Former Cuban president, Fidel Castro, the current senior advisor to his brother, President Raul Castro, commented today on the loss last Tuesday of Hugo Chavez, 58, who he considered Cuba’s top ally.
Read MoreTeam Cuba lost a seesaw do-or-die game to Holland 7-6 on Monday and leaves the third World Baseball Classic unable to advance to the semifinal round, similar to what happened in the last tournament in 2009. It was a difficult blow to the island’s enthusiastic fans.
Read MoreProgreso Weekly founder Francisco Gonzalez Aruca died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his sleep on Wednesday, March 6, in Denver, Colorado, where he lived. He was 72 years old. In 1979, Aruca founded Marazul Charter, which specialized in travel to Cuba.
Read MoreVenezuelans will have new presidentiial elections on April 14 to replace Hugo Chavez who died on Tuesday. The date chosen by the electoral council is the same date that Chavez returned triumphant to Caracas after the short-lived US supported coup against him in 2002. The candidates will be interim president Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Read MoreFor the second time in seven years Team Cuba now sits poised to pull off a World Baseball Classic “miracle run” designed once more to underscore the true quality of post-aluminum-bat and post-amateur-era island baseball. It now all comes down to one final rematch on Monday night with either the Dutch or Japanese.
Read MoreThe time changes in Cuba at midnight on Saturday March 9, moving ahead one hour.
Read MoreCuba took full advantage of 12 hits to defeat China Taipei 14-0 on Saturday and remain alive in World Baseball Classic III. On Thursday, the Cubans were left on the brink of disaster when they lost 6-2 to Holland. Ironically they also had 12 hits in the Holland game.
Read MoreA network of Offices of the Historian and the Curator of Heritage Cities was created in Cuba to promote exchanges of experiences relating to urban redevelopment, reported the Gaceta Oficial.
Read MoreMost young people in Cuba prefer to work in the public sector, according to a study released on Thursday at the International Congress of Research on Youth, reported the Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe commemoration of International Women’s Day takes place today at the Mausoleum to the Martyrs of the Second Eastern Front in the province of Santiago de Cuba, reports the Cuban Information Agency.
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