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Archive - Oct 19, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC/Oct. 21: Metro Coalition to Free the Cuban Five

<p style="text-align: justify;">There will be a meeting of The DC Metro Coalition to Free the Cuban Five on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at Kamau Benjamin's home, 517 T Street NW,Washington, DC, at 7:00 PM Comrade Patricia Pego, the First Secretary of the Cuban Interests Section will be present to give an update on the litigation of the Cuban Five and information on the imperialist US political and economic embargo of Cuba. Hope to see you at the meeting. Read More

Varadero lives up to its reputation for beauty and hospitality

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba is renowned as one of the most colourful and compelling holiday destinations in the Caribbean. The island nation boasts a wealth of stunning colonial architecture, a fascinating history, roads filled with brightly restored vintage vehicles, <br> sizzling music and unforgettable beaches. If you decide to experience one of Cuba’s best beaches, Varadero may well be your destination. This 20-kilometre stretch of sand is the number-one tourist destination in Cuba. Read More

105th Anniversary of French Tumba to be celebrated

<p style="text-align: justify;">The 105 years of the Santa Catalina de Ricci French Tumba are to be celebrated in the province of Guantánamo within the Cuban Culture Event, which will pay tribute to important artistic institutions until October 20. In relation to this anniversary there took place an encounter between Tombs, a musical-dance expression born in the coffee plantations to the eastern part of the country, and keeper of a culture that was a legacy from natives and immigrants, says AIN. Read More

SWIFT turning away Cuban banks

<p style="text-align: justify;">Date: Oct 18, 2010 10:43 AM. SWIFT turning away Cuban banks. Access to the SWIFT interbank system may become difficult or impossible for Cuban banks as of March 31, 2012, Cuba says in its annual report to the United Nations about the economic impact of U.S. sanctions. Read More

Cuba and China Sign Cultural Agreement

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 18 (acn) Cuba and China will increase bilateral cultural exchange thanks to an agreement signed on Sunday in Beijing by the ministers of Culture of the two countries, Abel Prieto and Cai Wu. The signing of the accord took place minutes before Prieto and Wu held official talks, also with the presence of the Cuban ambassador in China, Carlos Miguel Pereira. Read More

US says it urged Cuba to release American contractor

<p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON (AFP) – A senior US diplomat met Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in New York last month to urge Cuba to release an American contractor held on suspicion of espionage, a US official said Monday. Arturo Valenzuela, the US assistant secretary of state for Western hemisphere affairs, appealed for the release of Alan Gross when he talked with Rodriguez on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. Read More

Man jailed in Cuba recounts terror plots

<p style="text-align: justify;">Published: Oct. 18, 2010 at 11:28 AM. MIAMI, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A car thief arrested in Venezuela is part of a terror ring based in Miami, Cuban authorities say. Francisco Chavez Abarca was arrested at an airport in Venezuela three months ago, but was hustled off to Cuba where he is now jailed. He has appeared in Cuban government videos saying he put bombs in Havana hotels under orders from accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles. Read More

Banks action on Cuban sanctions hits UK companies

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lloyds TSB has blocked a cheque from Cuba to a UK business that supplies agricultural consultancy services despite the free flow of trade between the Caribbean country and the EU. A small business consultancy has tabled official complaints to the Business Secretary and EU authorities accusing Lloyds TSB of breaking the law by refusing to cash a cheque from a Cuban business for £7,156. Barrie Bain, chairman of Tunbridge Wells-based Fertecon, said yesterday: "I find it astounding that a bank controlled by the state is doing something that is against the law. It is damaging our business and presumably the export efforts of thousands of other small UK companies."<br>&nbsp; <br> Read More

Cuba Friends in Spain and Latin America Ask the US to End Blockade against Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.18 - 16:07:18 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- Some 15 associations gathered in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba asked Washington to lift the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba and release the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the US since 1998. Both demands were included in the final resolution of the 5th Andalusian Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba that took place over the weekend, reported the Trabajadores weekly newspaper. Read More

GRANMA/Amy Goodman: How Climate Change Affects You

<p style="text-align: justify;">Our daily weather reports, cheerfully presented with flashy graphics and state-of-the art animation, appear to relay more and more information. TORRENTIAL RAINS IN ASIA HAVE CAUSED MASSIVE FLOODING AND DEADLY LANDSLIDES IN PAKISTAN, KASHMIR, AFGANISTAN AND CHINA. And yet, no matter how glitzy the presentation, a key fact is invariably omitted. Imagine if, after flashing the words "extreme weather" to grab our attention, the reports flashed "global warming." Then we would know not only to wear lighter clothes or carry an umbrella, but that we have to do something about climate change. Read More