Cuba Seeks to Boost Use of Bamboo

<p style="text-align: justify;">HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) A project underway in Holguin to expand bamboo forests to be used as an environmentally friendly alternative to wood has enabled the planting of 1,730 acres of the grass.Raul Figueredo, coordinator of the project called Bamboo Biomass, said bamboo is a fast-growing resource providing considerable volumes of raw material in a short time, which makes a good alternative to valuable wood. Read More

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Travelzest launches Top 11 for 2011 competition

<p style="text-align: justify;">Friday, 18 February 2011. Travelzest, the travel specialist, has announced the launch of its Top 11 for 2011 competition which will see one lucky winner receiving £1000 towards their next Travelzest holiday.The Top 11 for 2011 list features what Travelzest thinks are the 11 perfect holiday experiences of 2011. The list encompasses a range of breaks that takes in the full range of luxury holiday experiences that Travelzest currently has to offer and was put together by Travelzest's team of travel experts. Read More

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Habanos announces growth amid crisis, appoints new co-president

<p style="text-align: justify;">Habanos S.A. said that its revenues grew 2 percent in 2010, amid a global recession.The company didn’t provide specific figures.“We trust that this growth can be maintained in 2011,” said Co-President Jorge Luis Fernández Maique during the opening of this year’s Habanos Festival in Havana.The same day, Fernández Maique was appointed as Cuban co-president of the British-Cuban joint venture that markets Cuban premium cigars worldwide. Read More

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UNICEF Helps Cuba Improve Primary Education

<p style="text-align: justify;">SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Feb 17 (AIN) Based on experiences on each province of the country, the primary education in Cuba is undergoing an improvement process with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund.Since 2009, a UNICEF research project is implemented in different Cuban provinces to improve primary school teaching model in rural areas, according to Barbara Manes Leon, who is in charge of the study. Read More

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Cuban Traditional Music Anthology Disk Ready

<p style="text-align: justify;">Santiago de Cuba, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The long awaited Anthology of Santiago Music produced by BisMusic of ARTEX Corporation is ready for release and is a collection of significant pieces of Cuban music.Gonzalo Gonzalez, executive producer, reported that the three-volume recording was the responsibility of Jose Manuel Garcia and Eddy Cardosa who had the collaboration of technicians of Siboney Studios of the Recording and Music Productions Company here. Read More

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Cuba updates anti-quake protection system

<p style="text-align: justify;">February 18, 2011. Cuba is working on the revision and update of the national earthquake resistance system, to ensure the safety of buildings and population, before the possible threat of an major earthquake, an expert said Thursday.Cuban civil engineer Ricardo Oliva, from the National Seismologic Research Center, said that new methods on seismic engineering are being applied in Cuba, based on foreign and local experiences learned from recent earthquakes. Read More

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Yanukovych is about to visit Cuba in May

<p style="text-align: justify;">President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych is about to pay visit to Cuba in May.According to an UNIAN correspondent, it was said during the meeting of the head of the Ukrainian state with Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. Read More

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Cuba and India to Join in Scientific Cooperation

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) Cuba and India could increase scientific cooperation as a result of the meetings that the director of the Havana-based Finlay Institute, Dr. Concepcion Campa, has held in New Delhi with representatives from different scientific and biotechnological sectors, Prensa Latina news agency reports. Read More

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Chapman finding his comfort zone with Reds

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lefty phenom accepting his role as a setup man in the bullpen.&nbsp; MLB.com | 02/17/11. GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Some people wear their hearts on their sleeve, but Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman isn't one of those types. Instead, he proudly wears the velocity of his fastest pitch and what a velocity it is. Read More

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UN Agency Honors Chucho Valdes for his New Grammy

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.02.17 / radiorebelde.HAVANA, Cuba.- Cuban musician Jesus "Chucho" Valdes received on Wednesday the tribute of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), for his recent Grammy Award in Best Latin Jazz Album.FAO representative to Havana, Marcio Porto, pointed out that a message sent by that organization emphasizes that it feels proud of having Valdés among its Good Will Ambassadors, the www.cubadebate.cu Web site reported. Read More

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