New York’s Orchestra Director Gives Lecture in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.17 - 14:55:19 / web@radiorebelde.icrt.cu. New York’s Orchestra Director Gives Lecture in Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- Arturo O’Farril, pianist and director of New York’s Afro Latin Jazz orchestra spoke about the significance of the Cuban music in a lecture offered at the Mella Theater in Havana, as part of the ongoing Jazz Plaza Festival.O’Farril, son of Cuban-born musician Chico O’Farrill, said Cuban music is special and that he is a defender of its flavor, swing and beat. Read More

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Cuban leader meets senior Chinese military official

<p style="text-align: justify;">13:37, December 17, 2010.Cuban leader Raul Castro met in Havana Thursday with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.Ma conveyed greetings and wishes from Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to Castro. Read More

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Cuba forecasts big job growth

<p style="text-align: justify;">December 17 2010 at 04:44pm. A nascent private sector composed of small businesses and cooperatives will employ half of Cuba's work force by 2015 under economic reforms in the only communist country in the Americas, the government said Thursday.Pedraza estimated that an additional 1.8 million people will be employed outside the public sector in five years. Read More

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Solis, Austin ready for heavyweight eliminator

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted 19h 1m ago MIAMI (AP) — Cuba's long and proud boxing history, from the dominance of featherweight king Kid Chocolate in the 1930s to recent Olympic glorym, to the wave of defections in recent years, has never produced a professional heavyweight champion.Odlanier Solis hopes to finally end that long and baffling streak. Read More

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WikiLeaks cables indicate Cuba sought 'secret channel' to U.S.

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Juan O. Tamayo | The Miami Herald. Cuba's Raúl Castro wanted to open secret talks with the White House in late 2009 as the only way his government could "make major moves toward meeting U.S. concerns," according to senior Spanish diplomats cited in new WikiLeaks cables. Read More

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Cubans lead campaign to fight cholera in Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">BY SETH GALINSKY.THE MILITANT. Vol. 74/No. 48. The Cuban government has more centers to treat cholera in Haiti than any other government or non-governmental organization there. Now it is greatly expanding its medical mission.An additional 300 doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel are joining the 965 members of the Cuban Medical Brigade. Read More

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Florida and Caribbean Low Temperature Records

<p style="text-align: justify;">Dec 16, 2010; 10:08 AM ET. The cold weather that caused record lows across the Southeast this week has made it all the way into the Caribbean. Read More

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Mezcla nominations for Best Latin Jazz Award

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Redaccion Cubasi. Four members of the Cuban group Mezcla, including its director Pablo Menéndez, were nominated for the award BEST LATIN JAZZ 2010 in the United States after having a very successful tour in this country, this summer.Menéndez was nominated for Best guitar player while his colleagues Orlando Sánchez, Octavio Rodríguez and Magela Herrera compete in the categories of saxophone, percussion and flute, respectively. Read More

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Cuban Vaccine for Advanced Lung Cancer Extended to Primary Health Care

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban Vaccine for Advanced Lung Cancer Extended to Primary Health Care. HAVANA, CUBA.- The first Cuban therapeutic vaccine to treat advanced lung cancer, the only one registered in the world for this type of malignant tumor, has been extended primary health care in the country. With the name CIMAVAX EGF, the product, developed by Havana’s Center for Molecular Immunology, is of proven effectiveness and increases the survival of patients with this disease. Read More

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Mercosur Nations Sign Preferential Tariff Accord

<p style="text-align: justify;">Foz de Iguazu, Brazil, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Common Market of the South trade bloc signed a preferential tariff agreement on Wednesday with Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco and South Korea. Read More

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