News

The wife and lawyer for Alan Gross said today they fear the former US AID sub-contractor (agent) in Cuba plans to take a “drastic” measure and put an “end to his life” after nearly five years confinement on the island. Gross is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba. “I’m extremely worried that Alan will do something drastic now that his mother is dead,” said Judy Gross said in a statement after visiting her husband in prison in Havana.

Immediately after being called up, Despaigne got the call to face the division leading San Francisco Giants in their home park and he passed the test with flying colors, going seven scoreless innings allowing only four hits to get the win.

A total of 1,491 Cubans killed themselves last year in Cuba, raising the number to 15,473 self-inflicted deaths in the last decade, according to official statistics. Cuba ranks 30th worldwide in this category according to the World Health Organization.

The White House on Friday (June 20) admitted that President Obama asked Uruguayan President José Mujica to deliver to Cuban President Raúl Castro a bid for the release of Alan Gross, an American citizen serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba for introducing illegal communication devices.

Yasmani Tomas, one of the top prospects of Cuban baseball, has left the island in the footsteps of numerous compatriots currently succeeding in Major League Baseball (MLB), reported Café Fuerte.

Numerous websites previously blocked in Cuba have suddenly become available, reports Progreso Semanal. What’s not clear is whether the change represents a policy shift or is a temporary error by the censors.

The sensation of heat will be high, as winds will be weak. Early mornings will be relatively warm. In the next five days no hurricane activity is expected for the area.

Evelyn Gross, mother of Alan Gross, the US agent detained four and a half years ago in Cuba, died today at age 92, “without her dream of seeing her son again more before passing on, informed the family.