The Cuban baseball season resumes play on Friday after a month long recess to allow the national team to prepare and play in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, where they won the title. All 16 teams will see action today.
Read MoreAn expected victory over Guatemala, in seven innings and by the mercy rule with 10-0 score, sent Team Cuba to the semifinals of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games, in the city of Veracruz, Mexico.
Read MoreSecond baseman Hector Olivera Amaro, one of the stars of Cuban baseball today, has left the island illegally, following in the footsteps of fellow players who have become established in the Major and Minor Leagues abroad. The 29-year-old Olivera belongs to a generation of baseball players who have shone both in the domestic league and international championships over the past decade.
Read MoreEven though studies and conferences about the rebuilding of a post-Castro Cuba abound, this transformation has never been analyzed in any depth from the point of view of the individual.
Read MoreQuestion: If I bring a tri-band phone to Cuba and buy a sim card in Cuba, can I call outside Cuba, receive calls from outside Cuba and is it possible to use skype?
Read MoreThe Cuban National Series schedule has now been officially announced, with the season opening on September 21 and following the same two-part season structure as utilized the past two seasons. The first phase will involve all 16 league teams (each playing 45 games) and will end December 16.
Read MoreCuba is sending a team with many young prospects and some veterans to the Simon Bolivar Tournament to take place in Cartagena, Colombia from August 6-8. The team will be managed by the controversial Victor Mesa.
Read MoreThe socialist state telephone company, ETECSA, complains about the competition from individuals “using the Internet as an alternative route” to supplant “the role that corresponds to the company” and “International Telephone Companies” bringing “heavy financial losses.”
Read MoreMatanzas managed a slow but sure comeback on Saturday to defeat Pinar del Rio in 10 innings by a score of 4-3. Taking into account they were down 3-0 in the seventh and having had their first 19 batters retired in order it was quite a feat, reported Baseballdecuba.com.
Read MoreBecause of the style of parliamentary debate in Cuba, it is impossible to know if any of the more than 600 deputies present at the National Assembly asked: “Why a Foreign Investment Law and not an Investment Law?” It is difficult to understand why, in the midst of a process of change that has vindicated entrepreneurial economic activity on the island.
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