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Archive - Oct 3, 2011

La Zorra y El Cuervo jazz nightclub in Vedado, Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">Manager of nightclub in Havana talks about the local jazz scene. By Lee Mergner. Recent easing of restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens has made cultural exchange a central facet of relations between Americans and Cubans.This is how&nbsp; JazzTimes partnered with the Insight Cuba organization to present the Havana Jazz Experience, a series of legal trips to Cuba, with an emphasis on cultural exchange and person-to-person interaction. In addition, there will be a special trip to the Havana International Jazz Festival in December. Read More

Cuban threaten flora in Pinar del Río province now with a Red Book

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 08:55:49. radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.-&nbsp; The red book on the vascular flora of Pinar del Río province, which shows the results of the studies about the threaten flora in that Cuban territory, constitutes an important contribution to the Botanic on the inland. The above mentioned is a fact not only because of it is the first book of its kind but also due to the really high quality of the information on each specie as well as other parts of that scientific work like the catalog about species that require more priority and conservation Read More

Cuban Food Industry reorganizes to improve the country's economy

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 08:50:18. radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.-&nbsp; Following the island's effort to reduce the purchasing of food abroad the local industry is assuming new challenges with the planning process of two enterprises to be used in the food sphere. These works will finally enable the replacement of importation of provisions bought overseas that have a high demand in the national market. Read More

Restoration Works on Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Marta Cabrales. 02 de Octubre 2011. Santiago de Cuba, (PL).- Located near the Céspedes Park, the cathedral, built in 1522, has been submitted to several reforms and has also been refurbished on four occasions as a consequence of fires, earthquakes and the attacks of corsairs and pirates. The cathedral, which was originally the tallest wooden building in Cuba, was granted the status of Small Basilica in 1882. Read More

Cuban movie "Afinidades" to Rome

<p style="text-align: justify;">2 de Octubre 2011. Havana, (ACN).- The 2nd Festival of Iberian American Cinema to be held in Rome from October 4th through the 9th will have the Cuban movie "Afinidades" among its films to be screened in Rome, the Italian capital city. Afinidades (Affinities), co-directed by Jorge Perugorria and Vladimir Cruz, the two actors of the film Strawberry and Chocolate (1994), will participate in the 2nd Festival of Iberian American Cinema, to be held in Rome from&nbsp; October 4th through the 9th. Read More

Venezuela, Guyana ministers friendly talks about border dispute

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Dayami Interián García.Caracas, Oct 1 Prensa Latina) The Foreign Ministers of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Guyana, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, analyzed the border extension request Guyana presented recently before Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, the ministry said in a release. Both ministers agreed to solve the bilateral border dispute through talks, and in line with the established laws, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry informed on Saturday. Read More

Cuba's charms now with Authentic Cuba Tourist Caravan in Portugal

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda.Madrid, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina)Authentic Cuba, is an international initiative of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) of the Caribbean nation to show its attractive recreational industry, It began last Monday until next October 6. Authentic Cuba tourist caravan travels to Portugal, after its auspicious presentations in five Spanish cities (Bilbao, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Madrid and Salamanca), where it showed Cuba´s novelties for the winter season 2011-2012. Read More

Cuba supports the Palestinian cause at UNO

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sun Oct 2, 2011.“Cuba is familiar with the rights of the Palestinian people and categorically supports them,” Head of Cuba-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Hector Eligio Amigo Carcases said on Sunday. The 5th International Conference on Palestinian Intifada at the Summit Conference Hall in Iran's Capital of Tehran. A senior Cuban lawmaker says Cuba supports a bid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) at the UN to seek statehood for Palestine, and backs the Palestinians' right to return to their homelands. Read More

Western province of Pinar del Río offers beauty to visitors

<p style="text-align: justify;">VINALES, Cuba — Waterfalls, mountains and the handsomest farmer in Cuba. Those are the top three sights in the western province Pinar del Rio, where nature provides a lush setting for peaceful moments. Natural beauty, tranquility in Cuba's Pinar del Rio province. In August, travel writer Ellen Creager toured with the first Americans to visit Cuba legally under a new program. This week: Pinar del Rio province. Last week: Havana. Read More

Bolivia experiencing sales' surge of natural gas

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ana Luisa Brown. La Paz, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina)The National Institute of statistics (NIS) reported that so far sales of fuel to two main foreign markets registered 32.84 percent of growth, compared to equal period of 2010. Bolivian sales of natural gas to Brazil and Argentine added up to 2.399 billion dollars until last August, emphasized an official report. Read More