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Archive - May 24, 2011

New Cat Breed Found in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.23 - 18:32:06 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. New Cat Breed Found in Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- A new cat breed called Azul Cubana (Cuban Blue) and recognized for the silver-gray shade of its fur was reported by the Cuban Association for Cats (ACAG) as the sixth of its type in the world.Veterinary doctor Angel de Uriarte, ACAG national president told ACN Cuban Blue is a natural breed that emerged spontaneously, with limited human intervention aimed mostly at selecting the best animals and fostering target crossing. Read More

Cuban modern dance arrives

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Nancy G. Heller. Posted on Tue, May. 24, 2011. For The Inquirer. To most Americans, Cuba is still a tantalizing mystery: a forbidden island nation, just 90 miles from Key West, where communism coexists with palm trees, really good cigars, and the sultry strains of salsa music. Among dance lovers, it has long been celebrated as the birthplace of great ballerinas - from 90-year-old legend Alicia Alonso to Pennsylvania Ballet's own Riolama Lorenzo - and mambo, a social dance form that has found its way to Hollywood, Broadway, and beyond. But we've never seen Cuban modern dance - until now. Read More

1,551 Macrobians in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, May 21 (KCNA) -- There are 1,551 Macrobians above 100 years old in Cuba at present. This is an increase of 10 over that last year, Cuban newspaper Granma said.<br /> <br /> Read More

Cuba, Saint Lucia agree to boost relations

<p style="text-align: justify;">08:34, May 24, 2011.Cuba and Saint Lucia on Monday boosted bilateral relations with the visit of Saint Lucia's Social Transformation, Public Services, Human Resources Development, Youth and Sports Minister Lenard Spider Montoute. Spider arrived on the international Jose Marti Airport of Havana where he was welcomed by Roberto Leon, Cuba's deputy president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation. Read More

Visitor number rising at two-digit rates

<p style="text-align: justify;">The number of visitors to Cuba rose a hefty 11.9 percent during the first four months of the year, according to official statistics. Nearly 1,180,000 people traveled to the island from January through April, the Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas (ONE) reported, making for a 11.9-percent increase compared to the same period last year. The data did not include revenue figures. Read More

Cuba high court upholds Salvadoran man’s conviction, 30-year sentence for ‘90s hotel bombings

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Associated Press,HAVANA — Cuba’s Supreme Court has upheld a Salvadoran man’s 30-year prison sentence for a series of bombings that killed an Italian tourist in 1997.The government web portal Cubadebate said Monday that the court found no irregularities in the trial of Francisco Chavez Abarca. Read More

Cuba, si!

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:25 AM. President Obama has issued an order that should effectively open the door for Americans to freely visit Cuba as tourists.The hard-liners hate it, but I don't see how American dollars, visitors and commerce can do anything but lead to a freer Cuba.One ill effect: the influx of dollars might eventually end Cuba as a rolling museum of old American cars. Read More

Vassily Ivanchuk Wins Capablanca Chess Memorial

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.23 - 17:33:12 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. 2011 Capablanca Memorial HAVANA, CUBA.- Ukrainian chess player Vassily Ivanchuk defeated Vietnamese Le Quang Liem in the final round of the 2011 Capablanca Memorial that concluded this weekend in Havana and in the process took the title of the annual competition. Read More

Tides: Reds' reliever Chapman pitching at Harbor Park tonight

<p style="text-align: justify;">23 May 2011 | 4:54 PM. Norfolk Tide (and Major League Baseball) fans will want to take notice -- very, very short notice -- that Louisville has announced that relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman is pitching tonight against Norfolk. Chapman, from Cuba, made waves this year with a fastball that registered 106 mph hour on a stadium radar gun, as well as registering a then-record 105 mph last year. Chapman has been given time off because of velocity problems this season. He was only in the low-90s for a time. All pitchers should have such problems. Read More

Next CUBADISCO Fair to Honor the Guitar

<p style="text-align: justify;">By.Osmany González Tocabens. 12:53Santiago de Cuba, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The CUBADISCO 2012 International Fair will be dedicated to the guitar as an instrument in various performance aspects, said Ciro Benemelis, president of the Organizing Committee. CUBADISCO 2012 will be dubbed "The City of a Thousand Strings," referring to a piece by the maestro Leo Brouwer, and activities in the provinces, Benemelis added. Read More