Cuba Reelected to Council of the International Telecommunication Union

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.12 - 11:19:40 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; With more votes than in previous elections, Cuba was reelected for the sixth consecutive time as a member of the Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). During the 18th Conference of Plenipotentiaries that is underway since October 4 in Guadalajara, Mexico, the island obtained one of the nine spots given to the Americas with 125 votes. Read More

---

Cuban prisoner's daughter travels to Britain to raise her father's case

<p style="text-align: justify;">12th October 2010. Irma Gonzalez Salanueva, 26, arrives in the UK today to try to gain support for the campaign for justice for her father, imprisoned for more than 12 years. Read More

---

LOS ANGELES/Sat. Oct. 16: Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

<p style="text-align: justify;">Hailed as "the dean of Latin jazz" and "one of the world's great virtuosic pianists" by The New York Times, multi-Grammy. Award winning Cuban Jazz giant Chucho Valdes has recorded over eighty CD's during his illustrious career, and has become a true legend in his realm. Read More

---

Canadian company sells $1.17 mln worth of agriculture supplies

<p style="text-align: justify;">A Canadian company signed agreements to sell $1.17 million worth of agricultural equipment to Cuba, the Trabajadores newspaper reported without providing the full name. Read More

---

Labiofam building insecticide plant in Tanzania

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana-based Grupo Empresarial Labiofam is building an insecticide factory in coastal Tanzania, according to the Cuban foreign ministry. Read More

---

Hurricane Paula's Impacts Span Cancun to Florida Keys

<p style="text-align: justify;">Oct 12, 2010; 11:28 AM ET. Category 2 Hurricane Paula will pass dangerously close to the major resorts of the Yucatan Peninsula, including Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, Wednesday, while sending rounds of heavy rain all the way into South Florida through the end of the week. Read More

---