Havana to Host International Conference on Sustainable EduTourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana will host an International Conference on Sustainable EduTourism, set for November 7th through the 9th. Among organizations that have confirmed their participation is the Canadian non-profit group, Canadian EduTourism Associates (CETA). In announcing CETA’s participation in the upcoming Havana conference, the group’s president Lana Wood said they continue to push to raise the awareness of the social, environmental and economic importance of sustainable edutourism. Read More

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Old Havana’s El Patio Restaurant, a Gourmet’s Choice

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/31/2010. By Tino Manuel. It wasn’t by chance that José Lezama Lima (1910-1976), author of the novel Paradiso, chose Old Havana’s El Patio restaurant, a place of flavors aplenty and a dreamlike atmosphere, as his culinary headquarters. The writer, who once compared mutton to reading, without detracting from neither, considered El Patio a one-of-a-kind place to taste excellent cuisine. Read More

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A Trip to Havana’s Highest Buildings and Statues

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/31/2010. By: Ciro Bianchi Ross. Havana is a controversial city. Poet Miguel Barnet wrote that “Havana reigns over time and memories.” Cuban architect Andres Dunay described it as “the Rome of Latin America,” Spanish poet Garcia Lorca said that Havana was simply “wonderful,” art historian Graciella Pogolotti pondered that its charm came from its “irreducible ambivalence,” and historian Eusebuio Leal opined that trying to define the city of Havana was as hard as defining poetry. Read More

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Raul Castro Says Government has Great Confidence in Union Movement

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 1 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro assured the Revolution has great confidence in the workers and the union movement at the closing of the 86 Plenary of the Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) this Sunday. Read More

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Cuban Economy Minister Reports to Union Leaders on Economic Situation

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 1 (acn) Cuban Economy and Planning Minister Marino Murillo reported on the current economic situation and the measures implemented to the participants at the 86 Plenary of the Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) held this Sunday in Havana. Read More

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Tomas: A Worst Case Scenario for Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist. Nov 1, 2010; 1:40 PM ET. Tomas will almost certainly adversely affect the weather in Haiti later this week and, in a worst-case scenario, could wreak devastation. Through Wednesday, the storm's path will be fairly straight forward as it takes essentially a westward track over the open Caribbean Sea. Read More

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Art expert from Cuba to lecture in Santa Fe

<p style="text-align: justify;">November 1, 2010 at 4 a.m., updated November 1, 2010 at 5:01 a.m.SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A leading art expert from Cuba is visiting New Mexico to present a lecture on contemporary Cuban art. Read More

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NY-Cuba Flight Diverted To Baltimore

<p style="text-align: justify;">Latest News. The Associated Press. 11/01/2010. BALTIMORE (AP) - A Vision Airlines flight from New York City to Havana, Cuba, carrying 154 passengers has been diverted to Baltimore Washington International Airport after a report of odor in the cabin. Read More

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From Havana to New York, A Jazz Pianist's Inventions

<p style="text-align: justify;">By LARRY BLUMENFELD. October 30, 2010. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. When pianist Jesús "Chucho" Valdés returned to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room stage for an encore on Oct. 23, closing a two-night, four-show run, he brought along his 4-year-old son, Julian. As Mr. Valdés began the Pablo Milanés composition "Los Caminos," Julian sat on his lap, tracing the movements of his long fingers. It was a touching coda to a dazzling performance, hinting at history. Read More

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Taking a "Model" Out for a Spin, the Legacy of Che (Part V)

<p style="text-align: justify;">Behind the New Economic Measures in Cuba: Advancing the Revolution in the Concrete World Situation of Today. Genesis of the Cuban Economic Crisis. By Ike Nahem. The legacy of Che. Read More

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