Problems as diverse as shortage of raw material (raw cane), industrial accidents, the breakdown of machinery, lack of rigor and exigency, and the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in eastern Cuba cast doubt on the outcome of the current sugar harvest.
Read MoreThe young Cuban political activist Eliecer Avila said Tuesday in a video posted on YouTube from Poland, that the new organization Somos+ (We are+), aims to “unite wills” to “negotiate” with the Cuban government.
Read MoreHigh temperatures will reach 31°C (88°F) on Tuesday. We will have cold mornings in the early days of the period, reaching a minimum temperature of 14°C (57° F) on Thursday and 16°C (61°F) on Friday.
Read MoreCuban actor and director Jorge Perugorría will receive the Gloria Achievement Award on April 19th during the 29th edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival, reported EFE.
Read MoreBolivia should have an exit to the Pacific Ocean, wrote Fidel Castro in a letter to President Evo Morales over the weekend, reported Cubadebate.cu. Bolivia became landlocked after losing part of its territory to Chile in their war back in 1879.
Read MoreCuba held its All Star Baseball game on Sunday and now prepares to resume the 2012-2013 season with a full schedule on Tuesday. The game took place before a good crowd in Sancti Spiritus and a national TV audience. The Occidentales (West) won the batters’ fest by a score of13-9.
Read MoreThe Cuban Communist Party decided on Saturday to replace Salvador Valdes Mesa as the head of Cuba’s only trade union. Valdes had held the post since 2006.
Read MoreThe calendar for the second phase of the 2012-2013 Cuban baseball season was released yesterday on the eve of the March 24 All-Star Game. Play resumes on Tuesday March 26. The eight surviving teams (the first phase was with 16) will play three home games and three on the road against each rival for a total of 42 games.
Read MoreBebo Valdés, Cuban jazz pianist and composer, died Friday in Sweden at the age of 94. Valdes’ long career was divided between his stages in Cuba and then abroad.
Read MoreGenerally good weather, though with a few showers Eduardo A. Fernandez Diaz HAVANA TIMES – We will have good weather,
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