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Archive - Mar 9, 2011

Details of U.S. subcontractor's Cuba trial emerge

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Miami Herald. At least 14 witnesses testified at the Havana trial of U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross last week, including Cuban intelligence agents and members of the island’s Jewish community, the State Department’s top man on Cuba has reported. Read More

Bobi Cespedes to perform and lead workshop on the rhythms, traditions, and stories of Africa and Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By COLLEEN ARMSTRONG. Islands Sounder Web site editor, Editor. She leaves in her wake the scent of the Atlantic ocean, the tinkle of a tambourine, and the whispers of&nbsp; Afro-Cuban history.Singer, songwriter, performer, and “funklorist” Bobi Cespedes brings alive the rhythms, traditions and stories of Africa and Cuba with a little help from her band members on percussion, drums, bass and flute. Cespedes sings in three languages: English, Spanish and Lucumi, the mother tongue of the Yorubas of West Africa in Cuba. Read More

New Orleans airport is one of eight given approval for Cuba flights

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 7:40 PM. The Associated Press By The Associated Press. Eight airports including Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, have gained federal approval to schedule charter flights to and from Cuba, opening new gateways for Cuban Americans to visit relatives in the island nation and for other limited travel, authorities announced Tuesday.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said such charter flights can now be scheduled from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport, as well as Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and international airports in Baltimore, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Tampa, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Previously, such flights were only allowed from Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Read More

Cuba to hold int'l conference for 5 citizens jailed in U.S.

<p style="text-align: justify;">10:30, March 09, 2011. Cuba will hold the 7th International Conference to demand the release of five Cubans imprisoned in the United States for spying, an official said Tuesday.The conference will be held in the eastern province of Holguin from Nov.16 to 20, said Amauris Torno Gonzalez, representative of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). Read More

Cuba's Fidel Castro is island's maximum leader in cyberspace

<p style="text-align: justify;">Associated Press. March 8, 2011. HAVANA - Cuba's Maximum Leader is also on top in cyberspace.A Twitter account that tweets excerpts from former President Fidel Castro's frequent musings on world affairs has passed 100,000 followers — which the government says makes it the first official Cuban-themed Twitter account to break that threshold. Read More

Investments in tourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.08 - 14:20:45 / radiorebelde.Investments in tourism. Camagüey, Cuba. - This central-eastern province has the largest number of keys and islands in the country and more than 125 km of beautiful beaches. The latter are associated to keys off the northern and southern coasts. That is to say Camagüey has one of every four kilometers of beaches in Cuba.&nbsp; Read More

CG Repatriates 14 Cuban Migrants

<p style="text-align: justify;">March 08, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard. MIAMI - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated 14 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba Monday.Coast Guard watchstanders in Miami received notification from local police officials that a 36-foot vessel with 14 people&nbsp; and two suspected smugglers aboard was sinking in the vicinity of Old Bahama Channel, north of Cuba, Wednesday. Read More

Bomb victim's friend testifies on militant's trial

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP.Tue Mar 8, EL PASO, Texas – The friend of the Italian tourist killed in the 1997 bombing of the Copacabana Hotel in Havana, Cuba, gave a harrowing account of the explosion and the death of his friend during the U.S. trial of a former CIA operative accused of immigration fraud, perjury and the obstruction of justice in a terror investigation. Read More

Argentinian Coach to Support the Cuban Basketball

<p style="text-align: justify;">Argentinian coach Ariel Amarillo will support Cuban basketball towards the Olympic Qualifying Tournament of the Americas, Mar del Plata-2011, in Argentina, revealed the Radio Rebelde station.The event will take place in August in Mar del Plata, with the participation of 10 teams. Read More

Mexico to play Costa Rica, Cuba and El Salvador in 1st round of Gold Cup in June

<p style="text-align: justify;">By The Associated Press (CP) NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mexico will open its Gold Cup defence against El Salvador and meet Costa Rica and Cuba in the first round of the football championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean.Tournament host the United States will play Canada, Panama and Guadeloupe in Group C, and Group B includes Grenada, Guatemala and Honduras.Costa Rica and Cuba play the tournament opener on June 5 in Arlington, Texas, followed by Mexico-El Salvador. Read More