#CubaNow said its ad campaign in Washington is aimed at pressuring President Obama to change US policy toward Cuba. The leader of a new advocacy group declined to name its private donors, saying it wanted to spare them from personal attacks.
Read MoreBeat Schmid, mediCuba-Suiza Program Coordinator, explained that Credit Suisse, the second largest bank in Switzerland joined the US Blockade against Cuba by refusing to perform banking transactions for that organization.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) and the Cuban government today initiated the first round of talks, which will close tomorrow, where the two parties hope to agree on a “roadmap” for negotiations on the new agreement on political dialogue and cooperation, said Europe Press.
Read MoreMaria Gabriela Chavez, the eldest daughter of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez met in Havana with former President Fidel Castro, to remember her father, she said through the Venezuelan social network Instagram.
Read MoreCuban José Dariel Abreu drove in four runs Sunday in the game that his Chicago White Sox won 9-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays, to set a record for RBI by a rookie in April . Abreu, who belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning and drove in two more in the seventh, now totals 31 RBIs.
Read MoreCuban singer Gloria Estefan, a US resident, is planning the release of a Broadway musical that will chronicle his life via a montage of new versions of their most popular songs. The artist spent several years planning what will be one of her most ambitious projects, to be called On Your Feet
Read MoreCuba’s Official Gazette published a series of legislative measures aimed at giving State companies greater administrative autonomy and relaxing government control over their management. Under the new norms, State companies will be authorized to retain up to 50 percent of their earnings after taxes.
Read MoreTravel agencies selling tickets from the United States to Cuba are trying to prevent Cubans with expired passports from boarding planes to the island, after the Cuban government hardened its requirement on revalidated passports. The situation mainly affects travel by Cuban-Americans.
Read MoreThe life of the young Cuban baseball player Yasiel Puig, one of the rising stars of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be the subject for a Hollywood movie, reported “The Hollywood Reporter,” with RatPack Entertainment as the producers.
Read MoreWikiLeaks has published on its website 367,000 pages of US government documents, related to the term of office of President Jimmy Carter, in which the word “Cuba” appears on 3,215 pages CubaDebate reported.
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