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September 8th

Clown Technique in Cuban Theater

<p style="text-align: justify;">After four days of debates and presentations, the first National Clowns Workshop concluded its sessions, which revealed the plurality of the artistic technique of clowns in Cuba. Read More

Survivors to Help Clarify Slaughter of Tamaulipas

<p style="text-align: justify;">The testimony of a third survivor of the slaughter of Tamaulipas will help to investigate the crime committed against 72 Mexican migrants in that Mexican state, said the president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes. Read More

Congress’ Travel Restriction Reform Act opens possibility of study abroad to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Monday, September 6, 2010 23:09. University of Nebraska-Lincoln students may be able to study abroad in Cuba in the near future. On June 30, 2010, the House Agriculture Committee voted 25-20 to improve United States’ relationship with Cuba by ending the ban on travel and allowing for more agricultural trade. The Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act still has a long way to go before it can be voted on by the House and Senate. Read More

Bruton Smith's north of Cuba line hits south of the belt

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, Sep. 07, 2010. Smith is one of NASCAR's leading figures and one of America's richest men. As chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc. - which owns eight NASCAR tracks around the country including Charlotte Motor Speedway - Smith has created a vast business empire. Read More

Parliamentary leader begins Cuba visit

<p style="text-align: justify;">National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong was greeted by his Cuban counterpart, Ricardo Alarcon at the Jose Marti international airport in Havana on September 5 for an official visit to Cuba. Read More

Cuba to expand use of employee-run cooperatives

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will soon turn some small-scale manufacturing and retail services into cooperatives as the state retreats from minor businesses in an effort to boost the island's troubled economy, government and Communist Party sources said. Read More

September 7th

MDGs Fully Articulated in Cuba’s Development Strategy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba’s strong determination to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was underscored on Thursday at the UN Development Program (UNDP) headquarters in Havana. Read More

Cuba to Lead Population and Housing Census in 2012

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba is getting ready to conduct a national census to update the number and characteristics of the country's population and housing. Read More

British business delegation to visit Cuba in late September

<p style="text-align: justify;">A delegation of the British parliament’s Cuba Initiative will be in Havana at the end of September, the London-based Caribbean Council announced in its newsletter. Read More

Americans are the students in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Published: September 7 2010 02:17. Sir, I am puzzled by the quote by Christopher Sabatini in “Time to press on with our plan in Havana” (Comment, FT.com, August 31) stating: “ ... exchanges allowing certain groups of Americans to interact with Cuban counterparts, thus demonstrating the benefits of intellectual and artistic freedom, are clearly a net gain.” Read More