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February 20th

Obama's Executive Order Allows For "Purposeful" Visits To Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Americans can visit Cuba, now that some of the travel restrictions to the island have been lifted, but visits still have to meet certain official criteria. NY1's Valarie D'Elia filed the following report.It's now much easier for average Americans to visit the off-limits island of Cuba, but it's still no day at the beach.President Barack Obama’s recent executive order to broaden licensed travel to Cuba means more Americans will be able visit the Communist island, but don't expect to be sipping mojitos on the Malecon. Read More

Japanese TV Network Airs Program About Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.02.19 - 12:06:21 /radiorebelde.Japanese TV Network Airs Program About Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- The TV network of the Japanese municipality of Minato, Tokyo, premiered a program about Cuba with the collaboration of the diplomatic staff of the island in the Asian country. The program will be broadcast three times a day throughout this month.Based on interviews to Cuban ambassador Jose Fernandez de Cossio and Science and Culture attachés Tania Dominguez and Sheila Llano, the program offers Japanese viewers details about the Cuban society and culture. Read More

Cigar Lovers Worldwide Gear up for Habano Festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.02.19 - 13:47:02 / radiorebelde. Cigar Lovers Worldwide Gear up for Habano Festival. Havana, Cuba.- More than 1,000 businesspeople and cigar lovers from 80 countries will attend the 13th International Habano Festival starting Monday in Havana.This year participants in the Festival will have the opportunity to taste the cigars that will be introduced this year by Habanos S.A. to the market, and they will have access to limited productions specially made by experienced cigar rollers. Read More

February 19th

Holguin Operations to Grow at Holguin Airport

<p style="text-align: justify;">Operations to Grow at Holguin Airport.radioangulo.19 February 2011. The airport in Holguin is experiencing a significant growth.The Frank Pais International Airport in the Cuban city of Holguin has paved the way to grow in its operations the current year and therefore expect to receive some 46 weekly flights from Canada, England, Italy and Germany mainly.According to the Airport's managers, this year the number of passengers, airplanes and cargo will grow, mostly after a larger commercialization of Holguin as a tourist destination, which is the third most important in Cuba. Read More

Cuba to free 7 more prisoners

<p style="text-align: justify;">February 19, 2011. Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba is set to release seven prisoners, including a dissident arrested in a notorious crackdown on the opposition in 2003, the Roman Catholic Church said.The move is a sign that Cuba will comply with a deal brokered by Spain and the Catholic Church and empty its jails of political prisoners. Read More

True Motive of US Policy towards Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The United States has accused Cuba again of its "human rights problem".The U.S. urges Cuba to ensure "human rights" of criminals, describing them as "people desirous of freedom". If Cuba takes a legal action against anti-state criminals, the U.S. terms it "crackdown".The U.S. even demands that Cuba launch a western-style "political reform". Read More

In Cuba for medical treatment, Paraguayan president meets with Raúl and Fidel Castro

<p style="text-align: justify;">President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay met Friday in Havana with Raúl and Fidel Castro, the Cuban media reported. Their talks included the "relations between both peoples and nations and other topics currently in the international news," the official account said, without providing any details. Read More

Cuban Flamenco Company Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.02.18/radiorebelde.LAS TUNAS, Cuba. - ‘Arabescos’, a choreography by Joel Zamora’s Flamenco Company, will be presented in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas as part of the company’s tour around several Cuban provinces, on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.The company will be on stage on February 19 and 20, at the Tunas Theatre, the main stage of the province, more than 700 kilometers east of from Havana. Read More

Four Cuban Boxers to Finals in Strandzha Tourney

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.02.18 - 18:37:01 / radiorebelde.Four Cuban Boxers to Finals in Strandzha Tourney. Havana, Cuba.- The four Cuban boxers that fought today in the semi-finals in the Strandzha tournament, underway in Bulgaria, won their bouts, including cruiserweight Leinier Perot by KO over English Simon Vallily.Perot, winner of the Singapore I Youth Olympics, knock-out his opponent in the second round with a mighty right swing, according to reports from the Cuban delegation to that tournament. Read More

Cuba to set up cancer hospital in Ukraine

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba will set up a medical facility in Ukraine for the treatment of cancer patients, Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said after meeting Friday in Kiev with visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. The unit would be fully funded by Ukraine. Read More