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Tribute Paid to Writer Alejo Carpentier in France

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.20 - 10:03:47 / [email protected], CUBA.- An international colloquium on the life and work of Alejo Carpentier took place at the University of Amiens, in the north of France, with the participation of specialists in the work of the Cuban writer. Read More

New Brand of Havana Club Rum Presented in France

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.19 - 19:51:25 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s world-famous Havana Club rum will now have a new brand, Master’s Choice, a product of 45 degrees of alcohol and excellent quality, which was presented on Tuesday at the International Fair of Cannes, France. Sergio Valdes, director for exports with Havana Club International, told ACN that this exclusive drink is aged in white oak barrels, and is the fruit of the work of the island’s top rum experts. Read More

Wonderful Havana Goes Live

<p style="text-align: justify;">WonderfulHavana.com is a new independent traveler’s guide to the Cuban capital. The site offers valuable insider information on the most interesting aspects of Havana. (I-Newswire) Havana, Cuba, October 19, 2010 - Want to experience the REAL Havana? Then check out WonderfulHavana.com, the new independent insider’s guide to the Cuban capital. Vastly different from the usual brochure-style website or outrageously misleading guide book, WonderfulHavana.com is written by a team of people. Some live in Havana and the rest visit the city regularly. Read More

Cuban Women Archers Qualified for Pan Am Games

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban youth archers won four gold medals and a bronze in the Continental Qualification Tournament in Mexico, and the women team qualified for the Pan American Games to be held in Guadalajara in 2011. Read More

Cuba minister hails Qatar ties

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba is proud of its relationship with Qatar, the first in the Gulf to open an embassy in the Caribbean nation, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez Costa told an event at Qatar University on Monday. “We are proud of this relationship and our collaboration on healthcare, vaccines and medicine,” he stated at a lecture hosted by the department of international affairs (IA). Read More

Environmental Education Research Tour in Cuba, February 12 - 20, 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba's nation-wide community and school-based environmental education programs have been internationally praised for over two decades. In 2006, the World Wildlife Foundation declared Cuba to be the only nation living sustainably due to its high Quality of Life indices and low Carbon Footprint. Travel with us and meet the policy makers and practitioners who make it happen! Tour the sites and meet the staff and volunteers. Read More

Foreign delegations to Iberian-American Festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Organizing Committee of the Iberian-American Culture Festival confirmed the assistance of a dozen artistic delegations to this event, which will take place in the north-eastern city of Holguin from October 24 to 30. Tatiana Zuñiga, president of this committee, told AIN that to the date their presence has been confirmed by artists and creators from Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Canada, Spain and Portugal. Read More

Repeal of 'common stance' seems unlikely

<p style="text-align: justify;">The European Union is expected to reaffirm next Monday its "common position" toward Cuba, although it might accept some "gesture" from Havana that would enable it to negotiate another type of relation, Europa Press reported Wednesday. Read More

Cuba expands farm supply shop network

<p style="text-align: justify;">Agence France-Presse. First Posted 12:59:00 10/20/2010. HAVANA, Cuba—Keen to foster greater domestic food production,&nbsp; Cuba has vastly expanded a nationwide network of&nbsp; farm supply stores, an official said Tuesday. "We started some months back with about 10 products (boots, gloves, machetes) and now we have almost 20. We are hoping to get 40 products by this year," said interior ministry official Arturo Vazquez. Read More

IAAF Publishes the List to Choose Athletes of the Year

<p style="text-align: justify;">The world governing body for track and field, IAAF, published today the list of finalists from which to choose the best athletes of the year. According to specialists, North American sprinter Tyson Gay and Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic are the favourites. Read More