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May 16th

Cuba: Debates at Farmers Congress Focus on Actual Ag Problems

HAVANA, Cuba, May 15 (acn) Representatives of Cuban farmers and the Ministry of Agriculture debated on the actual problems Cuba is facing in this sphere Read More

Cubans march against homophobia

HAVANA — Hundreds of gay and lesbian activists, some dressed in drag and others sporting multicolored flags representing sexual diversity, marched and danced through the streets of Havana on Saturday Read More

NYT: U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits

WASHINGTON — The federal Minerals Management Service gave permission to BP and dozens of other oil companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico without first getting required permits Read More

LA JORNADA: New Agricultural Formula in Cuba Benefits Farmers

This is the weekend that the National Association of Small Farmers [ANAP] is holding its congress in Cuba. Read More

May 15th

Kenyans dominate long distances, Cubans sweep triple jump

Against the evening heat of 31C, Kenyan athletes dominated both the 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase while Cuba had a clear sweep of triple jump at the inaugural IAAF Diamond League which kicked off on Friday. Read More

Cuba shows healthy recovery in international tourism

AFTER two months showing decreases in the amount of visitors for the months of March and April, Cuba recovered its grounds to position itself as a leading Caribbean destination in tourism Read More

Cuba's Barrios topples world champion in IAAF Diamond League

Yarelis Barrios of Cuba had a great toss to topple world champion in the women's discus at the inaugural IAAF Diamond League which kicked off at the Qatari capital here on Friday. Read More

Cuba’s medical diplomacy

When word reached Juan Carrizo that Hurricane Katrina had struck New ­Orleans on August 29 2005, he reacted with military precision. Read More

Cuba invited to US conference

A Cuban pharmacologist and genetics expert was a speaker at a Puerto Rico biotech conference co-organized with the FDA Read More

Cubans in Miami and Havana, A Transnational Community?

Transnational communities generate bidirectional cultural flows that can be seen as cultural remittances. These flows feed a “marketplace” of ideas, values, customs and ways of life that overlap with national cultures. <br /> Read More