Villa Clara Champion of 52nd Cuban Baseball Season
The team from the Cuban central province added this triumph to the ones obtained in 1983, 1993, 1994 and 1995. As an irony of life, grand slam by catcher Ariel Pestano gave Villa Clara the victory 8×5 over Victor Mesa’s Matanzas as well as the 5th title of the Orangemen in Cuban Baseball Championships. Pestano, [...] Continue reading
Raul Castro Holds Talks with Sao Tome and Principe Counterpart
President Raul Castro met Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, who continues today an official visit to this country. Both leaders referred to the relations of friendship and cooperation between their co... Continue reading
European Solidarity Brigade to Arrive in Cuba
More than one hundred members of the Jose Marti European Solidarity Brigade will soon arrive in Cuba, to complete an intensive program to promote awareness of the reality of this country, the ICAP announced. According to the Cuban Institute of Friendsh... Continue reading
Sancti Spiritus Experts Work on Children Hyperactivity Treatment
A research is being carried out in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), so as to better diagnose and treat the disease. According to Juan Manuel Rojas de Dios, first degree specialist on norma... Continue reading
Pope Francis Welcomes Nicolas Maduro at Vatican
Pope Francis received Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with whom he debated the social situation and politics in Venezuela after Head of State Hugo Chavez died. According to the Vatican press office, both leaders met for 20 minutes and also discusse... Continue reading
Sao Tome and Principe President in Cuba for Official Visit
President of Sao Tome and Principe, Manuel Pinto da Costa, begins Monday the official agenda of his visit to Cuba, to be run until June 19, to strengthen bilateral ties. The president, who arrived on Saturday, June 15, will pay tribute to Cuba’s national hero Jose Marti, at the statue that honors him in the [...] Continue reading
Cuban First Vice President Starts Asian Tour in China
Senior leaders of Cuba and China reiterated the excellent level of political, economic and social bilateral relations and their intention to monitor the depth of those ties at the government, communist parties, and peoples level. That was the view shar... Continue reading
Matanzas and Villa Clara for the Cuban Baseball Championship
June 11th, Tuesday 8:15 pm (local time) marks the beginning of the 52nd Cuban Baseball National Season great final between Crocodiles and Orangemen. The Victoria de Giron Stadium in Matanzas province will host the first two games in which Joel Suarez and Freddy Asiel Alvarez must be the starters for locals and visitors respectively. [...] Continue reading
2013 Final: Superb Freddy Asiel Gives Villa Clara First Win
The great final of the 52nd Cuban Baseball National Season kicked off Tuesday night with Villa Clara’s victory 4×0 vs. Matanzas in the Victoria de Giron Stadium. In stands jam-packed with Crocodiles fans, Freddy Asiel Alvarez, the ace of the visiting team, starred in Matanzas by setting a new record in Cuban postseasons. The Orangemen [...] Continue reading
Cuba Returns to the Caribbean Baseball Series
Cuba will return to the Caribbean Baseball Series next year, to be held in the Margarita Island, Venezuela, as announced by National Commissioner Higinio Velez Tuesday. The information was given by Velez together with Juan Francisco Puello, Commissione... Continue reading
Cuba Attends Lyon Consular Parties
Cuba participated for a second consecutive year in the traditional Lyon Consular Party, an event that gathered some 60 countries from the five continents in the third largest city in France. Headquartered at the Place Bellecour, this is an important sp... Continue reading
Cuba University Students’ Congress Starts in Havana
With the motto that “for young people committed to their time, all time is short to do”, starts this Wednesday the work sessions of the VIII Congress of the Federation of University Students (FEU). In the Julio Antonio Mella Youth Communist League National School UJC, where the 250 delegates are staying, a special morning ceremony [...] Continue reading
Cuba President Raul Castro Meets WFP Executive Director
President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, met on Wednesday afternoon with Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Program (WFP). During the meeting, the distinguished visitor expressed her satisfaction for the development of the WFP’s cooperation projects with Cuba. Likewise, she ratified the willingness of that international [...] Continue reading
Cuban Swimmer Wins Gold in Mare Nostrum Tournament
Cuban Hanser Garcia won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle during the second stop of the Mare Nostrum circuit being held in Barcelona, Spain. Garcia, who had a time of 49.64 seconds in the preliminary round to head the list of the 72 entered competit... Continue reading
Rene Gonzalez Talks to Cuban University Students (+photos)
Republic of Cuba Hero Rene Gonzalez addressed this Wednesday the delegates to the VIII Congress of the Federation of University Students (FEU), underway in Havana. The antiterrorist fighter answered the questions of the young delegates, and emphasized ... Continue reading
Rene Gonzalez: I didn’t Go to US to Fight People
After making his probably most risky flight on December 8th, 1990, René González Sehwerert, the first of the Five to return to his homeland, got infiltrated into Florida-based terrorist organizations such as Hermanos al Rescate, Movimiento Democracia, Partido Unido Nacional Democrático y la Fundación Nacional Cubano-Americana. In exclusive interview with Escambray newspaper and Radio Sancti [...] Continue reading
Villa Clara Close to Championship in 2012-2013 Season
Villa Clara defeated 8×1 Matanzas on Wednesday night to return home with two victories that place them near the dream of a title in the 52nd Cuban Baseball Championship. In a game delayed by rain, Crocodiles could not manage to decipher Leopards’ pitching and lost their second encounter as locals as well as their best [...] Continue reading
Nelson Mandela Serious Health Condition Unchanged
The 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela’s condition remains “unchanged,” the Presidency said on Monday morning. “Mandela remains in hospital, and his condition is unchanged,” the South African Press Association quoted the Presidency’s statement as saying. Early Saturday morning, Mandela who stayed in his residence in Johannesburg was admitted to hospital in Pretoria for [...] Continue reading
PARLATINO Meeting in Havana Concluded
The Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO) closed working sessions in Havana after adopting framework legislation in the areas of urban security and the promotion of medical attention. Legislators with the regional parliament debated important issues, s... Continue reading
Bolivia Requests UNASUR Meeting over Colombia-NATO Links
Bolivian government has formally requested the Security Council of the Union of South American Nation (UNASUR) to convene a special meeting to assess the possible links of Colombia with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Bolivian Minist... Continue reading
Fidel, Raul Castro Held Meetings with Venezuelan Parliament President
Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro met with visiting Venezuelan Parliament President Diosdado Cabello in Havana. During the fraternal meeting, Fidel and Diosdado recalled with emotion the legacy of Bolivarian President Hugo Chavez and exchanged views... Continue reading
Cuba First Vice President Calls for Healthy Entertainment
The need of promoting away-from-vulgarity entertainment was highlighted in Sancti Spiritus by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, member of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, and Cuba’s first vice president. Diaz-Canel specially stressed the importance of fostering non-traditional youth centers, diversifying proposals, and having non-state business involved in recreational undertakings. Since recreation has been identified [...] Continue reading
Cepeda: “Being on the bench makes me feel powerless”
One more time injuries get between Frederich Cepeda Cruz and playoffs. The most recent of them: a luxation of the left hand’s third finger tendon got him out of the 52nd Baseball National Season. “I was trying to attack the ball and then I did what we call a “half swing” over a high-level throw, [...] Continue reading
Sancti Spiritus Benefits from Rainfall
Despite latest rainfall was not significant in Sancti Spiritus, it was quite beneficial. Precipitations were associated here with the typical warming of the day, and with the tropical storm Andrea, the first of this year’s hurricane season in the area. Highest rain records were reported Thursday in the towns of Guasimal (92 mm), and Tunas [...] Continue reading
Raul Castro Welcomed First President of Zambia and Syrian envoy
The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro held talks on Thursday with Kenneth David Kaunda, the first president of the Republic of Zambia, who is paying a visit to the island. Granma daily newspaper reported that Raul and Kaunda recalled key aspects relevant to the historic relations between Cuba [...] Continue reading