Tobacco Seed Production Sees a Boost in Western Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.01.14 - 14:56:36 / [email protected]. PINAR DEL RIO, CUBA.- A seedbed system for obtaining tobacco seeds using a technology developed in the westernmost province of Cuba, Pinar del Rio, has been expanded in the region, known for producing the best tobacco leaves of the country.The initiative is promoted by tobacco growers from the municipality of Consolacion del Sur, the largest tobacco area of Cuba, where 800 seedbeds using the new system have been created. Read More

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Paper hints at stricter norms for education, maybe cutbacks, to ease budget squeeze

<p style="text-align: justify;">Students' parents are urged to act responsibly. Could Cuba's much-vaunted free college education be subject to cutbacks during the ongoing budget "realignments"? The possibility is there, if you read between the lines of an article Friday in Granma that reappraises "An investment that not all of us protect." The article reminds us that college education is expensive and puts approximate price tags on some of the careers. Read More

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Gran Caribe Commits to Become More Competitive in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.01.14 - 13:43:08 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- Cuba’s Gran Caribe hotel chain is planning to make important investments this year on its hotel infrastructure seeking for the facilities to become more competitive and to offer a tourist product of excellence.Gran Caribe’s sales promotion specialist Miguel Garcia announced that 20 of the group’s hotels will undergo overall repairs in 2011, including National Hotel, Tryp Habana Libre and Habana Riviera, all of them in Havana. Read More

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