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Archive - Dec 9, 2010

Cuban folklore company to a US festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">12/08/2010. The Cutumba Folklore Ballet will perform in the opening ceremony of the festival of the Brooklyn Arts Academy (BAM) in its 2011 edition, in the US city of New York. Odalis Calzadilla, direction assistant of the company, explained to AIN that it will be the second time the music and dance group takes part in the international meeting, after successful presentations in 2002. Read More

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Praises Cuban Cooperation in Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 9 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla met on Thursday, in Cancun, with the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who expressed the UN's recognition of Cuban cooperation in Haiti. Read More

Misa Cubana’ opens tonight at Queen’s Hall

<p style="text-align: justify;">By ANGELA PIDDUCK Thursday, December 9 2010. The Lydian Singers’ Christmas presentation, the “Misa Cubana”, under the direction of Maestro Pat Bishop, opens tonight at Queen's Hall and runs until Sunday.“The Misa Cubana,” writes Zia Holder, daughter of Corrinne and the late actor Wilbur Holder, a recent graduate from film school in Washington, “promises to be quite a joyful noise and the highlight of the Christmas season.” Read More

Sun deals abound to Dominican and Cuba see the offers down below

<p style="text-align: justify;">In the bitterly competitive world of January vacations to the tropics, Air Canada Vacations has (at least temporarily) seized the lead with a unique policy of pricing several destinations on a special basis for two people travelling together: The first person pays a low price, the second person pays almost half less (a variant of “BOGO”, or “Buy One Get One Free”), and the results are a number of excellent bargains, which lead this week’s list of the best bargain vacations from Toronto. Read More

Cuba Calls Rich Nations to Adopt Commitments in Cancun

<p style="text-align: justify;">Por Raquel Maria Garcia Alvarez . miércoles, 08 de diciembre de 2010. 16:55Cancun, Mexico. Cuba demanded on Wednesday responsibility from the most polluting countries in the planet and considered necessary for them to adopt new commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions. Read More

Italian Painter to Exhibit in Hemingway’s House

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.08 - 11:39:18 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Italian painter Franco Azzinari will inaugurate on December 10 the exhibition “Buscando a Hemingway” (Looking for Hemingway) at Finca Vigía, the place where the great writer, known as the Bronze God of American Literature, lived in Cuba. Read More

CARICOM Chairman Reiterates Call for Lifting Economic Embargo against Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Press release 495/2010.07 December 2010. CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) observes the 38th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, Chairman of CARICOM, the Honourable Bruce Golding, has reiterated the call for the removal of the economic embargo on the Spanish speaking Caribbean country. Read More

Drunk man threatens to shoot flight attendants after they cut him off

<p style="text-align: justify;">Postmedia News&nbsp; December 8, 2010. By Trevor Wilhelm, Postmedia News. WINDSOR, Ont. — Hysteria erupted on a plane full of Canadians Wednesday when a drunk man, heading home after visiting Cuba,threatened to shoot flight attendants with a handgun after they stopped serving him drinks. Read More

Cuban workers complain of low wages, loss of subsidies in debate on economic changes

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Paul Haven, The Associated Press. Wednesday December 8th, 2010. HAVANA - Some worried aloud about the elimination of government subsidies that keep food on the table. One man complained he simply could not make ends meet on wages of less than $20 a month. Read More

Swapo looks to Cuba to plan new towns

<p style="text-align: justify;">08 December 2010. NEW ERA (Namibia) By John Ekongo. WINDHOEK – The Government and ruling party, Swapo, welcomed the arrival of 30 Cuban professionals in the fields of town planning, civil and general engineering, structural design and construction on Monday. The Cubans are to be attached to the Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development. Read More