Coast Guard braces for potential Cuban oil spill

<p style="text-align: justify;">By William Gibson March 23, 2011. The Coast Guard has formed contingency plans to protect U.S. waters and beaches in case of a major oil spill from drilling operations off the north coast of Cuba.Cuba has contracted with a Spanish Company, Repsol, to drill exploratory wells, likely beginning later this year.“As a result of the proposed North Cuba Basin oil exploration, the Coast Guard is updating plans required to ensure that we are ready to address a potential discharge from drilling off the coast of Cuba " Read More

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Cuba and Brazil Develop Joint Project to Prevent Forest Fires

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn) Cuba and Brazil are developing a project to prevent forest fires and minimize damages by using satellite observation,a service that will be provided to the island by the South American country.According to a Cubavision Internacional report, the technology will allow the rapid response of forest rangers and fire brigades. Read More

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Fuego Enterprises Announces Three Major U.S. Tours by Prominent and Popularly Acclaimed Cuban Artists

<p style="text-align: justify;">MIAMI, Mar 23, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX)Fuego Enterprises, Inc. announces the U.S. tours of three legendary Cuban music groups, The Grammy winning Juan Formell y Los Van Van, Jose Luis Cortez &amp; NG La Banda, and David Calzado y La Charanga Habanera. The series of tours will begin in mid April, 2011 and will end about the end of May, 2011. There are 17 performances booked for this tour and we expect to add additional performances during the tour. Scheduled tour shows include prominent venues such as the Conga Room, Yoshi's, Ache Super Cub, Lincoln Center, Constitutional hall and may other venues around the U.S Read More

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Washington Denies Permit for US Badminton Players to Travel to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.22 - 20:11:16 / radiorebelde.Washington Denies Permit for US Badminton Players to Travel to Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- The United States will not take part in the 12th Havana’s International Badminton Tournament as Washington refused to allow American players to travel to Cuba for the event, national badminton commissioner Miguel Diaz, announced Tuesday in Havana.The American government’s stance responds to the economic, financial and commercial blockade established by that country against Cuba for nearly 50 years. Read More

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Forest on Major Reservoir Basin Expanded by 40 porcent

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.22 / radiorebelde. Santa Clara, Cuba.- The 40% increase of forest areas in the Hanabanilla basin shows the positive environmental actions taken over the past five years in the region, experts said this Tuesday.The increase of the surface covered by trees in the area around the only natural reservoir amid mountains, in the Guamuhaya massif, of Cuba, helps protect the water in the reservoir, Juana Cortes, Cienfuegos’ Water Resources Office, told ACN. Read More

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Havana Club brings the Cuban spirit to Viking Line vessels

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Moodie Report. By Mary Jane Pittilla, Brands Editor. SPIRITS AND WINES. Havana Club brings the Cuban spirit to Viking Line vessels. Viking Line's dance floor was lit with a rotating Havana Club light, with Cuban dancers for an authentic feel NORDIC REGION. Pernod Ricard-owned rum brand Havana Club has been celebrating the Cuban way of life on the Baltic Sea by joining forces with Viking Line on its Cuban Dance Revolución cruises. Read More

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Cuba to release dissidents, Church reports

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press. March 22, 2011. HAVANA — The Roman Catholic Church announced Tuesday that the Cuban government would release the last two political prisoners held since 2003, a landmark decision that came the same day Fidel Castro announced he had stepped down as head of the island's Communist Party. Read More

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Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal Appointed Emeritus Professor

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.22 / radiorebelde.HAVANA, CUBA.- To honor, honors, said Cuba’s National Hero Jose Marti. This statement was reasserted on Monday when Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal was given, for his outstanding work, the title of Emeritus Professor. Read More

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Remittances and Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">BY SERGIO BENDIXEN AND DONALD TERRYbendixenonline.com. For the past decade, we have been working together in more than 30 countries on the issue of remittances. Those funds — typically $100, $200 or $300 each month — have become a virtual “river of gold,” adding up to more than $300 billion a year to developing countries, more than all foreign aid and foreign investment combined. Remittances are now widely recognized as key contributors to social and economic development in many poor countries. Read More

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Cuba says blogger Yoani Sanchez part of "cyberwar"

<p style="text-align: justify;">Reuters. Tue Mar 22. HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba attacked dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez in a nationally televised program on Monday, accusing of her being part of a "cyberwar" against the communist island by the United States and other enemies.The program, the latest in a series called "Cuba's Reasons," showed Sanchez in grainy videos entering the U.S. Interests Section in Havana and European embassies. Read More

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