Price of cooking oil rises, without warning

<p style="text-align: justify;">One quart could cost 10% of a worker's salary. Cooking oil became more expensive on Saturday, the Agence France-Presse has learned.A tour by AFP of&nbsp; state-run markets in Havana revealed that the price of one liter (almost one quart) of soy oil rose from US$1.10 to $1.15, a 5% increase. One liter of Cuban-made sunflower-seed oil rose from $2.15 to $2.40 (up 11.6%), and one liter of imported oil went from $2.40 to $2.60 (up 8.3%). Read More

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All Revolutions Have Conflicts, Ruptures, and Contradictions

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Rafael González, Encontrarte, Venezuelanalysis.com, April 2nd 2011. Rafael González (1950 - ) was born in Ranchuelo, Villa Clara province, Cuba. Since 1977 he has helped to consolidate Cuba’s Teatro Escambray, serving as the theater group’s theatrical advisor, chief of socio-cultural investigations, author of many performances, and since 1995 is the group’s general director. Since 2001 he has served as professor of dramaturgy at the Villa Clara School of Art Teachers. He holds medals of distinction for his participation in Cuba’s historic literacy campaign and for his service in the Cuban armed forces, and he is an active member in the Cuban Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC). Read More

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Seattle Beat the Drum for Afro-Cuban Bands

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.01 - 19:06:33 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. Havana, Cuba.- Two of the best Cuban folkloric bands — Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars — will perform in Seattle within the next few days.The 59-year-old Cuba-based Muñequitos’s concert is scheduled for Sunday at the Meany Theater, University of Washington, while the Afro-Cuban All Stars’ performances are scheduled from Thursday through Tuesday at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley. Read More

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Havana’s Revolution Square Gets Ready for April 16

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.02 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana’s Revolution Square Gets Ready for April 16. Havana, Cuba.- Workers from various sectors give the finishing touches to preparations at Havana’s Revolution Square, where a military and popular parade will take place on April 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist nature of the Revolution and the Bay of Pigs victory.Along with the asphalting of streets –like Paseo Avenue and others leading to the square- and their corresponding signposting, works are being carried out for the setting up of audio equipment and the fitting out of the stage, the Granma newspaper reported. Read More

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Daiquiri - Irrigation Solenoid Valves Manufacturer - China 24v Dc Solenoid Valve

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: uyuykm. The name Daiquir is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba, and an iron mine in that area, and it is a word of Tano origin. The cocktail was supposedly invented about 1800 in a bar named Venus in Santiago, about 23 miles east of the mine, by a group of American mining engineers. Originally the drink was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice. A teaspoon of sugar was poured over the ice and the juice of one or two limes was squeezed over the sugar. Two or three ounces of rum completed the mixture. Read More

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Cuba celebrates 50 years of electroacoustic music

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, April 1 : Cuba is all set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the composition of the first piece of electroacoustic music by a national artiste.Beginning April 27, Cuba's current musical generation will pay its tribute to Juan Blanco, who began composing electroacoustic music pieces 50 years ago, Prensa Latina news agency reported.Exponents of this genre such as DJ Ivan Lejardi, who combines techno, deep house and trip hop, jazz musician Yasek Manzano and rocker Ernesto Blanco, will open the series of tributes that would run till March 2012. Read More

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Provincial assembly is purged

<p style="text-align: justify;">Five officials ousted in apparent corruption drive. A major shakeup occurred Friday in the Provincial Assembly of Sancti Spiritus province, when the Assembly's president resigned and the vice president was sacked "for indisciplines of a grave nature," the daily Granma reported Saturday.In addition, three vice presidents of the Council of Provincial Administration and the director of the Budget Unit were removed "for abuses in their exercise of their posts and diversion of resources with intent to profit." Criminal charges will be pressed against all four, the newspaper said. Read More

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Church Demands Reforms to Cuban Health-Care System

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA – The Catholic Church sees an urgent need to seek “new formulas,” including an opening to private enterprise, in order to heal Cuba’s health-care system, which has deteriorated as a result of corruption, lack of funds and an unstable professional environment. Read More

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Mexico Routs Trinidad, Cuba Qualifies for CONCACAF U-20 Quarterfinals

<p style="text-align: justify;">CONCACAF.com.Confederation of North, Central American &amp; Caribbean Association Football. April 1, 2011. GUATEMALA CITY - Taufic Guarch scored three goals and hit the post another time to lead Mexico a 5-0 victory over Trinidad &amp; Tobago on Friday, eliminating the "Young Warriors" and earning Cuba a place in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.Mexico already had clinched a berth in the knockout round and Friday's rout clinched the Group D title, pitting it against Canada in Tuesday's quarterfinals. Read More

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Evolutionary history of Cuban crocodiles

<p style="text-align: justify;">Evolutionary history of Cuban crocodiles Crocodylus rhombifer and Crocodylus acutus inferred from multilocus markers. Abstract: Among crocodilians, Crocodylus rhombifer is one of the world's most endangered species with the smallest natural distribution. In Cuba, this endemic species coexists with the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). Hybridization between these two species is well known in captivity and might occur in the wild, but has never been demonstrated genetically.We suggest that hybridization has been a historical as well as a current phenomenon between C. acutus and C. rhombifer. These findings suggest that long-term conservation of crocodiles in Cuba will require identification of genetically pure and hybrid individuals, and a decrease in anthropogenic activities. Read More

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