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Chavez to Cuba for Follow-up Treatment

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expected in Cuba later Tuesday to receive further medical treatment as a follow up to his post-cancer recovery program.

Haiti President Arrives In Cuba

Haitian president Michel Joseph Martelly arrives in Cuba on Tuesday for an official visit to the neighboring island.

Cuba Hopes to Win World Baseball Classic

Cuban baseball coach Jorge Fuentes said in Havana that the island’s team possesses the “quality” to win the World Baseball Classic III. He spoke following a tour by the national team’s lineup to Mexico, Taiwan and Japan,.

Havana Protests Attempt to ‘Usurp’ Name of Historic Cuban Band

Cuban authorities have protested a move out of Miami to create a band with the identical name of the historic Cuban band “Riverside,” founded in 1938 and still active on the island today.

Film ‘Juan of the Dead,’ Nominated for a Goya

The Cuban film “Juan of the Dead,” by Argentinian filmmaker Alejandro Brugues, is among the thirteen movies nominated for Best Latin American Film in this edition of the Goya Awards.

Animals Donated to Cuba in ‘Good Health’

The 129 African animals donated by Namibia to Cuba are completing their quarantine period and remain “rigorous” and “healthy” at the National Zoological Park, south of Havana.

Cuban Writer Leonardo Padura at the Casa de las Americas

From today until Friday, the famed Cuban novelist Leonardo Padura will be the guest writer at the Casa de las Americas in Havana during “Author’s Week” at that cultural institution.

Santiago de Cuba: Epidemiological Crisis or Child’s Play

This morning, from my window I heard a group of young children playing on the sidewalk shouting “cholera’s goin’ ‘round, cholera’s goin’ ‘round… I’m gonna inject you. Better wash your hands.” Of course those kids have no real idea of the seriousness of the situation..

Cuba Baseball League Opens with Thriller

The 2012-2013 Cuban Baseball League season couldn’t have started with a better game on Sunday than the 12-inning win by last year’s champions Ciego de Avila 1-0 over the runners-up Industriales.

Cuba’s JoJazz 2012 Kicks Off

Something unusual happened on the night of Thursday November 22, the Mella Theater was packed for the opening of JoJazz 2012. Generally this event just draws young music students and a few fans of the genre, but it seems that the story will shift from now. (7 photos)