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Cuba won the Caribbean Series

Cuban team won the final match against Mexico in the Caribbean Series. After 55 years, a team of the island, Vegueros of Pinar del Río, imposed in the tournament. Read More

Cuban players no longer need permission from the US government to play in the majors

Cuban players will no longer have official permission to ask the US government to sign contracts with teams from Major League Baseball (MLB). From now on, Cubans only have to sign a statement confirming that they have taken permanent residence outside the island. Read More

Cuba beat China at the World Series of Boxing

Domadores de Cuba continue to reap victories in the V World Series of Boxing (WSB) by crushing 5-0 Dragons of China in Havana, to be this Saturday as the sole leader of the group A. Read More

Four Cuban children won a sponsored by Unesco

With the work entitled "A moment in time, past and present beaches," Cuban children Daniela Aguilera Soto, Amanda Hernandez Charity, Karime Prendes Hidalgo and Bryan Canovas Arango received first prize in the competition organized by Sandwatch which supports of Unesco, whose purpose is to raise awareness among children and youth about the fragility of the marine and coastal environment. Read More

Leonardo Padura presented his new novel in Havana

Cuban writer Leonardo Padura presented Saturday at Havana his novel Herejes, a work "against prejudices" that integrates historical episodes of the Jewish diaspora, the painter Rembrandt’s life and in which rescues the character detective Mario Conde. Read More

Arturo O'Farrill won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album

The musician born in Mexico and US-based son of Cuban jazz musician Chico O'Farrill, won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album by The Offense of the Drum, with his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Read More

Solutions for banking problems between Cuba and the United States are discussed

Last month in Havana, during talks for normalization of relations, Josefina Vidal, chief negotiator of Cuba, said it would be difficult to open the respective embassies if Cuban section of interest were still without a bank and Cuba remained on the list of US countries sponsors of terrorism. Read More

Netflix is available for cubans

The US company Netflix, specializing in the issuance of movies and series online, announced that starting Monday, is available in Cuba. Read More

Book Fair will begin this week in Havana

From February 12 to 22 will be held the 24th edition of the International Book Fair of Havana, which this year will last two months more than usual through the different provinces. Read More

Only 188 cars have been purchased since their sale was approved in Cuba

In Cuba only 188 vehicles have been sold since authorities approved sales by the State through the CIMEX corporation, at very high prices. The vice president of the Corporation, Iset Vazquez, said that the company had revenues of 5,491.748 CUC. Read More