U.S. groups offer to aid small biz in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuba Study Group, Americas Society/Council of the Americas and the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International will release Thursday in Washington a plan titled "Assisting Small Business in Cuba: Recommendations for Private and Public Sector Leaders." Read More

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Strong Wind Gusts and Heavy Rains Shower Western Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.06 - 14:04:14 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Storms associated to a weak cold front caused strong winds and heavy rains in the western region of Cuba particularly in the north coast.Gusts higher than 100 Km/H were reported in different sites, according to Jose Ramon Palacios, Shift Supervisor at the Weather Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET). Read More

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Cuban Pianist Wins France’s Adami Prize

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.05 - 22:48:16 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Harold Lopez Nussa (Photo: Cubadebate) Havana, Cuba. Cuban pianist Harold Lopez Nussa won today in Paris the “Jazz Talent 2011” Prize granted by Adami, a society for the collective administration of performers’ rights considered a passport to the greatest European music festivals.According to several international media outlets, the award will give Lopez Nussa the opportunity to perform in stages and theaters reserved for great Jazz stars in France and other European countries during the boreal summer. Read More

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ACLU questions cancelling Fla Cuban music concert

<p style="text-align: justify;">By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ. AP Hispanic Affairs Writer. MIAMI -- The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday the cancellation of a South Florida music festival featuring artists from Cuba may have violated the event organizers' constitutional right to free speech.Organizers made official Wednesday a February decision that the Fuego Cuban Music Worlds Festival scheduled for April 9 was canceled. They have filed a civil suit in Miami-Dade County Court against the Homestead Miami International Speedway, where the event was to take place.The ACLU is questioning the involvement of local officials in the concert's cancellation. Read More

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Urban gardens in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba (Reuters) - Urban gardens in Cuba like this one, in the town of Santiago de las Vegas in Havana Province, have been touted by government officials as the way of the future for Cuban agriculture.Retiree-turned-farmer Raul Hayes Fernandez is one of more than 128,000 would-be farmers who have been leased fallow state lands over the last two years.The scheme is part of economic reforms President Raul Castro says are crucial to ensuring that the communist system put in place in Cuba five decades ago survives once its aging leaders are gone. Read More

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