tournaments around the world.
Read MoreAn anonymous US State Department official was cited by The Voice of America as informing on the delayed talks but gave no reason. The first round of negotiations took place last July.
Read MoreThe Czech Republic has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Cuban government. However, in January 2010, Spain takes over the helm of the 27 nation EU for a sixth month term and the possibility of improved ties with Cuba are expected to get a higher profile during that period.
Read MoreNecessary debate on the persistence of racial discrimination in Cuban society could find itself trapped in the old conflict between Havana and Washington following accusations made by a group of US African-American intellectuals, which were rejected by their counterparts of this Caribbean nation.
Read MoreThese were nothing other than acts of volunteer labor, for which I will receive no money or medals – nor does that interest me. When participating —of my own will— in each of those activities, I felt it was worthwhile when it was really voluntary and the objective was to do something useful, without fear or opportunism behind it.
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