Cuba’s government expressed over the weekend its willingness to work with the current US administration advance towards normalized bilateral relations, said an official from the island’s Foreign Ministry.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro on Saturday inspected the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, according to a national television newscast. That area suffered severe damage from Hurricane Sandy this past October.
Read MoreEliecer Avila — who as a student questioned Cuban parliamentary president Ricardo Alarcon several years ago concerning the right of Cubans to travel abroad — has been in Sweden since Saturday, reported the Café Fuerte website.
Read MoreBrothers Fidel and Raul Castro exercised their rights to vote on Sunday during the holding of the island’s general elections. The media featured coverage of the leader of the Cuban Revolution when he went to a polling station located in the central Havana neighborhood of Vedado, where he has voted since 1976.
Read MoreDuring its first meeting, set for February 24, from among its ranks the new legislature will elect 31 members for positions on the Council of State and the nation’s president, expected to be the reelection of Raul Castro.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro reappeared in public on Sunday to vote in the island’s parliamentary elections, ten months after last being seen live on television, reported DPA news. The last time Fidel was seen live on TV was during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI at the end of March 2012.
Read MoreAgainst a backdrop of preparation and anticipation for the upcoming March MLB World Baseball Classic, the Cuban League has now wrapped up a “qualification” 45-game first stage in its newly structured National Series XLII season.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES — Over 90% of the 8.6 million Cubans, 16 years old or older, are expected to vote on
Read MoreOn his second try to flee the island, one of Cuba’s top line pitchers in recent years, Miguel Alfredo González, succeeded in reaching Costa Rica, reported DPA news.
Read MoreHT went to the Latinoamericano stadium on Wednesday for a game between Cienfuegos & Havana’s Industriales, both already qualified for the second round of play as the season reaches the halfway point. (28 photos)
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