Cuba watches oil spill with quiet concern

A former U.S. diplomat who just returned from a visit to Havana reports that the Cuban government is showing "increasing concern" about the possible impact of the BP oil spill on the island. Read More

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Cuban Health Professionals in Guatemala Ready for Emergency Situation after Volcano Eruption

HAVANA, Cuba, May 29 (acn) Cuban health professionals currently working in Guatemala said they are ready to provide whatever health services are necessary after the emergency situation created in this country with the eruption of the Pacaya volcano. Read More

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Us steps up Cuba cooperation after Gulf oil spill

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has licensed a Houston-based oil drilling group to travel to Cuba to start cooperation on safety and environmental practices following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Read More

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Gulf oil spill could foul Cuban waters

His sun-baked skin and leathery hands testify to his years fishing under hot the Caribbean sun in a village east of Havana.<br /> Read More

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Iberian-American Congress on Gender and Communication

<div align="justify"> HAVANA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) The 9th Iberian-American Meeting on Gender and Communication began this Wednesday in this capital, and will run until Friday. </div> Read More

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AP: Group: Madagascar Bird Declared Extinct

(The rail, which is now listed as critically endangered, was first described by American ornithologist James Bond, the inspiration for Ian Fleming's iconic spy.)<br /> Read More

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Cuba Ratifies Commitment to African Peoples at the United Nations

HAVANA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) The Cuban Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) ratified on Tuesday the island’s interest in further strengthening cooperation and friendly ties with all African peoples. Read More

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Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Cuba announced today that it will expand its board from four to five members, adding one independent board member. Read More

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Exporting-to-Cuba workshop scheduled June 16 in San Antonio

COLLEGE STATION: A conference on Exporting to Cuba, co-sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas-Cuba Trade Alliance and Free Trade Alliance San Antonio, is scheduled June 16 in San Antonio at the International Center, 203 South St. Mary's St. Read More

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Florida lawmaker says Cuba Reaching out oil spill

A South Florida Lawmaker toured the Gulf oil spill last week, checking the progress of the oil that’s still spewing from the wreck of the Deepwater Horizon which exploded more than a month ago. Read More

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