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Archive - Jan 8, 2011

Guantánamo Prisoner Sent Home

<p style="text-align: justify;">By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: January 8, 2011.The United States military sent a Guantánamo prisoner back to his native Algeria on Thursday over the objections of his lawyers, who said he feared being tortured in his homeland. Read More

Cigar Aficionado names top cigars of 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">Saturday, January 08, 2011. Cigar Aficionado names top cigars of 2010. BEIRUT: The Cigar Aficionado countdown of the Top 25 Cigars of 2010 concluded this week naming the Cohiba Behike BHK 52, a Havana-made smoke, as the best cigar of the year. The competition began with 700 cigars from around the world.&nbsp; Throughout the year, the magazine rates cigars, awarding points on a scale of 0-90.&nbsp; Based on previous rankings, Cigar Aficionado narrowed the competition down to a top 60 smokes and then conducted multiple rounds of blind taste tests to pick the top cigars of the year. Read More

Cuba offshore oil rig delayed til mid-summer

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jeff Franks - HAVANA, Jan 7 (Reuters)&nbsp; A Chinese-built drilling rig that was expected to arrive in Cuban waters in the first quarter of 2011 and begin the first full-scale offshore oil exploration there has been delayed until mid-summer, industry sources said on Friday.They said construction of the rig, known as the Scarabeo 9, had progressed more slowly than planned and now it would likely not get to Cuba until late June or early July. Read More

USA State Department has no info on Cuban "defector"

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted Friday January 7, 2011.MIAMI (Reuters) - The State Department has no information about the whereabouts or status of a leading Cuban government trade expert whom Miami media reports said had fled the island, a U.S. official said on Friday. Read More

Arrest overshadows Cuba, U.S. migration talks

<p style="text-align: justify;">(AHN) Reporter:Tom Ramstack.Washington, D.C.United States.Published:January 7, 2011 03:27 pm EST. Cuban and American diplomats plan to meet again next week to figure out whether they can relax the travel and migration ban between the two countries. Thawing relations between the two Cold War-era enemies has been a campaign promise set forth by President Barack Obama. Read More

Holguin Water Nets in Holguin Improved

<p style="text-align: justify;">Water Nets in Holguin Improved. By Maribel Flamand / ahora.cu&nbsp; / [email protected] / Friday, 07 January 2011 12:45. Improvement of water nets in the Cuban province of Holguin goes on. Photo: ahora.cuThe rehabilitation of Holguin’s aqueduct is a need rather than a will for both the population and the enterprises as for those who administer a resource that is scarce in several parts of the world. Read More

Angola and Cuba cooperation records progresses

<p style="text-align: justify;">Luanda - The cooperation between Angola and Cuba has recorded significant progresses in the last four years, as it was expanded countrywide. Read More

SEI Leads Renewable Energy Tour to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Laurie Guevara-Stone. January 7, 2011. Learn first-hand about the Cuban Energy Revolution! Carbondale, CO 2006 was "The Year of the Energy Revolution" in Cuba. Government Ministries and NGOs developed a nationwide plan focused on energy efficiency and independence. The entire electrical system was upgraded, efficient appliances were distributed among the citizenry, and cadres of young social workers went from house to house in every community teaching energy efficient methods of home maintenance. Cuba became the first country in the world to completely phase out incandescent light bulbs. Read More

Canjet gets nod to serve Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011-01-07. Canjet has been given the green light to operate scheduled international air services between Canada and Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas.“These designations will provide additional flight choices for consumers travelling between Canada and these three sun destinations,” said Transport Minister Chuck Strahl. “They also contribute to the growth of the Canadian air industry, providing economic benefits to Canadian airports, as well as the Canadian tourism and business sectors.” Read More

Cuba Reportedly Doubles Trade Surplus

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Marc Frank. Published January 07, 2011.FoxNews.com. Cuba totalled a $3.9 billion trade surplus in 2010 as President Raul Castro’s efforts to reduce imports and earn more abroad brought results for a second consecutive year, according to the government’s statistics office.The $3.9 billion figure is twice the $2 billion reported in 2009, and is a first step in getting the nation’s debt-ridden economy out of the woods, Reuters reports. Read More