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Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965), nicknamed "El Duque" (Spanish for "The Duke"), is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher.He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series, the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets of Major League Baseball, and the Cuban national baseball team in international play.
After the Cuban Revolution of January 1, 1959, Duque was wanted by the revolutionary courts, accused of having committed human rights abuses against the civilian population during his service in Oriente. He fled Cuba, assisted by Pepe San Román. [1] During the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, he commanded the Infantry Battalion No.5 of Brigade 2506.
It was formed in 1965 by the merger of two previous papers, Revolución (from Spanish: "Revolution") and Hoy ("Today"). [1] Publication of the newspaper began in February 1966. [2] Its name comes from the yacht Granma that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels to Cuba's shores in 1956, launching the Cuban Revolution. [3]
Titles bestowed often had the name of a place in Cuba (e.g. Marqués de Pinar del Rio, Conde de Yumurí), the surname of the family (e.g. Marqués de Azpesteguia, Conde de Casa (house) Montalvo) or in remembrance of some Royal favor or deed (e.g. Marqués de la Gratitud, Marqués de la Real Proclamación).
Named after the Cuban national hero and intellectual José Martí, Radio Televisión Martí was established in 1983 and TV Martí was added in 1990. [1] The 2014 budget for the Cuba broadcasting program was approximately US$27 million. Radio y Televisión Martí is overseen by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB). [2]
On 12 January 2021, then-U.S. President Donald Trump added Cuba to the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, implementing a new series of economic sanctions on the country. [7] The government of Cuba had hoped that Joe Biden would remove Cuba from the list. However, Biden has entirely avoided the issue and, according to Cuban governmental sources ...
After more than 100 years of planning, and 11 of construction, Duque inaugurated the Tunel de la Línea, the longest tunnel in Latin America, and the most anticipated and important work in the country.15161718 The work suffered many delays throughout a century of works, and after several corruption scandals surrounding its construction.
14ymedio is an independent digital media outlet in Cuba. It was founded on May 21, 2014, [1] by the Cuban blogger and activist Yoani Sánchez and the Cuban journalist Reinaldo Escobar. [2] The project started with a group of 12 reporters.