Cuban Athletes Win Medals in Berlin
Cuba’s female triple jumpers gave the island its first two medals at the Berlin 2009 World Championship in Athletics. Yargelis Savigne won the gold medal and compatriot Mabel Gay took the silver.
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Cuba Tabs Hurricane Bill’s Moves West
Cuba’s Meteorological Institute continues to monitor Hurricane Bill as the storm moves west from its current position in the Atlantic. Current projections show the storm moving in the Atlantic, north of the eastern Caribbean islands, on route towards Bermuda.
Read MoreHurricane Bill Likely to Skirt Cuba
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 MoreAna Belen Backs Juanes Cuba Concert
Spanish 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 MoreCuba First Into Baseball World Cup
With 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 Could Draw 600,000 in Havana
Juanes’ 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 MoreHugo Chavez visits Fidel Castro
Venezuelan 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 MoreCuba & Ecuador Sign Tariffs Agreement
The 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 MoreJuanes: It’s time to change mentalities
The 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.
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