“Undoubtedly Yulieski Gourriel has been for years the face of Cuban baseball, with detractors and supporters, but nobody can deny he has been by far the best that stayed in Cuba with all the talent that has left the country in the recent past and present,” wrote Ray Otero on Thursday in baseballdecuba.com.
Read MoreIn a further sign of improving relations between the governments of Barack Obama and Raul Castro, the US Treasury Dept. announced on Thursday the removal of 65 Cuban individuals and state companies from a sanctions list dating back to the Clinton years for supposed ties with drug trafficking.
Read MoreThe maximum temperature will range around 28 to 29° C (82 F to 84 F) and the minimum will be about 23° C (73 F).
The sea surface temperature will be 28° C (82 F).
Smokers in Cuba’s province of Sancti Spiritus continuously face cigarette and cigar shortages, but authorities insist it is not a manufacturing issue.
Read MoreAt least 147 Cuban medical doctors working on contracts in remote rural areas of Guatemala are suffering the consequences of corruption within the health system, which has pushed hospitals throughout the country to the brink of collapse.
Read MoreThe National Bank for Economic and Social Development of Brazil (BNDES) has put an end to the secrecy surrounding its contracts and divulged classified information about loans advanced to Cuba, including a more than US $680 million investment destined to the Mariel Port mega-project.
Read MoreThe Cuban government has set in motion an emergency plan to address a temporary shortage in medications, which includes a number of products used in cancer treatment.
Read MoreAs requested by US President Obama, the State Department on Friday officially took Cuba off Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it has been parked since 1982.
Read MoreThe maximum temperature will range between 31 and 32 ° C (88 F to 90 F) and the lows around 23 °C (73 F). The sea surface temperature will reach 28 ° C (82 F).
Read MoreThe Baltimore Orioles will return this year to Cuba to play the first game of a major league team on the island in more than 15 years, announced a senior Cuban sports official, reported dpa news.
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