Cuba recovers final bodies from plane wreckage

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press – 2 hrs 57 mins ago. HAVANA – Recovery teams removed the last charred bodies from the wreckage of an airliner that went down in mountainous central Cuba, as officials vowed Saturday to get to the bottom of what caused the crash and said they have the capacity to do it alone. Read More

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Hurricane Tomas leaves Cuba, no casualties

<p style="text-align: justify;">English.news.cn 2010-11-06 15:26:38. HAVANA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Tomas has not caused any casualties or severe damage so far in its path close to the eastern tip of Cuba, the Civil Defense authorities said here on Friday night. Read More

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Cuba lost to Netherlands in the women's volleyball world

<p style="text-align: justify;">Saturday, 06 November 2010 06:32. Cuba lost 3-1 to Holland in the first day of the second round of the Championship XVI Volleyball Women's World Cup, in match of Group F based on the Japanese city of Nagoya. According to the contest Web&nbsp; site, the two partial odds were the first and fourth, with wins for Cuba, 25-22, and European, 25-20, respectively, as the&nbsp; Dutch won the second and third with identical markers 25-12. Read More

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Brazilian Carlinhos Brown to Perform in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Brazilian singer-songwriter Carlinhos Brown, one of the pioneers of the samba-reggae, will offer a one night only concert on Saturday along with Cuban artists, who are members of the PMM project, an initiative of the National Council of Stage Arts. A founder of the Timbalada group, Brown will share the scene with young PMM's DJs, videographers and musicians. Brown, who has won four Latin Grammy awards, will show his popular rhythm at the Havana-based Salon Rosado de La Tropical, the scene of main dance music groups in Cuba. Read More

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Cuba: Discovery of "Black Box" Flight Recorder Could Reveal Cause of Crash

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted November 5, 2010 9:25 PM. In Cuba, the "black box" flight data recorder found in the wreckage of a plane, that recently crashed, could help reveal why it fell from the sky. Read More

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Cuban airline pilot died as hero to villagers

<p style="text-align: justify;">The wreckage of AeroCaribbean Flight 883 is seen near Guasimal, Cuba, Friday,Nov. 5, 2010. A state airliner carrying Cubans and travelers from Europe and Latin America crashed and burst into flames in a mountainous area Thursday after declaring an emergency and losing contact with air traffic controllers. All 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners aboard died, authorities announced early Friday. By Mary_Murray Read More

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WestJet Begins Service to Santa Clara in Cuba from Toronto

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Staff on November 5, 2010. WestJet has launched new, seasonal non-stop service between Toronto and Santa Clara in Cuba. The inaugural flight departed Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport at 9:15 a.m. EDT on November 5. “We are delighted to introduce service to our fourth destination in Cuba,” says Hugh Dunleavy, WestJet’s executive vice-president of strategy and planning. “Beautiful Santa Clara will provide our guests with the opportunity to experience history, architecture and culture served with Cuban flair.” Read More

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Rescue workers remove bodies from Cuba plane crash

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Associated Press. Published: November 5, 2010. GUASIMAL, Cuba Rescue workers today pulled bodies from the charred wreckage of a state airliner that went down in rugged central Cuba, as desperate relatives gathered at the capital's airport and called foreign embassies seeking information on their loved ones. All 68 people aboard AeroCaribbean Flight 883 were killed when the turboprop plane went down Thursday afternoon in a remote area near the village of Guasimal in Sancti Spiritus province. Read More

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Cuba Signs over $100 Million in Contracts at Trade Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">More than $100 million in contracts has been signed at the 28th Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2010), according to organizing committee president Abraham Maciques. Letters of intent with various foreign suppliers were also signed, the executive said during the fair's awards ceremony, presided over by Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdes. Read More

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Tomas Piard’s new film on Lezama Lima

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Redacción Cubasi. TROCADERO 162, BAJOS is the title of the documentary that Tomas Piard begins filming on great Cuban writer José Lezama Lima,whose centennial is this year. Read More

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