Cuba won the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball  Olympic Qualification Tournament and the ticket to the Rio de Janeiro Games by defeating hosts Canada with a surprising 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-21) at the Saville Sports Centre of Edmonton on Sunday night»

Trinidad, also known as the City Museum of the Caribbean is also celebrating  its 502 foundation anniversary»

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, “El Chapo Guzmán,” the world’s most-wanted drug lord, has been arrested in Mexico, the country’s government has confirmed to EL PAÍS»

Social media reports that people were shot repeatedly with rubber bullets and that riot police used tear gas in order to disperse protesters»

The first victim of terrorism against Cuban teachers was Conrado Benitez Garcia, a 18-year-old black man»

Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz summoned the latest Council of Ministers meeting, December 20, in order to tackle problems facing Cuban society, “we must go there, we must converse, we can not give in to defeat.”»

Cuba President Raul Castro said this December 18 that despite the advances in the relations with the USA, sticking points still exist for the normalization of links, after the re-establishment of bilateral ties this year»

American actor Danny Glover arrived November 27 in Cuba, a country he’s been visiting for the last twenty years and where he always returns with his heart open to listen, learn and grow»

Cuba survived a ninth-inning meltdown to defeat Puerto Rico 8-7 in ten innings on Thursday at the Premier 12 in Taiwan.»

A new UN report praised Cuba’s outstanding achievements in education and science on Wednesday, highlighting its medical efforts to combat the Ebola virus in several African countries.»