Cuban Men’s Judo World Cup Team Selected
The final selection has been made of the members of Cuba’s men’s judo team, which will take part in the World Cup of that sport in the Brazilian city of Salvador on November 27 and 28.
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Cuba’s Reform Czar Taking Notes in Vietnam
Cuban Vice President Marino Murillo is on an official visit to Vietnam, where he met Thursday with Secretary General of the Communist Party of that country, Nguyen Phu Trong.
Read MoreComputer Science University under Different Ministry
The University of Information Sciences (UCI) was “decoupled” from the Ministry of Information and Communications and is now operating under the Ministry of Higher Education (MES), according to a news items issued on Thursday.
Read MoreCuba’s Ex-Cultural Minister Honored in Uruguay
Cuba’s former minister of Culture, Abel Prieto, was declared a “distinguished visitor in Montevideo” on Thursday by the mayor of the Uruguayan capital, Ana Olivera.
Read MoreNew Cuban ‘Churchill’ Cigar Hits the Market
Cuba is launching onto the international market an innovative variety of cigar, “El Petit Churchill,” according to a statement released on Monday by the international corporation Habanos SA.
Read MoreCuban Chess Player Leinier Dominguez Wins in St. Petersburg
Leinier Dominguez obtained the crown of the Super Cup in rapid chess in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he totaled 7.5 points in 11 games, out-performing local player Peter Svidler.
Read MoreCuba Closes Health Care Facilities
The Cuban government closed hundreds of health care facilities (including hospitals, clinics, medic stations and dental clinics) as part of a program that began in 2010 to reduce “unreasonable costs” weighing on the island’s health care system.
Read MoreForeigners Detained in Cuba Without Charges for More Than a Year
Executives of three foreign companies detained by Cuban authorities for a year or more have still not been formally charged with any crime, said sources related to the cases.
Read MoreFIFA President Postpones Visit to Cuba
The president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, postponed his visit to Cuba until next year, though the visit was to have taken place later this month.
Read MoreHuman Error Blamed for Sept. Blackout
Cuba’s national electric company said on Wednesday that the massive blackout that on September 9 left much of the island in the dark was caused by an operational error on the part of one of its employees
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