Clinton urges Cuba to release US contractor

<p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Cuba to release "unconditionally" American contractor Alan Gross as his trial on espionage charges was due to begin.Clinton told reporters that the United States is "deeply concerned" about Gross, who has been held in Cuba for more than a year and whose release has long been demanded by US officials. Read More

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Tampa presses for air franchise to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">An editorial Friday in The Tampa Tribune:We have never followed the foreign-policy logic of allowing flights to Cuba from Miami but not from Tampa, home to thousands of Cuban-Americans.So when President Barack Obama recently decided to allow any airport that is capable of handling the immigration oversight to apply to host direct charter flights, we joined many other Tampa interests in welcoming the business opportunity.Flying directly to Cuba from here would cost less than going through Miami. Read More

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Benicio Del Toro in Cuba to Direct Segment for 'Seven Days in Havana'

<p style="text-align: justify;">11:27 PM 3/3/2011 by Agustin Mango. The actor makes his helming debut with the collective film, whose other participating filmmakers include Julio Medem, Laurent Cantet, Pablo Trapero, Gaspar Noe, Elia Suleiman, and Juan Carlos Tabio.BUENOS AIRES -- Puerto Rican Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro arrived in Cuba earlier this week to direct a segment in the collective film Seven Days in Havana.Del Toro's first time as a director will be a documentary featuring an American actor traveling to the island for a seminar. Read More

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Cuba is one of the attractions of Rotterdam Baseball Tournament

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.04 - 13:36:38 / radiorebelde.Cuba is one of the attractions of Rotterdam Baseball Tournament Havana, Cuba. - The XXX World Inter-Ports Baseball Tournament is scheduled from next June 23 to July 3. It will be played in the Neptune stadium, of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The organizers announced that teams from Cuba, China Taipei, Germany, Curacao and The Netherlands will participate in the tournament.&nbsp; Read More

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