President Castro expresses grief to Russian leader over the casualties in terrorist bombing

<p style="text-align: justify;">Press release Wednesday from the Cuban Foreign Ministry: Army Gen. Raúl Castro sent a message of condolences to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Medvedev, on the occasion of the terrorist act perpetrated at Domodedovo Airport in the city of Moscow. Read More

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Cuban defector Yasiel Balaguer to hold workout for Marlins

<p style="text-align: justify;">Yasiel Balaguer, who defected from Cuba in November in order to become a free agent and eventually sign with an MLB team, will hold his first workout today for the Marlins, according to Michael Miller of the Miami New Times. Read More

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In fields and city streets, Cuba embraces change

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tue Jan 25, 2:14 pm ET.ARANGO, Cuba (Reuters) – Across Cuba, new farmers are tilling fertile fields abandoned for decades and city streets are abuzz with market stalls as private businesses sow the seeds of what many hope will be an economic revival. Read More

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Cuba Assists Angola in Fight against Malaria

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) A fumigation campaign to fight the mosquito that transmits malaria began on Wednesday in the northern Angolan province of Uige with the participation of Cuban specialists as well as technicians of the Angolan Ministry of Health and other organizations. Read More

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Florida frogs floated from Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tue Jan 25, 7:16 pm ET. PARIS (AFP) – Two species of invasive frog which are hopping their way through Florida probably got to the state by hitching a ride on floating debris from Cuba, according to a study published on Wednesday.Amphibian experts have long wrangled over the origins of the greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) and the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). The two species are widespread across the Caribbean, but were first spotted in the Florida Keys -- the island chain that starts at Florida's southeastern tip -- in the mid-1800s. Read More

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Cuba Travel Guidebook Author Answers Questions about Travel to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Berkeley, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 26, 2011. There are many changes taking place when it comes to U.S. citizens and travel to Cuba. To help Americans better understand what the new measures mean, Christopher P. Baker, author of the best-selling Moon Cuba travel guide, has written an article detailing what to expect, estimated costs, and more. The complete article can be found on the Moon Travel Guides website. In light of President Obama’s recent announcement to ease travel restrictions to Cuba, Christopher P. Baker, a renowned Cuba travel expert and author of the best-selling Moon travel guidebook, Moon Cuba, answers several key questions on how to plan a trip to Cuba. Read More

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Led Zeppelin Guitarist Jimmy Page Visited Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.01.26 - 11:45:55 /&nbsp; Former Led Zeppeling guitarist Jimmy Page made an unannounced visit to Havana. HAVANA, Cuba.- Former Led Zeppeling guitarist Jimmy Page made an unannounced visit to Havana where he stayed several days, walked around the city and talked with Cuban musicians, local media reports said.According to the Cubasí website, Page, who turned 67 this month, left Havana early this week after staying for several days at the Hotel Saratoga located in the heart of the Cuban capital. Read More

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Cuban Wins 3rd Gold in Paralympic Track and Field Champs

<p style="text-align: justify;">6 de enero de 2011, 12:23Wellington, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Omara Durand on Wednesday won the 200-meter event in the T-13 category at the International Paralympic Committee's Athletics World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand.This is the first time that Durand, 19, has participated in an international event. Her time was 24.24 seconds, breaking the world record set by U.S. Marla Runyan in 1995 of 24.45 seconds. Read More

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Cuba output sees no change

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba's oil and natural gas production last year was similar to 2009 as output continued to stagnate and new wells simply made up for the decline in old ones output, state-run media said today. Read More

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U.S. opens the door further on travel to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">January 25, 2011. Cuba tourbus reuters. For the second time since taking office, President Obama eased restrictions on travel by Americans to Cuba. The relaxed rules are scheduled to take effect by the end of this week. Read More

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