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Archive - Oct 25, 2010

EU recognizes changes in Cuba; weighs better ties

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Associated Press (CP) LUXEMBOURG.&nbsp; The European Union said Monday it is considering an improvement of its relations with Cuba because of changes taking place there. Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign affairs chief, said the Europeans "want a period of reflection" to see if and how ties can be improved. She did not elaborate, except to say, "I have no plans at the moment to travel to Cuba." Read More

Cuba self-employed to pay taxes up to 50 percent

<p style="text-align: justify;">Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:37pm GMT. By Nelson Acosta. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has set income tax rates at 25 to 50 percent for its soon to be expanded private sector, with the biggest earners paying the most taxes, according to official decrees published on Monday. The rates will range from nothing for those making 5,000 pesos -- equivalent to $225 (143 pounds) -- or less a year to 50 percent for those in the highest bracket, which is more than 50,000 pesos, or $2,252. Read More

ICAIC in the 22nd Havana International Ballet Festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">25 de Octubre 2010. As part of the collateral activities to the main events of the coming 22nd Havana International Ballet Festival, today, October 25th at 8:00 PM, at the Charles Chaplin Theater Gallery, the Cuban Cinema Institute, (ICAIC) will inaugurate an exhibition of color and black and white ballet photos taken by ICAIC stillmen, ICAIC posters about ballets and some set designs elements used in films devoted to that artistic expression. Read More

Brazilian Election Campaign Heats Up

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lunes, 25 de octubre de 2010. 10:18Brasilia, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian presidential candidates Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra on Monday were ratcheting up the personal attacks as campaigning continued for Sunday's election runoff. Read More

Cuba AHO Y ! A family sailing adventure to see Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Special to The Washington Post. Sunday, October 24, 2010. It was probably my stepdaughter, Doony, who had the idea, but the proposition was greeted so enthusiastically by other members of the family that it would be hard for her to claim exclusive ownership at this point."Why don't we sail to Cuba?" she said. And we answered, "Why not?" It's True, Washington and Havana are officially on the outs, but the journey seemed so inviting. We are, after all, practically neighbors: Cuba is only 90 miles from Key West, Fla., and our boat was only two days' sail from there, in West Palm Beach. Read More

No hepatitis B cases reported in 9 years in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">English.news.cn.2010-10-25 09:39:02. HAVANA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuba has not reported any case of hepatitis B for the last nine years, Dr. Luis Herrera, director of the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, said here on Sunday. Herrera said achievement is possible due to the vaccination against Hepatitis B, produced in the center run by him.He said that Cuba has exported over 120 million doses of the vaccine to several countries. Read More

U.S. Denies Cuba's Access to Oil Technologies

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, October 24, 2010 3:53 PM (Source: Info-Prod Research (Middle East))tracking According to ACN: The process of drilling and extracting oil in Cuba is seriously affected by the United States economic, financial and commercial blockade which prevents Cuba from having access to the most advanced technologies in this field. Read More

Pope: Mideast Peace Is Urgently Needed

<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Domingo, 24 de octubre de 2010.&nbsp; 10:50Vatican, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday and said that peace in the Middle East is possible, urgently needed and the best remedy to the exodus of Christians from the region. Read More

Cuban Pianist Harold López-Nussa Feels at Home with Jazz

<p style="text-align: justify;">24 de Octubre 2010. Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa CD Canciones, recorded in 2008, is one of the beautiful records included in The jazz young spirit collection by Gloria Ochoa , one of the highlights of the last ten years of the Cuban recording industry on the Producciones Colibrí label. When López-Nussa first began to perform, many thought that he would devote himself only to classical music, given his great success, winning several national and international competitions. However, deep down inside his calling led him to the world of jazz and popular music. Read More

REUTERS: Factbox: Jailed U.S. contractor, sour U.S.-Cuba relations

<p style="text-align: justify;">Among other things, this neglects to mention that Gross went to Cuba under false pretenses and did not seek Cuban authorization to set up satellite hookups. I doubt that there are many countries in the world that would allow one to come in on a tourist visa and then do this kind of thing without specific authorization. It is simply false to claim that the Cubans' arrest of Gross is responsible for souring US Cuban relations, which have been sour since 1959. Emile Schepers Read More