Cuba reports 1 mln tourists in Q1

<p style="text-align: justify;">15:14, April 12, 2011. Cuba registered the arrival of one million tourists in the first quarter of 2011, the Ministry of Tourism reported Monday.The figure represents an increase of 10.4 percent compared with the same period in 2010.The ministry said in a statement the rise was attributed to more tourists from Canada, Russia, Argentina, Britain, Chile,Poland, Venezuela and Belgium. Read More

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Cuba: Havana Club rum sales up 15 pct in 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (AP) -- Sales of Cuba's flagship rum, Havana Club, rose 15 percent last year as the brand rebounded from a sluggish 2009 -- the only year the company has ever posted negative growth.Havana Club International, formed in 1993 as a partnership between Cuba's state-run rum monopoly and French wine and spirits maker Pernod Ricard SA, posted sales of 3.8 million cases in 2010, Cuba Ron SA legal adviser Arian Remedios told Cuban news agency Prensa Latina in comments published late Monday. Read More

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