Dispute between US-Canadian Firms over Cuba Golf Project
The Canadian 360 Vox Corporation sued a US golf company for trying to prevent the use of the PGAL British brand in tourism projects in Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
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Second Silver for Cuba in Wrestling World Cup
The Cuban freestyler Tuesday Reineris Salas reached the silver medal in the 84 kg division, after losing to the Ukrainian champions Ibragim Aldatov in the World Cup final taking place in Budapest, Hungary, JIT Online reported.
Read MoreUSA Makes Proposal to Cuba to Resume Postal Service
Representatives of the US government handed Cuba a “specific proposal” for resuming direct mail service after half a century of interruption, informed the US Interests Section in Havana on Tuesday. Cuba in turn said it would respond at the earliest possible date.
Read MorePunishment on Cuban Musician Lifted
Cuban trova icon Silvio Rodriguez announced on his blog that the ban on musician Roberto Carcasses performing on Cuban stages has been lifted. The unconfirmed news comes just over 24 hours since Carcasses said a government official had told him he wouldn’t be welcome anymore at any cultural venue in the country.
Read MoreRoberto Carcasses Responds to Banning from Cuban Stages
Cuban authorities came down hard on well-known jazz-fusion musician Roberto Carcasses for the unspecified crime of criticizing the government and asking for free access to information during an official event. Today he wrote a reply to the punishment.
Read MoreAriel Pestano and Pedro Luis Lazo to play in the Veracruz Winter League
Veteran catcher Ariel Pestano and pitcher Pedro Luis Lazo will be part of the roster of the Industriales de Coatzacoalcos team for the 2013-2014 Veracruz Winter League, informed the board of the Mexican club.
Read MoreCuban Filmmaker Daniel Diaz Torres Dies in Havana at 65
Cuban filmmaker Daniel Díaz Torres, 65, passed away in the early hours of Monday in Havana, product of a long illness. He achieved international notoriety for the satire “Alice in Wondertown,” 1991, with the screenplay by Eduardo del Llano.
Read MoreCatholic Church calls for political reforms in Cuba
The Catholic Church today reaffirmed its call for political reforms in Cuba calling for the government to recognize opposition groups on the island. Monsignor Jose Felix Perez told reporters in Havana that “the beginnings of the changes in the economic sphere should be accompanied by political changes as well.”
Read MoreConditions Cuban MDs to Face in Brazil
The situation in the Brazilian hospitals where Cuban doctors began working today in the government program “More Doctors” is “terrible”, ensured locals health workers cited by the newspaper ” Folha de Sao Paulo”.
Read MoreCuban Band Leader Commits Musical “Suicide”
Popular jazz-fusion band leader Roberto Carcasses said a few improvised lines at a nationally televised concert on Thursday night in front of the US Interests Section in Havana that will most likely cost him his career in Cuba.
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