The judoka Idalis Ortiz (the only Cuban woman to win a medal at the London Games) and 2012 Olympic wrestling gold medalist Mijain Lopez were elected on Monday as the best athletes in Cuba in 2012, reported the island’s official media.
Read MoreThe Cuban government is preparing new legislation that will make medium-term reforms to the criminal justice system, according to information released during the parliament session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs on Monday.
Read MoreEcuadorean president Rafael Correa returned home from Cuba after visiting his counterpart Hugo Chavez, who is about to undergo another cancer operation, and Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro.
Read MoreEcuadorean President Rafael Correa has arrived in Cuba on Monday to show his solidarity with his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, who will be undergoing another cancer operation in the next several hours or days.
Read MoreIberia Airline said on Friday it will suspend its flights to Santo Domingo and Havana starting on April 1, 2013, as part of its restructuring plan, reported Reuters.
Read MoreThe conservative Inter American Press Association (IAPA) on Friday demanded the immediate release of opposition journalist Calixto Martinez Arias, imprisoned since September and on hunger strike for almost a month, reported AFP.
Read MoreCuban writer and dissident Angel Santiesteban Prats was sentenced on Saturday to five years in jail after being convicted of the crimes of physical assault and trespassing, reports the Café Fuerte website.
Read MoreThe parliament will focus on issues related to the process of “economic updating” being undertaken on the island, in addition to a self-assessment of its work over the past half-decade, since this is the last session of the current five-year term of the legislature.
Read MoreCuban discus thrower Yarelys Barrios could receive the bronze medal for the 2012 Olympic Games following the temporary suspension of Russian athlete Daria Pishchalnikova in a case of doping.
Read MoreVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez arrived at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport early Monday morning, where he was welcomed by Cuban President Raul Castro and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, reported the official media on the island.
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