Cubans to Participate in Pan Am Judo Cup

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban judokas will compete at the 2011 Pan American Cup to be held from March 3-5 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Rafael Manso Cuban judo commissioner informed.Manso said that Cuban judokas will also compete in a continental championship in Mexico to be held next April 1-2.Men's and women's teams will participate in both competitions. Each team has seven judokas who are interested in strengthening the rating scores for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, to be held from October 13-30. Read More

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As Cuba Prepares to Drill for Oil Offshore, New Report Urges Major Changes in U.S. Policy

<p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Cuba and its foreign partners preparing to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. embargo prohibits American companies from joining Cuba in efforts to extract offshore resources, denies Cuba access to U.S. equipment for drilling and environmental protection, ties the U.S. government's hands, leaving it unable to plan adequately for a potential spill, and puts our coastal assets at great peril. Read More

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