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August 26th

Goehring to lead trade mission to Cuba

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will lead a five-member trade group to Cuba in September. Read More

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey uses good fortune for humanitarian efforts in Cuba and Venezuela

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, August 24th 2010, 4:00 AM. PITTSBURGH - It will be a small college classroom somewhere, so distant from the cheers of a Citi Field night, and R.A. Dickey will be sitting at the corner of a desk, dissecting the works of Frost or Hemingway. Read More

Severe Local Storm Hits Cuban City of Las Tunas

<p style="text-align: justify;">LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Aug 25 (acn) A severe local storm hit Tuesday afternoon the eastern Cuban city of Las Tunas and the municipality of Majibacoa, both of the province of Las Tunas. Read More

August 25th

Business urges action to lift Cuba travel ban

<p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:07pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. business group on Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to quickly approve a bill that chips away at the U.S. embargo on Cuba by ending decades of restrictions on travel to the island. Read More

Non-Stop From Cuba to Key West...on a Paddleboard

<p style="text-align: justify;">As a Miami Beach lifeguard, Cynthia Aguilar spends most of her day around the ocean. But on September 10th, she'll find herself in the ocean, on a paddleboard, for 36 hours as she tries to set a world record for paddling non-stop from Cuba to Key West. Read More

Urban Art Festival in Cuba to Promote Environmental Awareness

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Proposiciones Urban Art Festival taking place on September 4 at Parque Martí in Havana features a varied program of cultural activities and creative workshops aimed at raising public awareness on the importance of protecting the environment and the world we live in. Read More

Cuban Meat Industry Benefits from ALBA Project

<p style="text-align: justify;">CIEGO DE AVILA, CUBA.- Financed by the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America, a top-notch cattle and pig-slaughter technology was set off in the Unidad Empresarial de Base (UEB) located in Ciego de Avila’s municipality of Moron to central-northern region of Cuba. Read More

Cuban Hurdler Wins Gold in Singapore 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban Norge Sotomayor won on Monday the gold medal in the 400 m hurdle in the 1st Youth Olympic Games of Singapore 2010, with a time of 50.69 seconds. Read More

FAO Supports Coconut Production in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba counts with the technical support of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) for the preparation of its development strategy and exploitation of coconut production, reported that institution of the United Nations. Read More

Benny Moré in Film

<p style="text-align: justify;">Benny Moré, also known as the Bárbaro del Ritmo, would have celebrated 91 years of age on August 24, 2010, and although 47 years of his death separate him from us, his voice, personality and aura continue being felt in Cuban musical entertainment. Read More