Varadero pristine sands, gorgeous water and classic hotels

<p style="text-align: justify;">Varadero has pristine sands, gorgeous water and classic hotels.&nbsp; By Jack Keating, The Province. A couple walk on a beach in Varadero, a 19-kilometre-long peninsula of white sand beaches lined with resorts in the province of Matanzas around 135 kilometres from Havana, Cuba. Varadero, perhaps the most beautiful beach in the world, attracts tourists from all over the world and is a wonderful place to visit if you're looking to relax on a pristine, white-sandy beach with unbelievably gorgeous turquoise water. Read More

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Cuba its provinces and municipalities over time

<p style="text-align: justify;">Alberto Núñez Betancourt. BY way of a royal decree issued on October 8, 1607 by King Phillip III, Cuba was divided into "two halves," each with its own independent government, La Habana and Santiago de Cuba, with the title of Captain General reserved for the governor of Havana. Up until that time, the island had been considered a single province.This act is recorded in history as the first territorial division implemented by the colonial powers. It was not, however, until 1774 that a political-administrative division was justified, as a consequence of changing demographics with the population reaching 171,620 residents. Read More

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Cuba allows visit with jailed American 'spy'

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Isabel Sanchez Isabel Sanchez. HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba on Thursday allowed a senior US official to visit in jail an accused American spy whose prolonged detention has become a major sticking point in efforts to work towards normalized relations. Read More

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Billboard in favor of the Cuban Five removed in Miami

<p style="text-align: justify;">A billboard placed last Tuesday in Miami to claim freedom for the five Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in the United States was removed. Read More

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35 Cuban nurses for Jamaican clinics

<p style="text-align: justify;">Thursday, January 13, 2011. THIRTY-five nurses arrived from Cuba last evening to begin working in the public health sector in Jamaica. The nurses will be immediately deployed to facilities across all four health regions. Read More

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Installation of fiber optic cable between Cuba and Venezuela starts next week

<p style="text-align: justify;">The submarine cable will cost USD 70 million. The cable, which is 1,012 miles long, is on board a French boat bound for Venezuela, along with technology required for cable laying and a submarine robot for installation monitoring.A submarine fiber optic cable for telecommunications to be laid between Cuba and Venezuela will reach the eastern coast of the Caribbean island in the first half of February, state-run media reported in Havana. Read More

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Fuego Enterprises Inc. Highlights Increased Concert Scheduling for Cuban Music "All-Stars" for 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">MIAMI, Jan. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fuego Enterprises, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FUGI - News) proudly announces that it's Fuego Entertainment division has currently scheduled more than 70 concerts in clubs and concert halls throughout the US with additional contracts in negotiation for 2011.Hugo M. Cancio, President of Fuego Enterprises Inc. stated, "We are proud to produce and provide to American audiences nationally, Cuban and World Music artists who will bring their unique and wildly popular musical styles to the United States and to expose a new generation to Cuban music and culture." Read More

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Crowley Promotes Otero to Head Caribbean Services

<p style="text-align: justify;">Peter T. Leach | Jan 13, 2011 3:00PM GMT. The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story. New role adds Cuba services to Caribbean unit. Crowley Maritime named Tony Otero vice president of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba liner services.Otero's new role includes the addition of Cuba services to what had been the company's Dominican Republic and Haiti services.He will be responsible for the coordination of the countries' sales, marketing, and operations activities; overseeing the development of policies and procedures. Read More

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Artist turns his lens on Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Joe Guerriero, artist, photographer. Joe Guerriero has been visiting Cuba on photo assignments since 1999, when he first traveled to Havana for a project on that city’s Chinatown. He went back over the years, always with a license granted him by the U.S. Treasury Department, as a photojournalist for a number of different projects, including a film on the religion Santeria.Photos from his collection are on display now in an exhibit entitled Cuba: Streets, Struggle and Spirits, at the Watchung Arts Center. Read More

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The golden age of Cuban son on stage with Los Boleros

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jean Bartlett. Pacifica Tribune arts correspondent. Posted: 01/13/2011 06:00:00 AM PST. In the '40s and '50s people everywhere dreamed about the magic of Havana, a city full of color and "tropical" music. It was the golden age of Cuban son music, a marriage of African and Spanish rhythms driven by claves (cylindrical wooden sticks), bongos, the guitar-like Tres Cubano and vocals. It was the music which laid the groundwork for salsa and it is the music of Rudy Furlan's band Los Boleros. They will play Saturday night at Pacifica Performances Mildred Owen Concert Hall. Read More

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