Despaigne and Samon Playing with the Campeche Pirates
Cuban baseball players Alfredo Despaigne and Yordanis Samon are officially on the payroll of the Campeche Pirates of the Mexican Baseball League, reported Prensa Latina.
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Cuba’s “Pablo” Wins Best Director Award
Cuban filmmaker Yosmani Acosta won the Best Director award at the prestigious New York City International Film Festival on Friday for “Pablo”, his feature film shot in Camaguey. The film also obtained the Best Supporting Actor award, bestowed on Omar Franco.
Read MoreCuba’s Dayron Robles On the Out
Cuban sports officials distanced themselves from the world record holder Dayron Robles (110 meter hurdles) alluding to “ethics and discipline problems” shortly after the athlete competed again in an international event despite having quit the national team.
Read MoreCuba Faces Germany in World Volleyball League
The men’s teams of Cuba and Germany will hold two meetings on Saturday and Sunday in the German city of Bremen, as part of the XXIV World Volleyball League, JIT Online reported.
Read MoreCuba to Reach Two Million Cellular Lines in 2013
Cuba hopes to have two million cell phone lines by the end of 2013, said Hilda Arias, director of Mobile Telephone Services for the State telecommunications company ETECSA on Thursday evening on the Mesa Redonda television program.
Read MoreCuban Customs Detects Drug Smuggling
The Cuban Customs service detected 17 cases of drug trafficking between January and May this year, Nuviola Moraima Rodriguez, head of the Department of Analysis of that entity told Granma newspaper.
Read MoreCuba Frees Brits Accused of Corruption
Cuban authorities released two British businessmen detained since 2011 on charges of corruption, confirmed the British Embassy in Havana on Friday .Amado Fakhre and Stephen Purvis, former directors of the British company Coral Capital Group, were released this week
Read MoreOliver Stone Making a Film on Hugo Chavez
US filmmaker Oliver Stone is making a movie about the life of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer in March, said the South American country’s current president Nicolas Maduro. “(Stone) is making a very beautiful film… it’s about our commander Chavez,” said Maduro.
Read MoreCuban VP Diaz-Canel Visits Vietnam
Cuban First Vice President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, began n Ho Chi Minh City an official visit to Vietnam on Thursday, official media reported on the island.
Read MoreWeather in Havana, June 20-26
Some rain is expected on the weekend, associated with a tropical wave to the north of the country. There will also be some isolated afternoon rains during the beginning of next week. In general it will be nice weather although a little hot for some. High temperatures will average around 32°C (90 F), reaching 33°C (92 F) on Sunday. Lows will be stable around 24°C (75 F).
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