Venezuela Sacks Ambassador to Cuba
The Venezuelan government dismissed on March 21 its ambassador to Cuba, a key post in the country of the Maduro government’s chief ally, at a time of political turmoil at home.
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Pitcher Aroldis Chapman Recovers from Head Surgery
Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman, 26, recovers from a successful head surgery on Thursday to repair a dangerous fracture above his left eye. “Everything is OK,” Chapman wrote to his fans. “Thank God I am out of any kind of problem.”
Read MoreThree Cubans for 5 Gitmo Prisoners: Proposal Floated by Uruguay President to Obama
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica revealed on Friday that, in exchange for granting shelter to detainees from the US Navy base, he asked the Obama administration to release three Cuban intelligence agents (Part of the Cuban Five) who have been in US prisons since their arrest in 1998.
Read MoreCuba Raises MD’s Salaries By Up to 150%
The government of Raul Castro adopted a wage hike for doctors working in Cuba that increases the income of the most qualified by more than 150 percent, according to information released today in the official media.
Read MoreAroldis Chapman hospitalized with facial fractures
Aroldis Chapman, the Cuban star closer of the Cincinnati Reds, suffered a fracture above his left eye and a nose fracture when he was hit by a line drive in a game Wednesday in Arizona against the Kansas City Royals.
Read MoreUN to Continue Investigation over Cuban Weapons Sent to North Korea
The group of UN experts tasked with enforcing compliance with the sanctions imposed on North Korea will continue to investigate the case of the Chong Chon Gang vessel, detained last year in Panama for transporting weapons from Cuba, EFE reported.
Read MoreHavana Weather for March 20-26
Showers are expected Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday. The other days will have partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain on Tuesday. Temperature will rise slightly over the last period as the end of March comes.
Read MoreJapanese Businesses Await New Cuban Foreign Investment Law
The prospects of a new Cuban Foreign Investment Act raises expectations among Japanese business people who participated in the Annual Meeting of the Japan Economic Conference – Cuba held Tuesday in China.
Read MoreNew Head of Cuban Small Farmers Org. Appointed
Rafael Ramón Santiesteban was appointed as the new president of the National Association of Small Farmers of Cuba (ANAP) during the plenary session of the organization, Cuban TV informed on Tuesday.
Read MoreRations for Havana (March 10-16)
We present the list of rationed protein products that can be purchased by Havana residents at their neighborhood “bodega” stores during the week of March 10-16.
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