Uruguay's Daniel Chavarria wins Cuban literature prize

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Nov 18, 2010 (EFE via COMTEX) -- The Uruguayan novelist living in Cuba, Daniel Chavarria, was named winner of the 2010 National Literature Award, the island's most prestigious literary honor, official media said.Chavarria was chosen for the prize on Friday for "the dazzling imaginative and linguistic richness of his many works," which have been "the key to a new look for detective novels set in Latin America." "I see myself as a very fulfilled author, but this prize makes me very happy," the writer, who has lived in Cuba since 1969, told Efe. Read More

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Cuban Parliament Passes 2011 Economic Plan and State Budget Foreseeing a 3. 1% GDP Increase

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 18 (acn) Amidst adverse international conditions and the implementation of the first measures to upgrade its economic model, Cuba foresees a 3.1% increase of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2011. Read More

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Over One Thousand Cuban Health Professionals Working in Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.18 - 12:25:37 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- The number of health professionals of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Haiti increased to 1,160 with the arrival there of 62 members of the Henry Reeve International Contingent for Emergency Situations Specialized in Disasters and Epidemics. Read More

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Cuban Population will Decline in 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.18 - 12:06:41 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s population experienced a slight decline in 2010 as a consequence of a falling birth rate, according to preliminary estimates by the National Office of Statistics (ONE), a tendency that has been predicted to continue in the next decade.<br /> <br /> Read More

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All Sculptures by Edgar Degas on Display in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.18 - 12:05:45 / [email protected], Cuba.- For the first time in the western hemisphere, a cultural center –Cuba’s Fine Arts Museum- exhibits the complete collection of 74 sculptures by Edgar Degas, facilitated by the M. T. Abraham Center for the Visual Arts, of the United States.The inauguration was attended by Alicia Alonso, general director of Cuba’s National Ballet Company, to whom the exhibition is dedicated, on the occasion of her 90th birthday this December 21. Read More

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Places to See and Visit in Santiago de Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Archie Blazer. 18/12/10. Everyone thinks they've discovered the world and everyone reinvents the wheel. There is absolutely nothing new in the posting below; it begins with the highly inaccurate statement that "Even though in the past Santiago de Cuba was not properly developed for tourism, things have changed a great deal over the last few years" --then recites verbatim what has been in every Cuban tourguide book about Santiago for the last four decades. Read More

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Cuban-Americans haul goods home on holiday visits

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PETER ORSI. Associated Press. Thousands of Cuban-Americans are heading to Havana this holiday season carrying everything from electronics and medicine to clothing and toiletries to help relatives back home supplement monthly salaries averaging about $20.Not only are Cuban-Americans visiting the island in far greater numbers since President Barack Obama lifted travel restrictions last year, they are bringing more stuff. Read More

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Raul Castro touts economic changes

<p style="text-align: justify;">By ANNE-MARIE GARCIA - Associated Press. HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the future of the country's revolution is at stake as the government tries to institute sweeping economic reforms, adding that the changes are meant to strengthen socialism - not replace it.Cuba has announced it will lay off a half-million workers from bloated state-run enterprises, while simultaneously allowing more free enterprise. Read More

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Cuba expects economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:55pm GMT.HAVANA Dec 18 (Reuters) - Cuba expects its economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2011, up from 2.1 percent this year, as it slowly emerges from an extended slump, Cuban officials said on Saturday in a meeting of the National Assembly.Osvaldo Martinez, the assembly's president of economic affairs, said the economy is projected to grow at an average rate of 5.1 percent through 2015. Read More

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Cuba and Debates beyond Parliament

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sábado, 18 de diciembre de 2010.Santiago de Cuba, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The sessions of the Cuban Parliament at Havana''s Convention Center have been closely followed by Cubans all over the country.Since early in the morning, newspapers have covered the event and at night local television has broadcast a summary of the lawmakers' debates on key issues for the country and citizens.The analysis in Parliament have coincided with the debates being held at workplaces and grassroots union and political organizations to comment on the courses of Cuba's economy and society Read More

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