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December 30th

Havana Club is ready for its launch in the United States

The CEO of Havana Club International, Jerome Cottin, said on Sunday that the company is ready "to conquer the US market" after the change in relations between Havana and Washington. Read More

Successful presentation of the musical Rent in Havana

Rent, a classic Broadway stage musical is getting to packed houses in a capital theater and large anxious crowd that can´t get enough entries. Read More

Buena Vista Social Club sang in Havana celebrating the New Year

The iconic musical group Buena Vista Social Club, was presented on December 26 along with other important artists in the capital's theater Lázaro Peña, to celebrate the end of the year. Read More

Bruzón unbeaten in the Latin Chess Cup

Lázaro Bruzón continues undefeated in the fifth version of the Latin American Chess Cup held in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. The Cuban, who defends the scepter won a year ago, lived out his newest hits on local Daniel Honey and Peruvian Mario Arias. Read More

Occidentales won in the All-Star Game

The selection of Occidentales won 9-4 last Sunday to their opponent Orientales in All-Star Game, the last match of the 54th National Baseball Series in 2014. Read More

Cuban doctor cure from Ebola will return to Africa

Cuban doctor Felix Baez Sarria, who was infected with Ebola in November, Sierra Leone, and was treated until complete recovery in a hospital in Geneva, said will return to Africa in early January 2015. Read More

Air Europa is interested in Miami-Havana route

Air Europa announced that prompted the appropriate permissions to US authorities to "operate three or four flights a day between Miami and Havana." Juan Jose Hidalgo, president of the airline, said Air Europa wants to use the new context for increase their presence in the area. Read More

El sexto awaiting trial in Havana

Danilo Maldonado, El sexto, could be prosecuted for "insulting". Last week was arrested on the Malecon in Havana while transporting two pigs in a car that was going to use to make a performance in Central Park. The pigs had inscribed the names of Fidel and Raul. Read More

Second phase of National Baseball Series will begin on January 4

Defending champion Pinar del Río (23-20) got the last ticket to the second phase of the National Baseball Series with a 7-1 victory over Las Tunas. Before they, had achieved the classification Matanzas (31-14), Granma (28-15), Isla de la Juventud (27-18), Artemis and Industriales (25-20), Ciego de Ávila (24-21) and Holguin (23 -22). Read More

Internet access will increase for Cubans in 2015

Cuba will extend its internet access service in navigation rooms and also plans to create public Wi-Fi areas, as reported ETECSA’s representatives. The strategy will "enhance access points" now totaling 154 rooms across the country. Read More