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Cuba opens first Catholic seminary since the revolution

<p style="text-align: justify;">4 November 2010 Last updated at 10:04 GMT. The new seminary on the outskirts of Havana on 3 November The seminary marks a new stage in Church-state ties in Cuba. Cuban President Raul Castro has attended the inauguration of the first new Catholic building on the island in more than half a century.Mr Castro joined priests, including Vatican officials, at a new seminary outside of the capital, Havana. Read More

From caribbean360.com (Around the World)

<p style="text-align: justify;">PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Wednesday November 3, 2010. Haiti is bracing for the impact of what is expected to be Hurricane Tomas on Friday. A hurricane warning is now in effect for the Caribbean island, which is still struggling to recover from the January 12th earthquake and is currently coping with a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 400 hundred lives. Read More

United States' Cuba Relations: 2010 Mid Term Elections Analysis

<p style="text-align: justify;">As we predicted, Kendrick Meek, lost the U.S. Senate race in Florida.&nbsp; Sadly his intransigence to remain in the Senate race assured Marco Rubio’s victory.&nbsp; The question that needs to be asked of Mr. Meek is what was his deal with Marco Rubio? Marco Rubio owes Kendrick Meek big time.&nbsp; For Charlie Crist, his political future remains open to challenge Senator Bill Nelson for that seat in 2012. Read More

World's smallest frog packs poison punch

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Charles Q. Choi. Only four other groups of frogs in the world secrete defensive toxins. A. Rodriguez and M. Vences.The smallest frog in the world would fit (with room for a buddy) on your fingertip. The record-holder for the smallest frog in the world apparently makes up for its miniature size by packing a wallop of poison, research reveals. With a body that's only 10 millimeters long, the Mount Iberia frog (Eleutherodactylus iberia) from Cuba currently holds the Guinness World Record for smallest frog. Read More

Haiti, Cuba on alert as Tomas strengthens

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tomas has strengthened back into a tropical storm as it steams toward Haiti.A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch have been issued for the island nation. Tropical storm watches are also in effect for parts of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Read More

Havana, Cuba: the perfect break

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana's steamy dance festival makes this the ideal time to enjoy the city's party spirit, says Louise Roddon.&nbsp; By Louise Roddon. Published: 10:50AM GMT 03 Nov 2010. Why go? With Cuba's centrally planned economy teetering on the brink of sweeping reforms, catch its vibrant capital city Havana now, before it changes forever. In the partially restored area of Havana Vieja the sense of change is already tangible in the stylish cafés and bars that shoulder up to the sparsely filled ration shops and crumbling apartments. The dilapidated, no-frills Centro area is still neglected, but it gives way to graceful Vedado, the city's cultural heart. And wherever you visit, the colourful bicitaxis or classic Fifties' hotrods make getting around fun. Read More

Santa Lucia Beach Gears Up for High Tourism Season

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.02 - 17:12:19 / [email protected]. CAMAGUEY, Cuba. - Hotels anchored along the northern coast of the province of Camaguey are ready for the high tourism season with more than 1,000 total rooms available. The four hotels located along Santa Lucia beach, Gran Club Santa Lucia, Mayanabo, Caracol and Believe Brisas Santa Lucia, underwent repair works valued at more than 4 million pesos, Cubanacan Group’s representative Teresa Rodriguez told ACN. The works included not only regular maintenance works but also the refurnishing of the facilities and the purchase of new mattresses for the rooms. Read More

Nov. 6 Rolando Diaz Art Exhibit

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | Dane Anderson. Cuban/American artist,&nbsp; Rolando Diaz, returns to Austin to host a fine art show of studio pieces and paintings created during live performances at One World Theatre. Proceeds from the event will benefit OWT. The Diaz exhibit is Saturday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. at the Jauregui Estate located at 12025 Kirkland Court. Diaz’s work has been exhibited internationally and collected by Liza Minnelli, BJ and Gloria Thomas and Courtney Rainwater, among many others. Read More

A Visit to Cuba's Libraries

<p style="text-align: justify;">AUDRA CAPLAN is the President of the Public Library Association and Director of the Harford (Md.) Public Library; The following article appeared in the latest edition of PUBLIC LIBRARIES. From The President, A Visit to Cuba's Libraries. In May I traveled to Cuba on an educational tour comprised of teachers and librarians. Read More

Tropical Storm Tomas strengthening in the Caribbean

<p style="text-align: justify;">03 November 2010. Tropical Storm Tomas is forecast to hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic on 5 November. Satellite image of Tropical Storm Tomas on 2 November 2010. Image by NOAA/NASA GOES Project. Tropical Storm Tomas is expected to develop into a hurricane and is forecast to pass over the south west of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Friday 5 November. Severe flooding is likely. Read More