Brazilian Carlinhos Brown to Perform in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Brazilian singer-songwriter Carlinhos Brown, one of the pioneers of the samba-reggae, will offer a one night only concert on Saturday along with Cuban artists, who are members of the PMM project, an initiative of the National Council of Stage Arts. A founder of the Timbalada group, Brown will share the scene with young PMM's DJs, videographers and musicians. Brown, who has won four Latin Grammy awards, will show his popular rhythm at the Havana-based Salon Rosado de La Tropical, the scene of main dance music groups in Cuba. Read More

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Cuba: Discovery of "Black Box" Flight Recorder Could Reveal Cause of Crash

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted November 5, 2010 9:25 PM. In Cuba, the "black box" flight data recorder found in the wreckage of a plane, that recently crashed, could help reveal why it fell from the sky. Read More

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Cuban airline pilot died as hero to villagers

<p style="text-align: justify;">The wreckage of AeroCaribbean Flight 883 is seen near Guasimal, Cuba, Friday,Nov. 5, 2010. A state airliner carrying Cubans and travelers from Europe and Latin America crashed and burst into flames in a mountainous area Thursday after declaring an emergency and losing contact with air traffic controllers. All 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners aboard died, authorities announced early Friday. By Mary_Murray Read More

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WestJet Begins Service to Santa Clara in Cuba from Toronto

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Staff on November 5, 2010. WestJet has launched new, seasonal non-stop service between Toronto and Santa Clara in Cuba. The inaugural flight departed Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport at 9:15 a.m. EDT on November 5. “We are delighted to introduce service to our fourth destination in Cuba,” says Hugh Dunleavy, WestJet’s executive vice-president of strategy and planning. “Beautiful Santa Clara will provide our guests with the opportunity to experience history, architecture and culture served with Cuban flair.” Read More

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Rescue workers remove bodies from Cuba plane crash

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Associated Press. Published: November 5, 2010. GUASIMAL, Cuba Rescue workers today pulled bodies from the charred wreckage of a state airliner that went down in rugged central Cuba, as desperate relatives gathered at the capital's airport and called foreign embassies seeking information on their loved ones. All 68 people aboard AeroCaribbean Flight 883 were killed when the turboprop plane went down Thursday afternoon in a remote area near the village of Guasimal in Sancti Spiritus province. Read More

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Cuba Signs over $100 Million in Contracts at Trade Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">More than $100 million in contracts has been signed at the 28th Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2010), according to organizing committee president Abraham Maciques. Letters of intent with various foreign suppliers were also signed, the executive said during the fair's awards ceremony, presided over by Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdes. Read More

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Tomas Piard’s new film on Lezama Lima

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Redacción Cubasi. TROCADERO 162, BAJOS is the title of the documentary that Tomas Piard begins filming on great Cuban writer José Lezama Lima,whose centennial is this year. Read More

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In Cuba, Dancing With a Full Heart

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PIA CATTON. HAVANA—American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Xiomara Reyes opened her wheeled luggage and lifted out bag after bag of ballet shoes and clothing. The supplies were for students at Pro Danza, a school and company with which Ms. Reyes danced as a teenager growing up in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana. Ballet From New York Arrives in Cuba. A visit to Havana by New York City's American Ballet Theatre is part of a festival celebrating Alicia Alonso, the Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba. Read More

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Jellyfish 'may benefit from ecosystem instability'

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News. A team of researchers have been trying to identify how jellyfish may benefit from marine ecosystems destabilised by climate change and overfishing. There is concern that a rise in jellyfish numbers could prevent depleted commercially important fish stocks recovering to historical levels. However, a study by European scientists says more data is needed to understand what is happening beneath the waves. The findings are set to be published in the journal Global Change Biology. Read More

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Obama Recognizes Frustration Of US Voters

<p style="text-align: justify;">US President Barack Obama recognized on Wednesday that voters are frustrated with regards to the slow pace of the economic recovery. Read More

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