Curacao granted residence to 40 Cubans who were in legal limbo on the Caribbean island for several years, said Café Fuerte on Wednesday. They have been in Curacao for between three and eight years, and since 2009 they began to organize, appealing to the Dutch authorities and the United Nations.
Read MoreThe landmark Teatro Martí in Havana, will reopen in November, after nearly 40 years closed to the public, announced the Office of the Historian of Havana.
Read MoreAustralian swimmer Chloë McCardel has abandoned her quest to swim from Cuba to the United States after being bitten repeatedly by jellyfish, her team said today in the social networks.
Read MoreThe High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Catherine Ashton, said today that Cuba has made “positive changes” and others “not so positive” and that European Union continues to explore the possibilities of modifying its common position on the island.
Read MoreThe United Nations and Cuban government signed in Havana a strategic cooperation agreement for the period 2014-2018, involving US $151.8 million, reported Diario de Cuba.
Read MoreSeven members of the family of the late opposition activist Oswaldo Paya will establish themselves in South Florida but will not seek political asylum, reported the Nuevo Herald, contradicting an early statement.
Read MoreCuban swimmer Hanser García, finalist in the London Olympics in the 100 meter freestyle, won a gold medal on Tuesday at the Barcelona Grand Prix, part of the Mare Nostrum European ciruit.
Read MoreMexican immigration authorities announced on Tuesday in Cozumel that 19 Cubans arrived to the Yucatan peninsula after a 20 day sea voyage, reported NOTIMEX.
Read MoreFreddy Asiel Alvarez allowed only four hits over eight innings and Villa Clara shut out Matanazas 4-0 in the first game of the championship series of the Cuban baseball league. Yordan Manduley drove in two with a bases loaded single and Ariel Borrero hit a solo blast to lead the visitors.
Read MoreAustralian swimmer Chloë McCardel begins on Wednesday an attempt to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States, a challenge that others have failed to accomplice in recent years. “It is the world’s toughest swim,” said McCardel today in Havana.
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