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US Musicians Headed for Cuba

A group of US musicians of wind instruments will arrive in Cuba on May first, on a 10.day cultural exchange, reported CubaDebate.

Russia to Help Modernize Cuba’s Weapons

During a meeting Friday with Ricardo Cabrisas, one of Cuba’s vice presidents, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow is ready to renew the weaponry of the Cuban army.

Protein Rations for Havana Residents from April 27 to May 3

We present the list of subsidized protein products that can be purchased by Havana residents with their ration booklets in their local stores during the week of April 27 to May 3.

Cuba-Russia Agree on 5-Year Plan

Russia and Cuba have signed far-reaching agreements that will benefit a five-year plan for the socioeconomic development of Cuba, the Russian media reported.

MLB Commissioner Manfred Announces Possible Spring Training Games in Cuba for 2016

Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed the intentions of Major League Baseball to stage exhibition games in Cuba during the Spring Training of 2016, notes baseballdecuba.com on Friday.

Pentagon Speeds Efforts to Resettle Guantanamo Prisoners

The Washington Post reports the Pentagon plans to increase its efforts to resettle dozens of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo in the coming months before Congress can block future transfers and derail President Obama’s plan to shutter the U.S. military prison.

NBA Begins First Training Academy in Cuba

The NBA opened the first training academy of a professional US basketball league in Cuba on Thursday, made possible by the diplomatic thaw between Washington and Havana

Havana Weather for April 23-29

Temperatures will range about 33° C (91° F) reaching 35° C (96° F) on the 23rd and next Monday. The lows in the early mornings will be stable around 24° C (72° F). In addition to the high temperatures the humidity will cause a feeling of greater warmth.

Republicans Concede Taking Cuba off US Terror List

Republicans in Congress will not try to block the decision of US President Barack Obama to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, believing they have no legal grounds to do so, reported dpa.

A Lost Decade for Cuban Sugar

Cuba’s proud sugar industry, once the locomotive of the country’s economy, powerful enough to produce a popular saying (“no sugar, no country”), now struggles to come out of the coma it’s been in for the past decade.