Agricultural exports to Cuba fall in 2009 as result of U.S. recession

Agricultural exports to Cuba declined by more than $180 million in 2009, down from a record $715 million in exports set in 2008, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. Read More

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Cuba's sugar cane industry produces electricity

Five sugarcane processing plants in the Cuban province of Camagüey are generating some 6 100 Megawatts in this current harvest season, representing the equivalent of the electricity used by 60 645 houses in one month, an output which is exported to the national grid (SEN, by its Spanish acronym). Read More

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International umpire from Holguin to participate in Women's world softball

What was a possibility months ago now has become reality because the International Softball Federation has announced that international umpire Raul Garrido Camilo Holguin, has been selected to participate in the twelfth Women's World Championship of the sport, in Caracas, Venezuela, from next June 23 to July 3. Read More

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Viva Cuba Round in France

Spring has arrived in France coinciding with the Third Viva Cuba Round, just concluded here to promote Cuban tourism and culture. Read More

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Cuba eyes foreign investment to halt sugar industry decline

Cuba may open sugar production to foreign investors for the first time since the 1959 revolution as it seeks to reverse the once proud industry's relentless decline, business sources said this week. Read More

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Cuba Boosts Policy against Desertification

Studies indicate that, one centimeter thick of soil may need between fifty, a thousand and two thousand years to form, depending on the geographic location. <br /> Read More

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Ukraine Decorates Fidel and Raul Castro for Assistance to Chernobyl Children

The head of state of Ukraine, Victor Yanukovich, decorated Cuban President Raul Castro and the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro for their assistance to the children victims of the 1986 nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Read More

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Tinima, a giant among Cuban breweries

The Brewery “Tínima” appears as another company of the then Empresa de Bebidas y Licores Camagüey, and it is not up to 1997 that it becomes an independent company belonging to the Association of Breweries with legal status. Read More

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Howard Lake farmer explores Cuban agriculture

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Howard Lake farmer Dave Marquardt experienced a foreign flavor of agriculture during his recent trip to Cuba. Read More

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Yumari Gonzalez: Silver Medal in World Cycling Champ

Cuban Yumari Gonzalez ended second in a dramatic scratch final of the World Track Cycling Championship underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, thru Sunday. Read More

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