The world’s first woman cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, on Saturday appealed to US president Barack Obama to heed international demands for the release of five Cubans convicted 14 years ago in that country.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital once again has its iconic Christ figure watching over Havana Bay. Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the head of the Catholic Church on the island, blessed the famous marble statue on Thursday after almost ten months of restoration.
Read MoreTwenty four days since his last operation to extract cancerous cells, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered a setback in his recovery process “having confronted complications as a result of a serious lung infection,” informed the Venezuelan government on Friday.
Read MoreFor the upcoming period we will have nice days with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be relatively high for this time of year. The high temperatures will range around 28°C (82°F) and the lows around 19°C (66°F).
Read MorePlay resumes on Friday in the 2012-2013 Cuban baseball league. The season is already beyond the half way point in the qualifying round of play. Sancti Spiritus (17-7) is the current leader with Cienfuegos and Cinderalla team Isla de la Juventud (16-8) one game back.
Read MoreThe annual message by the Cuban Council of Elder Priests of the Ifa (Yoruba religion) is of great interest to believers and is also widely read by the general population on the island and Cubans abroad. The following is an unofficial HT translation of the entire message.
Read MoreNew windmills have been produced by Cuban specialists at the Center for Integrated Water Technologies in the Cuban city of Camagüey after their having adapted a Canadian-made model.
Read MoreVenezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro made announcements in Havana on Tuesday concerning the serious health condition of President Hugo Chavez.
Read MoreCuba has just patented a vaccine for the treatment of lung cancer. The new medicine, “Racotumomab,” was developed by the Center of Molecular Immunology.
Read MoreIn their annual New Year’s forecast, Ifa priests of the Yoruba Cultural Association of Cuba have predicted better lives for the Cuban people in 2013.
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