The first direct maritime shipment in over a half century between Miami and Havana will leave out on the ship Santa Cecilia, which is loaded with humanitarian aid for the island, and will arrive in port on Thursday. The shipments will take place on a regular weekly basis.
Read MoreAroldis Chapman, the towering left-handed pitcher from Holguin, was the only Cuban in yesterday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He got a chance to realize any player’s dream when he entered the game in the eighth inning.
Read MoreThe Cuban Baseball Federation announced on Tuesday the 24-player team that will leave for Holland on Wednesday to play at the Haarlem Baseball Week tournament vs. Puerto Rico, USA, Japan, Chinese Taipei and the host Netherlands.
Read MoreSources on the island surveyed over the weekend reported at least five deaths from dengue and six cases of cholera in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreCuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon said on Monday in Madrid that there is still “no date” set for the passage of immigration reform announced by Raul Castro. The National Assembly meets on July 23rd in one of its twice annual regular sessions.
Read MoreCuba’s Supreme Court reinstated engineer Luis Orlando Abascal to the job from which he was fired in February 2011 for possessing a documentary about sexuality on a company-owned computer, reported the Trabajadores newspaper.
Read MoreThe US national collegiate baseball team defeated Cuba on Monday night by a score of 5-4 in the fifth and final match of an exhibition series held at Havana’s Latin American Stadium. Cuba won the series three games to two. Now the teams move on to Haarlem, Holland.
Read MoreIndia’s ambassador to Havana, Chinthapally Rajasekhar, said on Monday that his country wants to put “economic substance” into its ties with Cuba, as he spoke during the visit of that Asian nation’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia, from July 10 to 13.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro will travel tomorrow (Wednesday) to Russia on an official visit after today completing four days in Vietnam.
Read MoreAroldis Chapman from Holguin, Cuba has had a fantastic first half season as a reliever for the Cincinnati Reds, which earned him a slot on the National League All-Star team for tomorrow night’s game in Kansas City.
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