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Archive - Jan 12, 2011

Cuba and US meet on immigration amid disagreements

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press.HAVANA – Senior U.S. and Cuban diplomats met in Havana on Wednesday to discuss immigration issues in an encounter that was expected to turn to more contentious matters, such as the detention of an American man whom Cuba accuses of spying. Read More

China's local opera troupe to perform in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">12:53, January 12, 2011. A local opera troupe from south China will perform the Wu Opera, one of China's traditional operas, in Havana on Jan. 29, the National Theater of Cuba said Tuesday.The Wu Opera Troupe of Zhejiang is scheduled to play dances, songs, acrobatics and music with traditional Chinese masks and costumes.The performance will exhibit various elements of the China's traditional opera including mythological creatures, martial arts and dance. Read More

Cuba’s tourism expected to grow strongly

<p style="text-align: justify;">12/01/2011 | 16:32:04. The number of visitors to Cuba in 2011 is expected to increase 10 percent over last year and revenue from tourism may increase 29 percent, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Alexis Trujillo.In 2010, despite many difficulties, Cuba attracted 2.5 million foreign arrivals, a 2.9 percent increase over 2009, earning more than 2.22 billion USD and or year-on-year rise of 5.5 percent.Alexis Trujillo also said that average spending of a foreign visitor to Cuba increased from 96 USD to 102 USD in 2009 in 2010. Read More

Cuban Cyclists Training for Tour of Chile

<p style="text-align: justify;">Escrito por Yllen Riquelme.11 de enero de 2011, 16:23Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The best members of the Cuban cycling team for middle distance events are training to participate in the Tour of Chile, Jit sports website reported. Read More

Cuba's Fidel Castro condemns Arizona shooting, says it can live without U.S. relations

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, CUBA: Former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Monday condemned the recent mass shooting in Arizona and said Latin America can live without the United States. Read More

Global Data contains Cuba Oil Markets, 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">GlobalData is a UK-based company with presence across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and has a broad product offering that ranges from interactive databases, reports and custom solutions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 11, 2011 – This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in Cuba. Read More

Holguin to host workshop on autism

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Lidmila Pena / [email protected] / Tuesday, 11 January 2011 13:22. Experts will target autism in Holguin. Photo: tvcamaguey. Another strategy to aid patients suffering from autism, through the preparation of their relatives, will be developed today, in Special Daycare “Pelusin”, in the city of Holguin.<br /> <br /> Read More

Cuba, U.S. need to talk about oil drilling, says co-chair of the BP oil spill task force

<p style="text-align: justify;">Bill Reilly, who co-chaired the BP oil spill task force along with former Florida guv and senator Bob Graham, said today that Cuba and the U.S. need to talk about oil drilling. Read More

Rubio says Obama quietly seeking Cuba changes

<p style="text-align: justify;">In a Spanish-language interview with WAQI, Sen. Marco Rubio said that the Obama administration was quietly talking to some on the Hill about lifting some of the economic and travel restrictions on Cuba, but the feelers won't go anywhere, Rubio said, because he and other like-minded senators and House members will educate their colleagues on the political reality in Cuba, including telling them about political prisoners like American Alan Gross, who has been imprisoned for more than a year. Read More

Argentinean tour operator starts weekly flights

<p style="text-align: justify;">Argentinean tour operator Juliá Tours began weekly flights from Buenos Aires to Cayo Coco in the Jardines del Rey area on Cuba’s northern coast, Prensa Latina reported.Argentina has become the third-largest source market for Jardines del Rey, Cuba’s fastest-growing beach tourism area; 11,200 visitors from Argentina visited Jardines del Rey last year. The flights, in aircraft for 220 passengers, include a stopover in Havana. Read More