Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cuba News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Caribbean Herald.com http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/cat/d3ec65f36ba00308/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400 30 President Barack Obama will be speaking on his administration's evolving counterterrorism policies on Thursday, a White House official has said. The official told POLITICO that the president will also be discussing the administration's controversial use of drones and renewed plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Obama will discuss the country's broad counterterrorism policy, ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214629201/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:10:03 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214629201/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627508/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:23:12 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627508/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 MATANZAS, Cuba, Feb 4 (ACN) The rental of state-owned facilities by self-employees in the food business is a new modality being implemented in this western province to encourage the development of the non-state economic ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627622/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627622/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Last year 62 kilometers of railways were repaired in the provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Villa Clara, improving the trains circulation and the security of passengers in central ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627623/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627623/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 22 (acn) The prohibition on the sale of Cuban habano cigars in US territory, imposed by US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, prevents the island from earning over 300 million dollars ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627621/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627621/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba , Jan 24 (acn) The eighth plenum of the Cuban National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) discussed today, among other topics, the efficient use of lands used for food production ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627624/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627624/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) More than a hundred businessmen, distributors, entrepreneurs and specialists from different parts of the world will meet in Cuba in April for the 21st Encounter of Clients-Friends of the Partagas Cigar ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627628/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627628/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuba: Almost 80% of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) Almost 76,5 % of the land given in usufruct by the Cuban government by way of Decree 259 is being exploited throughout the country after the conclusion of works to cut down marabu trees (Dichrostachys cinerea, aka sicklebush) and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627629/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627629/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) As a result of a wide investment plan by the Cuban Ministry of Basic Industry (MINBAS), a state-of-the-art power substation to be shortly inaugurated in Havana will improve the service on private and state consumers, including hospitals and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627627/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627627/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (can) The famous Cuban Premium cigars will be in the spotlight again this February, when the 15th Habanos Festival, considered by many as the most important cigar event of the world, kicks ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627625/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627625/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (ACN) Cuba will participate at the 33rd International Tourist Fair FITUR 2013, to be held January 30 to February 3, in Madrid, Spain, in an effort to enhance relations with partners at the Spanish tourist ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627626/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627626/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuba Lifts Tax on All Foreign Currencies HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) The Financial Committee of ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627630/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627630/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuban Central Province Increases Honey Production SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) By the end of February, apiarists from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara exceeded the amount of honey colleted last year, in that same period, by 76 ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627632/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627632/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuba to Open Modern Tire-Retreading Plants HAVANA, Cuba, March 1 (acn) By the end of 2011, Cuba will have three modern tire-retreading plants that will contribute to saving hard currencies, an imperative need to mitigate the effects of the current international financial ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627633/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627633/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) By the end of February, apiarists from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara exceeded the amount of honey colleted last year, in that same period, by 76 ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627631/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627631/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 28 (acn) The two wind farms in the municipality of Gibara, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, contributed with 21,000 megawatts to the National Electric System, in three years of ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627634/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214627634/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Cienaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Apr 19 (acn) Across the museum which houses the living history of the events of April 1961, the residents of this municipality, on behalf of all Cubans, will mark today the 52nd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214624051/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:50:30 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214624051/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Santiago de Cuba, 20 May (Prensa Latina) The 4th Ministerial Meeting on the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) will be held May 21st-May 23rd in this city of eastern Cuba, said authorities from that regional initiative. The previous meetings were held in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the two countries that, along with Cuba, form the initial nucleus of CBC, which aims, since its creation in ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214623404/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:28:46 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214623404/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 The Chinese women's basketball team recorded their third straight victory over Cuba after holding off the visitors 75-67 to conclude three-game China-Cuba International Challenge here on Sunday.Chen Nan finished with a team-high 21 points as Lu Wen helped with 14. Shen Yi and Wei Wei added 11 points apiece."I never thought that I would be on the court for so much time. Maybe the coach ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214621839/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:31 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214621839/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 18 (ACN) The Jardines del Rey keys, a tourist center on the northern coast of the Cuban central province of Ciego de Avila, reported a record day-occupancy of local hotels by over 6 thousand 500 visitors, a figure never reached in the month of February during high ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214621327/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:30:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214621327/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 (credit: photo courtesy of Daniel Shak via Twitter) LAS VEGAS (105.3 THE FAN) - So Mark Cuban, Chris Paul and Tiger Woods walk into a bar… It sounds like the beginning of a joke in need of a punchline. But in fact, it’s the rich and famous gathering for a weekend in Las Vegas to benefit The Tiger Woods Foundation. This particular event was ‘Poker Night,’ a $10,000 buy-in ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620719/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:36 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620719/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, arrived in Caracas on Friday to attend the inauguration of Nicolas Maduro, constitutional President of ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620721/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:05 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620721/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 18 (acn) Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, met on Thursday morning with Gaspar Vega, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Agriculture of Belize, who is on a visit to ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620725/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620725/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 The FARC-EP Strengthen Peace Delegation in Havana HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Guerrilla commander Pablo Catatumbo arrived in this capital on Saturday afternoon to strengthen the team of the FARC holding peace talks with representatives of the government of President Juan Manuel ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620724/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620724/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Ukraine delivered to Cuba on Thursday the first of six AN-158 airplanes made in that European country, in line with a bilateral ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620723/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620723/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) The BE-01 Cuauhtemoc training vessel of the Mexican Armada arrived in Havana on Thursday as part of its fourth working visit, which will end on ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620722/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620722/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) With the objective of maintaining the country free of poliomyelitis, the second stage of the 52nd National Vaccination Campaign against that disease began on Friday, and will end on April ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620720/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620720/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Russian-Cuban Forum in Havana Tackles Issue of Infertile Couples HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Psycho-emotional aspects of infertile couples, in need of High Tech Assisted Reproduction, is one of the topics delegates at the Russian-Cuban Andrology Forum focused on in this capital on ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620726/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:03 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214620726/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 On the last day of Cuba Nostalgia’s quinceañera party, Carlos Rosario played dominoes with his son Enzo, Librada Caballero salsaed to Willy Chirino tunes, and Joe and Maria Elena Chambrot tried to find the addresses of their childhood homes on a gigantic floor map.For the thousands of people who attended the three-day stroll down memory lane, the 15th annual tribute to pre-Castro ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214619156/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:37:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214619156/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Nearly 150 youths from Cuba and countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East will open today in Havana the 6th International Youth Encounter in Solidarity with the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the United States since ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618654/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618654/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro accompanied visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618653/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618653/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, expressed his gratefulness to the Cuban people and their leaders for their unconditional assistance given to ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618652/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618652/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Marino Murillo, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, met on Friday in this capital with Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618651/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618651/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) The parties involved in the Peace Talks for Colombia under way in this capital, resumed on Tuesday their talks with optimism and with the commitment to advance in the solution of the social and armed conflict in that ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618657/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618657/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Cuba and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ratified their intentions to increase commercial relations by way of the signing of a bilateral agreement to contribute to the restoration of water mains in this ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618658/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618658/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) The implementation in Australia of the second stage of ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618656/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618656/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Varadero, known as the most famous beach in Cuba, will be the region hosting the upcoming 33rd International Tourism Fair, whose main activities will take place at the local Conventions Hall. The event will run May ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618659/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618659/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 ARTEMISA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Some 250 members of the 8th Primero de Mayo Solidarity Brigade support production works as part of the activities they carry out at the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp (CIJAM), of Caimito, Artemisa ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618661/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618661/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Havana workers are getting ready to stage a huge march on May Day at the historic Jose Marti Revolution ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618660/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618660/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Over 2 thousand unionists, leaders of social organizations and solidarity movements from 73 countries of the world have confirmed attendance of May Day celebrations in ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618655/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:21 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214618655/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) The foreign ministers of Cuba and Guatemala, Bruno Rodriguez and Luis Fernando Carrera, expressed their interest in Havana to further deepen bilateral relations, which they considered ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617695/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:27 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617695/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuba is hosting the 5th Meeting of National Coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The meeting is taking place Thursday and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617696/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:27 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617696/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 8 (acn) The 1st Festival of Costa Rican Cinema, to open its doors on May 9 in this capital at the Infanta Multi-screen Movie Complex, will make it possible for Cuban film lovers to appreciate some of the films made in that Central American ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617693/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:27 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617693/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 8 (acn) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) promotes cooperation projects aimed at guaranteeing the sustainability of food security in Cuba, informed on Wednesday an official of that international ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617694/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:27 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617694/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 8 (acn) Jose Ramon Fernandez, adviser to Cuban President Rau Castro and president of the Cuban Olympic Committee, met on Wednesday in this capital with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who is on his first visit to the ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617692/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:26 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617692/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 13 (acn) An exhibition dedicated to the work of actor and filmmaker Pierre Etaix was inaugurated on Friday in the presence of this creator, at ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617698/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:25 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617698/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 13 (acn) The 6th International Congress on Emergencies and Intensive Care, URGRAV 2013, will be inaugurated at ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617697/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:25 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617697/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Regional cooking is defined by the intricate mix of foods and seasonings found naturally in each area. With Cuban flavors, for example, ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617194/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:45 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214617194/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 13 (acn) Esteban Lazo, member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party and president of the National Assembly of the ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615546/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615546/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (acn) In an effort to further reduce vulnerabilities in the face of strong hurricanes and other extreme natural phenomena, Cubans will carry out Meteoro 2013 readiness exercise on May 18 and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615545/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615545/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 14 (acn) The development of programs linked to peace and to the struggle against hunger is analyzed in the National Seminar of Cuban Schools Associated to the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), that began on Monday in this ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615544/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615544/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (acn) Cuba and Nicaragua negotiate in this capital an agreement of partial scope, with the purpose of eliminating commercial barriers limiting exchanges of goods and ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615543/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:53 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615543/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 San Juan, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban athletics team excelled at the Ponce Grand Prix by winning two gold medals and rising to the podium in another three occasions. The gold medals were pocketed by Liuba Maria Saldivar, in triple jump (13.66) and Orlando Ortega, who registered 13.23 in 110 meters hurdles. Lismania Munoz won silver in javelin (57.31), while both Roberto Janet and Omar ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615073/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:52:57 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214615073/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 BLOOMINGTON -- Well before Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color line in 1947 (a story well told in the new big screen biopic "42"), Latin Americans had already made inroads into the lily-white world of the national pastime. The catch, of course, was that these mostly Spanish-speaking players -- from places like Columbia, Cuba and Mexico -- had to be light skinned. Black ... http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214613621/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:17:10 -0400 http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/sid/214613621/scat/d3ec65f36ba00308