Cuban baseball player Yoennis Cespedes last week received an offer for close to $40 million to play for the Florida Marlins. After a two-day visit to Miami to meet with executives of the Marlins, Cespedes returned last Thursday to the Dominican Republic where he has had permanent residence since last month.
Read MoreA new case of corruption involving senior-level government employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Matanzas Province electric company and a Cuban resident living in Mexico was disclosed in the official Cuban media.
Read MoreThe famous Cuban bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez won a Grammy award yesterday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the best tropical music album with his production “The Last Mambo.”
Read MoreThe Cuban singer Carlos Varela canceled his concert that was scheduled for tomorrow (February 14) in Havana citing an increase in the ticket prices without his consent.
Read MoreThe private Cuban media initiative Estado de Sats accused the Cuban government of preventing guests from the United States from participating at one of the groups regular public meetings last Friday.
Read MoreThe calendar for February is highlighted by the 21st International Book Fair and numerous concurrent cultural happenings though Feb. 19. The Kewelta Habana cultural calendar is the most complete place to find what’s happening in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreThe musicians making up the Cuban band ‘Havanization’ arrived in Miami for a concert in that city on February 17. Raul Paz, Kelvis Ochoa, David Torrens, Descemer Bueno and Diana Fuentes, accompanied by Miami rapper Mr Haka, will perform next Friday at the Manuel Artime Theater.
Read MorePhotographs by US citizen Chip Cooper and Cuban national Nestor Marti were presented yesterday in the Cuban capital with the launching of the book La Habana Vieja. El espiritu de la ciudad viva (Old Havana: The Spirit of the Living City).
Read MoreColombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Bogota said yesterday in Bogota that during her recent visit to Havana, the island’s government expressed interest in participating in the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
Read MoreCuba’s most well attended annual event is its International Book Fair and the 21st edition kicked off on Thursday at the San Carlos de la Cabaña fortress turned cultural center that overlooks Havana Bay. (8 photos)
Read More