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October 11th

Cuban Construction Facilities back to Normal

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike damaged 70 factories of building materials, said deputy minister of Construction, Rafael Soler Deschapelles in a report by daily Juventud Rebelde.<br /> Read More

Bush stands firm on Cuba during Miami visit.

Despite his sinking popularity among Cuban Americans, President Bush continued to hold the line on Cuba travel restrictions during a visit to Miami.<br /> Read More

October 10th

Namibia Donates One Million Dollars to Cuba

Namibia`s gov`t donated one million dollars to Cuba to help in the recovery action underway throughout the island from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Read More

Operation Miracle Launched in Barbados with Cuban Assistance

Operation Miracle, a program that provides free vision correcting surgery, was launched in Barbados with the treatment of 450 patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Read More

Cuban Expert Nominated for Gourmand World Cook Book Award

Cuban gourmet expert Yamir Pelegrino has been nominated for the Gourmand award, considered the Nobel Prize in gastronomic literature, which will be granted on October 14 in Frankfort, Germany, the Cuban Sommeliers’ Club announced. Read More

The 5th Encounter of Cuban Artists in Guatemala concluded

The 5th Encounter of Cuban Artists in Guatemala concluded with a concert in honor of Cuban- Argentinean guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara in Guatemala City. Read More

Argentinean Workers Donate to Hurricane-Ravaged Cuba

The Argentinean State Workers Association `ATE` gave the Cuban ambassador to their country, Aramis Fuentes, a $50,000 check as a donation to the recovery effort in the Caribbean nation in the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Read More

Baseball: Cuban Pitcher Announces Retirement

Cuban left-handed pitcher Adiel Palma, several years national team member, announced his official retirement form active baseball. Read More

Cuba Explains Blockade Damages at John Hopkins University

The head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, Jorge Alberto Bolaños Suarez, outlined the effects of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States over 50 years, opening a seminar on the western hemisphere at John Hopkins University. Read More

Cuba Graduates Latest Crop of Technicians

Close to 1, 800 young people from different universities and technical schools across Cuba will soon begin working under the Ministry of Basic Industry Read More