AIDS on the rise in Cuban youth, Officials state

<p style="text-align: justify;">AFP. HAVANA - Cuban health authorities have warned of a dramatic rise in AIDS cases among the young on the island, where there over 1,300 new HIV infections in 2008 and another 1,400 are estimated for this year.Cubans aged 19 to 24 are at the greatest risk of infection, said Jorge Perez, deputy director of the Tropical Medicine Institute in Havana, warning of the dangers of unprotected sex. Read More

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No Cuba trip for prosecutors the judge said

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Tracey Eaton. A federal judge on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to travel to depose witnesses in the perjury trial of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles. Prosecutors wanted to take statements from Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena and Francisco Chavez Abarca, both of whom have accused Posada Carriles of involvement in a string of bombings in Havana in 1997 and 1998. Read More

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Nelson Dominguez to Exhibit Especially for You

<p style="text-align: justify;">12/21/2010. By Giusette León García. Yes, for you. And for me. Nelson Dominguez will exhibit at the Pabellon Cuba (Cuba Pavilion) from next April 15 through May 15, for all those who are willing to let themselves be attracted by an artistic proposal of high quality. “I want to make an exhibition for the people”, said the 2009 National Painting award laureate in an exclusive interview for Cubasi. Read More

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Cuba's key tourism sector up in 2010, with number of visitors rising 4 per cent from last year

<p style="text-align: justify;">Published Tuesday December 21st, 2010. The Associated Press. HAVANA - Cuba says its crucial tourism sector is looking up, with the number of visitors rising 4 per cent in 2010. The official Prensa Latina news agency says some 2.5 million people visited the Caribbean island this year. That compares with about 2.4 million in 2009. The report says authorities hope foreign visitors reach 2.7 million next year. Read More

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Raul Castro Visits Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso

<p style="text-align: justify;">Escrito por Ana Julia Suarez Cruz. miércoles, 22 de diciembre de 2010. Havana (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro visited prima ballerina absolute Alicia Alonso at her home on her 90th birthday. Alonso, founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, was surruonded by her family, friends, and collaborators in a private and cordial environment when the Cuban president came to visit her, the Granma newspaper reports. Read More

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Cuba convicts Salvadoran on terror charges

<p style="text-align: justify;">By JENNY BARCHFIELD. The Associated Press. Wednesday, December 22, 2010; 11:21 AM.HAVANA -- An El Salvador man has been convicted on terrorism charges for helping plan and carry out a string of bombings against Cuban tourist sites and was sentenced to 30 years in prison, Cuban state media said Wednesday. Read More

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Cuba's Emphasis on Preventive Medicine

<p style="text-align: justify;">SUMMARY: Ray Suarez continues his series from Havana with a report on the Cuban health care system's emphasis on preventive medicine.RAY SUAREZ: One of Cuba's greatest prides is its health care system. Cuba's government promotes the country's free and universal medical care from the moment a baby is born as the cornerstone of its communist state.And, according to the World Health Organization, the country has much to boast about. The average Cuban lives to the age of 78. Read More

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Great Britain, Canada and Russia to send cruise ships to Cuba in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">General View of a Spanish cruise ship entering Havana Port in November 2010. Efe. By AFP. HAVANA. Cruise vessels from Great Britain, Canada and Russia will join Cuba’s tourist industry in 2011, as part of a program to diversify options offered to tourists on the island, an official of the branch reported on Sunday. An English cruise ship is going to have five entrances of two nights to the Havana port. Read More

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Nickel, sugar production below expectations

<p style="text-align: justify;">Production of nickel is 6,700 tons below expectations this year, and this year’s sugar harvest is expected to drop below last year’s record-low harvest of 1.1 million tons, Economy Minister Marino Murillo told the national parliament on Saturday. Read More

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Chopin Statute Unveiled in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.21 - 11:41:40 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- A statue of the pianist and composer Frederic Chopin sitting in a bank was unveiled in Old Havana, the culmination of the celebrations in Cuba for the bicentenary of the birth of the Polish artist. Read More

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