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Children’s Baseball in Cuba: The Same Old

It isn’t the first time that we are looking at child baseball in Cuba here on the site. The sport is marked by few official games and the little financial support it receives.

Nicaragua’s Leading Sports Commentator Calls for Unity against Ortega

A year and a half after the explosion of April 18, 2018, with an unbreakable resistance and in full growth, strengthened with a new show of patriotism and desires for freedom for all, I hear talk of an urgent and necessary unity, a great coalition without exclusions.

The Dollar Makes a Comeback in Cuba

From this week onwards, Cubans will be able to open bank accounts in US dollars at local banks so they are able to purchase electrical applicances, electric scooters and even place orders for special devices, with their debit card,.

Sunset on the Capitolio, Havana – Photo of the Day

Sunset on the Capitolio building, Havana. By Sandy Adams (Cuba). Camera: Galaxy S8 Android

Protests Ignite around the World

From Hong Kong to Chile, through Lebanon, Iraq, Spain, Colombia or Haiti, protests shake the world, with millions of people on the streets for different reasons, although with a common denominator: social discontent.

New Cuban Platform Supports Emerging Businesses

El Catre is a new service that offers private businesses the opportunity to launch their products on the international market.

Nicaragua’s Civic Alliance Presents a 10-Point Unity Program

The Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy presented a ten-point program, intended to form the basis of a great opposition unity to find a way out of the national crisis that the country has faced since April 2018.

Havana Weather for October 24-30

Typical conditions of this transition period between the rainy season (May-October) and the non-rainy periods are expected during the next few days. Therefore, despite the influence of high pressures, expect some showers in the afternoons, due to favorable conditions in the atmosphere.

X Alfonso (Cuba) – Song of the Day

Today’s featured artist is X Alfonso from Cuba with the song “Santa” from the album “Revoluxion” (2007).

US Embargo Forces Cubana Airlines to Cancel Many Flights

Cubana de Aviacion airlines said on Wednesday that it will suspend flights to Mexico, Venezuela and part of the Caribbean due to new US sanctions that makes it much harder to lease aircraft.