As I write, Nicolas Maduro and the Cuartel de la Montaña (Hill Top Barracks), must be the person and the place most sought after in Internet search engines. Maduro, as the newly elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the Barracks for being, perhaps, the most visited place in Caracas on election day. (12 photos)
Read MoreInterim president Nicolas Maduro warned that if the Venezuelans don’t vote for him in the April 14 elections, a curse will fall on them. This caught the attention in the media, especially foreigners, but it’s nothing new in politics of that Caribbean country, where religious and mystical references are a firm part of the culture.
Read MoreAn oil spill was recorded today in Ecuador by a ruptured Heavy Crude Pipeline in the northwest coastal region of Esmeraldas, informed the Ministry of Nonrenewable Resources (OCP).The estimated volume of the spill was put at 5,500 barrels of oil,
Read MoreWhile President Obama has forcefully called out Congress for not passing gun control, the United States has been one of the leading countries blocking a global treaty to regulate the $70 billion international arms trade, torpedoing it last summer and dragging its feet on it this week at the United Nations.
Read MoreCuban divers Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre managed a bronze medal on Thursday in the second phase of the World Diving Series 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, informed JIT online.
Read MoreFour members of the Cuban boxing team seek medals on the third day of the Nilolay Pavlyukov Memoral competition for young fighters, taking place in the Russian city of Anapa.
Read MoreThe capital’s team secured its victory and retained the title in the Ninth National League of men’s volleyball, defeating Sancti Spiritus on Tuesday, three sets to zero, reported JIT Online.
Read MoreSpanish sports advocate Maria de la Soledad Casado, who is the president of the International Triathlon Union, began a working visit in Cuba on Thursday, reported Prensa Latina.
Read More“Next week I’m going there with my old lady to hang out a little, eat some chicken and look at a few books.” That was what I heard a man saying to his friend recently on the bus. We were en route to downtown Havana and passed by the Morro Cabaña Complex, the main site of the Havana International Book Fair.
Read MoreCuba will host the second youth (for players under 20 years of age) Pan American Women’s Volleyball tournament from March 18 to 23 at the capital’s “Sports City” complex. The competition will be attended by teams from eight countries, reported JIT Online.
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