New electricity tariff to enter into force in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.12 - 12:56:33 / [email protected] / Alberto Zamora Pérez Loreydis. Engineer Ana Fidalgo Carbó, Commercial Director of the Electric Basic Unit in Havana. Photo: Alberto Loreidis. Havana, Cuba . .- Discouraging waste of energy is the main purpose of the new electricity tariff to be implemented in the urban area to consumers with more than 300 kilowatt hours a month. Read More

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Cuban baseball player defects to Nicaragua; has his eye on the majors

<p style="text-align: justify;">Yasiel Balaguer, 17, is the latest Cuban baseball player to defect with hopes of someday playing professionally in the United States.BY JORGE EBRO. El Nuevo Herald. Read More

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Young Cuban All Stars Group Shines in India

<p style="text-align: justify;">Artists of Young Cuban All Stars are young, virtuous and Cubans, that''s why that name suits that group very well. That Cuban group is presenting in India with great success. Ernesto Vega, clarinetist, saxophonist and director of the group said they are not a salsa band.The band is also formed by pianist Alejandro Falcon, bassist Gaston Gem, drummer Michael Olivera and singer Luna Manzanares. Their varied repertoire includes representative works of the Cuban music such as Drume Negrita, boleros and son songs, as well as international repertoire, played in a tone that reveals the jazz formation of the musicians. Read More

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Norway funding Cuban relief efforts in Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">Amid a cholera epidemic spreading to earthquake-shattered Port-au-Prince, Norway and Cuba signed an agreement in Havana Oct. 28 under which the Scandinavian country contributes 5 million Norwegian kronor ($850,000) to Cuban relief efforts. The agreement was signed at the Cuban ministry of foreign trade and investment, by Deputy Minister Ramón Ripoll Díaz and Norwegian Ambassador Jan Tore Holvik. Read More

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New seminary is a sign of hope in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">MIAMI HERALD. Sun, Nov. 14, 2010. By Archbishop Thomas Wenski. As you know, I travel to Cuba frequently, always to visit and support the Church in Cuba. Last week I was there for the inauguration of the new seminary. Read More

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Cuba- USA relationship: cultural warmth, political freeze

<p style="text-align: justify;">What a little music and dance can't fix.HAVANA, Cuba — With so many major American cultural institutions coming to Cuba lately, it’s as if there’s a performing arts pipeline straight from Manhattan to Havana. Wynton Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra came for a week of concerts and classes in October. The American Ballet Theater gave its first performances here in 50 years earlier this month. And now the New York Philharmonic is planning a trip early next year, having finally received permission from the U.S. government to travel to Cuba. Read More

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Fidel Castro says US right wing will have 'all the power' on heels of Dems' midterm losses

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. Saturday November 13th, 2010. HAVANA - Fidel Castro predicted Saturday that Democrats' recent losses in the U.S. midterm elections will result in ultraconservatives taking over the government. He also criticized a recent $600 billion Federal Reserve stimulus measure. In an essay published by the state-run newspaper Granma, Castro remarked that President Barack Obama suffered what he called "the biggest defeat in memory in the last three-quarters of a century" in the Nov. 2 vote. Read More

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Understanding the Diabetes and Seizing Control

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Odalys Cimadevilla Valdes. 11/12/2010. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is today a growing health concern for both the developed and underdeveloped world. Three hundred million people have diabetes and it’s predicted that in the next 20 years the total of sick persons will surpass the 400 millions. The education and prevention of diabetes is the topic of the World Diabetes Day (November 14) for the period 2009-2013. The campaign makes a call to all those responsible for diabetic attention to understand the illness and take control. <br> <br> <br> Read More

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Bruzon: King of Chess in Barcelona

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban Lazaro Bruzon celebrated on Friday the victory he needed and was proclaimed undefeated king at the Magistral Casino de Barcelona Masters Chess Tournament in that Spanish city. Read More

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Cuba reinforces medical team in Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">CMC. Sunday, November 14, 2010. HAVANA, Cuba - Cuba announced today that it has reinforced its medical team in Haiti in a bid to be in better conditions to face up the cholera epidemic which has so far taken the lives of 800 people there. Read More

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