After losing its two opening games to Puerto Rico and the USA, team Cuba rallied for three wins including Friday’s 4-0 over Holland to set the stage for a semifinal contest vs. its chief rival the United States on Saturday in the Haarlem Baseball Week tournament.
Read MoreThousands of people remain without power since a Wednesday night fire and at least two explosions in the underground electrical system in Old Havana, reported the AP news agency.
Read MoreTwo major projects that will positively impact the water supply system on the island were reported to the Cuban parliament on Thursday by Agnes Maria Chapman, the head of the National Institute of Water Resources.
Read MoreThe Consul General of Belgium in New York, Herman Portocarero, has been proposed as the new head of the delegation of the European Union (EU) in Havana, by Catherine Ashton, High Representative for EU for Security Affairs and Foreign Policy.
Read MoreThe International Port Corporation, the company that is offering the brand new weekly service of shipping goods directly from Miami to Cuba, suspended shipments this week but will resume next Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Cuban parliament, which only meets briefly twice a year, is now in session at the Havana Convention Center. The legislators will hold committee meetings and listen to ministers of government reports in preparation for the plenary session on Monday July 23.
Read MoreThe Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba has just crossed the Mexican border at Reynosa, en route to the port of Tampico. A caravan member from California reported that the border crossing went “amazingly smoothly, the easiest border crossing we’ve ever had.”
Read MoreThe maximum temperatures will remain stable at 32°C (90°F) and minimum temperatures will be around 25°C (77°F). The sea surface temperature will reach 29°C (84°F). Some rain in the afternoons especially on Sunday and Monday.
Read MoreThe 20th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba has congregated in McAllen Texas, for a border crossing into Mexico on Thursday morning, the organizers informed on Wednesday.
Read MoreA total of 48 Cuban athletes traveled to London on Sunday as part of the delegation that will represent the island at the Olympic Games set for July 27 to August 12.
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