January 17th, 2017

17 January, 2017 New US Fines Ratify Validity of Anti-Cuban Blockade

Havana, Cuba.-The recent fines imposed by the United States against a non-profit organization and a bank today show the existence of the blockade that Washington has been maintaining against Cuba since 1962, despite the global rejection. The Treasury Department fined $10,000 USD to the nonprofit Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation (ARCPF) and $955,750 USD […]

17 January, 2017 Cuba Present with Two Players at Women’s Chess World Championship

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban Grand Masters Maritza Arribas (2295 points ELO) and Yaniet Marrero (2255) will attend the Womken”s Chess World Championship in Tehran, Iran, from February 10 to March 5, it was announced in this capital. The tournament in the Iranian capital will be disputed in six rounds by the Swiss system with the participation of […]

17 January, 2017 Earthquake Shakes Different Eastern Cuban Regions Early Today

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-A tremor of 5.8 magnitude shook today morning several areas of this city and other eastern provinces, just one year after the beginning of an anomalous seismic series that kept the population in suspense. The National Seismological Service Station Network has informed that reports of perceptibility cover the five eastern Cuban provinces. […]