With help from the government website Cubadebate, the Cuban government has created a media campaign which supports GM foods almost in silence, which is very in line with the imminent arrival of US producers of GM crops.
Read MoreA spectacular comeback by Pinar del Rio set the stage for game seven of the Cuban baseball league finals today in Ciego de Avila. The probable starting pitchers are right-handers Erlis Casanova for Pinar y Dachel Duquesne for Ciego de Avila.
Read MoreThe Cuban baseball league best-of-seven finals shifts to Pinar del Rio on Sunday with the hosts down 2-0 to the defending champion Ciego de Avila. On Thursday, Ciego won 2-1 in a 13-inning pitching duel.
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays announced their roster of 34 players traveling to Cuba of which 28 will face the Cuban national team this coming March 22 at the Latinoamericano stadium in Havana, in the presence of US President Barack Obama and his counterpart, Raul Castro.
Read MoreThere’s no shortage of answers to the question as to why our athletes continue to leave. Nearly all explanations point to the personal and financial aspirations of these athletes, precisely the two main impulses that have made the youngest generations leave the country in a constant hemorrhage over the past two decades.
Read MoreAfter eight seasons in the Cuban league with mediocre stats, Santiago de Cuba right-hander Manuel Portuondo signed a US $990,000 contract to pitch for the Atlanta Braves, reported MLB on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Dodgers are betting big time on Cuban baseball to provide top notch players for their team. The latest acquisition –for a mere US $30 million over six years- is right-handed pitcher Yaisel Sierra, 24, who played for Holguin in the island’s top division league.
Read MoreRecently, I fulfilled my wish to return to one of the coral paradises in Cuba my father would take me to during my childhood and teenage years. I was mostly interested in seeing what state the coral populations in Havana’s west-laying coasts were in.
Read MoreThe Cuban government lamented today having lost its top baseball player and one of its best prospects, Yulieski and Lourdes Jr. Gourriel.
Read MoreCuba was unable to pull off the comeback it did last year to win the Caribbean Series and was eliminated after a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Mexico on Saturday night. It was a sort of revenge for the Mexicans who lost the finals to Cuba 3-2 last year.
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