Major Cuba Art Theft Confirmed
The report of a major theft of valuable Cuban art from the island’s Fine Arts Museum was confirmed on Friday in a statement from the National Council of Cultural Heritage.
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Cuban Five: Fernando Gonzalez Arrives in Cuba
Former Cuban intelligence agent Fernando González arrived in Havana on Friday, one day after being released by US authorities after more than 15 years in prison. Gonzalez is one of the “Cuban Five”, arrested in 1998 and sentenced in 2001.
Read MoreCuban Doctors in Brazil Get a Sizeable Pay Raise
Cuban doctors sent to Brazil to work in that country’s “More Doctors” program for unattended populations received good news on Friday as their wages were increased considerably. Publicly voiced discontent among a small number of the doctors appears to have received a positive reply.
Read MoreHavana Weather for Feb. 27 – March 5
For this 7-day period High Temperatures will range between max 28° C (82 F) and 31° C (88 F). The low will average 20° C (72 F). Winds will be moderate from the east. The sea surface temperature will reach 25° C (77 F).
Read MoreCuba Loses a Baseball Hero: Luis Felipe Diaz (1971-2014)
Sad news from Havana this morning reports the unexpected and shockingly premature passing of veteran National Series lefthander and current Industriales pitching coach Luis Felipe Díaz.
Read MoreCuban Five Agent Set Free in USA
On Thursday, Fernando González became the second of five Cuban agents (known as the Cuban Five) who goes free after serving a long prison term in the United States, reported dpa news. He now awaits his deportation to Cuba.
Read MoreBig Time Theft at Cuba Fine Arts Museum
Nearly a hundred paintings have been stolen from Havana’s National Fine Arts Museum in what could well be the most serious misappropriation of Cuba’s artistic heritage of recent decades.
Read MoreLula in Cuba to Discuss Business and Venezuela with the Castros
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived Monday in Havana as an envoy of the government of Dilma Rousseff, to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, said Café Fuerte.
Read MoreUSA Kicks-Out Three Venezuelan Diplomats
The United States expelled three Venezuelan diplomats on Monday in reaction to a similar measure the previous week by Caracas against three officials of the US embassy, confirmed Jennifer Psaki, a State Department spokeswoman.
Read MoreCuba Loses Two Important International Bank Branches
The Banque Nacionale de Paris (BNP Paribas), France’s largest banking institution, has closed its branch in Havana following an investigation undertaken by US authorities prompted by alleged transactions in violation of the commercial bans on Cuba, Iran and Sudan.
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