Old Havana Promotes Tourism with Belgian Culture

<p style="text-align: justify;">One of Cuba's most attractive spaces, Old Havana, will promote awareness of Belgian culture through guided tours by experts from the City Historian's Office. In this regard, that office is preparing a plan of activities to celebrate Belgian Culture Week, November 8-15, said a statement from the Habaguanex SA company. Bruno Vekemans' work (Belgium, 1952) depicts solitude and empty spaces, portraits of peace and simple people. Read More

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Urgellés satisfied with his return to Cuban baseball team

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Lemay Padrón Oliveros. After arriving from Chinese Taipei, where he played with the Cuban team in the gold medal game of the recently concluded Intercontinental Baseball Cup, outfielder Yoandry Urgelles could not hide his joy at having returned to the national team. Although his performance was not decisive as four years ago, when he was the crucial man in the final game against the Netherlands, it was gratifying for the feared left-handed hitter to return to top level after three seasons full of injuries. Read More

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New York Philharmonic granted U.S. permission to travel to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">November 5, 2010. The United States finally authorized a license for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to visit Havana next year, said a spokesman for the orchestra in an address late on Thursday, says the New York Times. The orchestra was in Luxembourg, completing a European tour, when it knew the communication. Last year, the Philharmonic canceled the trip because the Department of the Treasury had refused permission for their sponsors Read More

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A statement from the plane's manufacturer

<p style="text-align: justify;">Statement from Avions de Transport Régional, based in Toulouse, France: ATR regrets to confirm that an ATR 72-212 operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean was involved in an accident yesterday at 5:40 pm (local time) near to Sancti Spiritus (Cuba). Read More

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Catholic mission returns from Cuba today

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Miami Herald Staff. Miami's Archbishop Thomas Wenski returns to South Florida today from a three-day visit to Cuba undertaken by a delegation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Read More

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