Soil degradation a major concern for Cuba's agriculture

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 20:12:41.radiorebelde.icrt.cu.Holguin, Cuba.- One of the major concerns for Cuban specialists in the branch is Soil degradation, this is in fact one of the most pressing environmental challenges in the eastern province of Holguin, spanning across more than 9,300 square kilometers. Ernesto Mastrapa, an specialists from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment’s office in Holguin told ACN soil degradation was the main cause leading to desertification. Read More

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New MBA programme is being taught at San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary

<p style="text-align: justify;">October 3, 2011 12:25 am. Cuba opens doors to MBA studies.By Marc Frank.FINANCIAL TIMES. The MBA is being run from the 18th-century San Carlos y San Ambrosio Seminary in Havana, home to the Felix Varela Cultural Centre, which sponsors the MBA. Plans for the centre originated at the Pontifical Council for Culture at the Vatican,which wants similar centres to be built in other big cities. Read More

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Cuba's Tourism is Better known in Japan nowadays

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Estela McCollin. Tokyo, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) After two promotional events in Tokyo, Cuba's tourism is known better today in that Asian nation. This has been part of the incentives to improve the flow of travellers towards the Caribbean Archipelago. The attractions of Cuba's tourism industry were presented to more than 117,000 specialists and visitors at the Fair of Japan's Association of Travel Agents (JATA) from September 27-30. Read More

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First Peruvian Vicepresident to visit Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte.Lima, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Marisol Espinoza, Peru´s First Vice President travels on Monday to Cuba leading a top-level delegation to discuss issues on health, education, culture and sports. Espinosa comes accompanied by Education Minister Patricia Salas, Peruvian Sports Institute president, Olympic shooting medallist Francisco Boza, Deputy Ministers of Interculturality Vicente Otta and Health´s Enrique Jacoby. Read More

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Australian baseball players still hopeful at the World Cup

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Rob Forsaith.Mon Oct 3 2011.Aust baseballers upbeat despite 14-0 loss. Cuba, who finished second at the previous World Cup in 2009, made light work of the inexperienced Australian line-up in Chitre, Panama on Sunday (Monday AEDT). The powerhouse Cubans totalled 14 runs from 16 hits in the game, which was halted after the seventh innings.Manager Jon Deeble is adamant Australia can rebound from a terrible start to their 2011 baseball World Cup campaign - a 14-0 loss to Cuba cut short by the mercy rule. Read More

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Maryland Company to send SMS messages to mobiles in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 10:35:50HAVANA, Cuba.-radiorebelde.icrt.cu. The United States has just settled an agreement with a Maryland company to send SMS messages to mobiles in Cuba.The contract says the company must be able to&nbsp; set up a system capable of sending up to 24,000 text messages every month to Cuban cell phone users, in a frank violation of international legislations. According to the terms of the contract, Washington Software, Inc.will design a text messaging system aimed at countering Cuban government attempts to block messages that attempt against the country’s safety, reported the journalist Tracy Eaton in the Cuban Money Project blog. Read More

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La Zorra y El Cuervo jazz nightclub in Vedado, Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">Manager of nightclub in Havana talks about the local jazz scene. By Lee Mergner. Recent easing of restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens has made cultural exchange a central facet of relations between Americans and Cubans.This is how&nbsp; JazzTimes partnered with the Insight Cuba organization to present the Havana Jazz Experience, a series of legal trips to Cuba, with an emphasis on cultural exchange and person-to-person interaction. In addition, there will be a special trip to the Havana International Jazz Festival in December. Read More

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Cuban threaten flora in Pinar del Río province now with a Red Book

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 08:55:49. radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.-&nbsp; The red book on the vascular flora of Pinar del Río province, which shows the results of the studies about the threaten flora in that Cuban territory, constitutes an important contribution to the Botanic on the inland. The above mentioned is a fact not only because of it is the first book of its kind but also due to the really high quality of the information on each specie as well as other parts of that scientific work like the catalog about species that require more priority and conservation Read More

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Cuban Food Industry reorganizes to improve the country's economy

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.03 - 08:50:18. radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.-&nbsp; Following the island's effort to reduce the purchasing of food abroad the local industry is assuming new challenges with the planning process of two enterprises to be used in the food sphere. These works will finally enable the replacement of importation of provisions bought overseas that have a high demand in the national market. Read More

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Restoration Works on Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Marta Cabrales. 02 de Octubre 2011. Santiago de Cuba, (PL).- Located near the Céspedes Park, the cathedral, built in 1522, has been submitted to several reforms and has also been refurbished on four occasions as a consequence of fires, earthquakes and the attacks of corsairs and pirates. The cathedral, which was originally the tallest wooden building in Cuba, was granted the status of Small Basilica in 1882. Read More

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