Today, August 13th, Fidel Castro reaches 88, an event celebrated in all of Cuba’s official media. Castro, who officially left office due to serious illness in July 2006, is still the top advisor to the government of his younger brother Raul, 83.
Read MoreWe present the list of rationed protein products that Havana residents can purchase with their ration booklets in their neighborhood bodega stores during the week from 11 to 17 August. The portions are distributed by month on a rotation basis in 15 municipalities of the capital.
Read MoreA record number of Cubans are crossing the Mexican border into the United States in the 2014 fiscal year, at the different immigration control points. The number of Cubans requesting asylum hasn’t only skyrocketed at the Mexican border.
Read MoreThe Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde tops today’s edition with a paragraph that captures the official government/Communist Party perception of the country’s youth.
Read MoreTwo hundred Cuban doctors left today from Quito to various remote regions of Ecuador, to provide medical care to patients and offer technical assistance for training of local staff, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe Cuban government began construction of a solar farm on the outskirts of the western city of Pinar del Rio, some 140 kilometers west of Havana, Xinhua reported.
Read MoreCuban health authorities have established a monitoring plan as part of the prevention and control of possible cases of Ebola that could reach the island, following outbreaks of the virus in West Africa, the local television reported this week.
Read MoreThis week we will be under the influence of a high pressure area. There will be generally good weather, hot and clouding in the afternoon with some storms, especially starting on Friday. The maximum temperature will remain stable around 32° C (86 F) and the lows around 25° C (77 F).
Read MoreAlina Fernandez Revuelta, daughter of former President Fidel Castro who fled Cuba 21 years ago, returned to the island to visit her sick mother, reported dpa news on Wednesday.
Read MoreFormer Cuban baseball player Gabriel Pierre, the renowned third-base of Santiago de Cuba and a Cuban sports luminary, has arrived in Miami with his family after requesting political asylum from US authorities. Pierre, a talented slugger who accumulated 306 home-runs in 18 national baseball series and became one of Santiago de Cuba’s “fear-inspiring” stars, arrived in Miami in the early morning of this past Saturday, after crossing the Mexican border and requesting asylum in the United States.
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