Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened by early Saturday and now packs 60 mph winds as it heads west. The weather system will most likely become a hurricane by Sunday and a tropical storm alert is already in effect for Jamaica.
Read MoreApparently Alamar residents and everyone else interested will be able to enjoy a reggae concert in honor of the birth of Marcus Garvey, on Friday, August 17, between 8:30 pm and 11:00 pm, with a cover change of 5.00 pesos MN.
Read MoreCuba obtained its first two gold medals at the London Olympics on Friday. It also has two silver medals and one bronze, to be currently in 14th place on the medal standings. Idalis Ortiz won the championship of the women’s 78 kg judo event defeating Sugimoto of Japan. Leuris Popo won the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event.
Read MoreThe eighth annual Hip Hop Symposium, with participants from several Latin American countries — including Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Peru — will be held from August 15 to 19 in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreThe family of Angel Carromero, arrested in Cuba after the accident that resulted in the death of opposition leader Oswaldo Paya, has turned to an international law firm with offices in Madrid and Havana.
Read MoreThe US Senate asked the Cuban government on Tuesday to permit an impartial and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of political opposition leader Oswaldo Paya.
Read MoreBeatriz Jurado, the national president of Nuevas Generaciones, of the Spanish Partido Popular (Popular Party), on Wednesday described the situation of their member Angel Carromero as “very difficult.”
Read MoreThe Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team identified the remains of Crescencio Galañena Hernandez, one of the two Cuban diplomats who was kidnapped and “disappeared” in Buenos Aires in 1976 by the military dictatorship, reported that country’s newspaper Pagina 12.
Read MoreThe lastest projection cone for Tropical Storm Ernesto from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, sees a possible landing in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula by the middle of next week and with hurricane strength.
Read MoreSeveral readers have asked the best way to keep tabs on the Cuban athletes at the London Olympics. Wikipedia has dedicated a page specifically for that purpose and it is very up to date.
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