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Announced Concert of Silvio in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">The famous singer and songwriter Silvio Rodriguez will offer next September 10, at 8:30 p.m., a concert in Lazaro Peña Theater, as one of the activities for the bicentennial of the Chilean independence, informed today the Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde. <br>&nbsp; <br> Read More

Open Letter to the People of the Caribbean, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves

<p style="text-align: justify;">Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has published an Open Letter to the People of the Caribbean protesting a U.S.destabilization effort against his government. Read More

No travel to 'terrorist' countries for Florida state universities: court

<p style="text-align: justify;">Miami./ September 1, 2010. Florida-based international scholars are reacting with disappointment to a federal appeals court ruling that reinstates a ban on state university funding for travel to “terrorist” countries, including Cuba. Read More

Cuban migrants held for ransom in Mexico rescued, government says

<p style="text-align: justify;">September 1, 2010 -- Updated 1557 GMT (2357 HKT). (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have rescued six undocumented Cuban migrants who had been held for ransom for a month in Cancun, a vacation hotspot on the nation's Yucatan Peninsula, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Wednesday. Read More

Tourism to Cuba increases in the first half of the year

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba, where tourism is one of the main sources of income, received 1.4 million vacationers in the first half of the year, up 1 percent over the same period last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Read More

Fidel Castro to Speak to Cuban University Students

<p style="text-align: justify;">09/02/2010. Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro will speak on Friday to Cuban university students, to analyze the danger of a new war in the Middle East, with unpredictable consequences for the world, according to an official release. Read More

Cuban offshore oil plans gain momentum

<p style="text-align: justify;">September 01, 2010|By Shasta Darlington, CNN. While the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has sparked debate in America on the merits of deepwater drilling, 90 miles away Cuba's offshore plans are quietly taking shape. Read More

Havana Dreaming: travel promoters gearing up for special relaxation

<p style="text-align: justify;">The unofficial word in Washington is that the Obama administration plans to relax limits on travel to Cuba for professional, educational and artistic purposes. Some travel promoters are gearing up to handle potentially hundreds of thousands more visits. Read More

Cuba issues free-market reform

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana -- Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years -- potentially touching off a golf-course building boom -- and loosening state controls on commerce to let islanders grow and sell their own fruit and vegetables. Read More

Bahamas suspends new oil exploration licenses

<p style="text-align: justify;">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. The Bahamas' government says it will not consider new oil exploration or drilling applications for the vast archipelago's waters until a "very stringent" environmental framework can be put in place. Read More