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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KLM to start Havana flights next winter season

<p style="text-align: justify;">Dutch flag carrier KLM will begin to offer Amsterdam-Havana flights three times a week beginning Oct. 31, the airline said in a press release. The Havana flights are part of a “marked expansion” of flights to the Caribbean, KLM President and CEO Peter Hartman said in the press release. KLM’s target clientele will be not only Dutch tourists, but also travelers from other European countries, according to Hartman. Read More

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Cuba Jamaica Cayman Agree to Co-op Marine Promotion Plan

<p style="text-align: justify;">With anticipation that U.S. President Barack Obama will soon lift the travel ban on American tourists visiting Cuba, representatives of Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands met here during the recent Miami International Boat Show to draft a strategy to handle the predicted influx of boats heading south.Figures from the U.S. Coast Guard and Florida vessel registration authorities indicate that there are more than 600,000 boats in Florida alone that are capable of making the 90 mile sea voyage from South Florida to Cuba. Read More

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American Alan Gross goes on trial in Cuba, facing 20-year sentence

<p style="text-align: justify;">March 04, 2011 - 01:57. he Associated Press. HAVANA - A U.S. government contractor was going on trial in Cuba on Friday in a case sure to have a profound impact on relations between the Cold War enemies.lan Gross faces a possible 20-year sentence for "acts against the integrity and independence" of Cuba. The 61-year-old Maryland native was working for the Bethesda-based Development Associates International on a USAID-program that promotes democracy when he was arrested in December 2009. Read More

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United States Recognizes Cuba’s Anti-Drug Efforts

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuba’s anti-drug efforts are recognized in the 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report submitted on Thursday by the U.S. State Department. According to the report, “Cuba is located between the large U.S. market and the largest exporters of illegal drugs in the hemisphere, and astride known smuggling routes. Read More

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US hopes American tried in Cuba can return home

<p style="text-align: justify;">(AFP) – WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday that it hopes Alan Gross, an American held in Cuba for more than a year, will be able to return home soon now that his trial on espionage charges is set to begin. Read More

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The Albear aqueduct

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.03 - 09:34:31 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu / Havana, Cuba. - The centennial Albear Aqueduct is one of the seven marvels of Cuban Civil Engineering. Its origin dates back to 1858, when the City Council approved the project presented by engineer Francisco de Albear, who intended to pipe Vento springs water into Havana.&nbsp;&nbsp; Read More

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Vedado Hotel, the best located

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.03 / radiorebelde. Vedado Hotel. Havana, Cuba. -&nbsp; After half a century of existence, Vedado Hotel keeps taking the pulse of the capital city tourist nights, because of its privileged location that won the fame of “the best located.” Comfort, gastronomic variety and customized service are the regular standards of this 3 stars hotel, operated since 2004 by the Great Caribbean Corporation.&nbsp; Read More

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Slavery in Africa a Lecture by Senegalese Expert in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.03 - 09:17:05 / radiorebelde.HAVANA, CUBA.- The history and historiography of slavery in Africa was the focus of the lecture given on Wednesday in this capital by Doctor Ibrahima Thioub from the University of Dakar, Senegal.The meeting between Thioub and intellectuals and scholars from seven nations took place at Havana’s Juan Marinello Cultural Research Institute. Read More

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Akron to welcome jazz phenom

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana-born Alfredo Rodriguez finds new home for impressive skills, will perform at FUZE event.Eacon Journal music writer. Published on Thursday, Mar 03, 2011. For many dedicated musicians, the hardest personal choices they have to make is whether they are willing to spend countless hours in a smelly van going from one gig to the next, sleeping in rat-trap motels or magnanimous fans' floors for months on end before seeing home again. Read More

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