Cuba and Mexico Get Together to Boost Tourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.05 - 14:14:47 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. FITCUBA 2011HAVANA, CUBA.- A multi-destination tourism project between Cuba and Mexico stands out in the 31st International Tourism Fair in Cuba (FITCUBA 2011), underway at the Morro-Cabaña Fortresses, in Havana. The Mexican Minister of Tourism, Gloria Guevara, said that Cuban and Mexico will boost international tourism between the two nations. Speaking of the Ten Routes in Mexico, Guevara mentioned possible areas for tourism taking into account the proximity between the two countries and their potential for tourism of sun and beach, and cruises. Read More

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Havana a hub to Europe for Nicaraguan startup carrier

<p style="text-align: justify;">Startup carrier Air Nicaragua plans to begin operations in July with three-times-a-week flights from Managua to Havana, Nicaraguan Tourism Minister Mario Salinas Pasos told Caribbean News Digital during the FITCuba tourism fair in Havana.The Managua-Havana route could serve as a bridge between Nicaragua and Europe, helping Nicaraguans and citizens of other U.S. non-visa waiver countries avoid immigration and customs hassles during transit in the United States, an airline official said at a tourism fair in Moscow in March. Read More

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Cuba to Host Fifth Conference on Integrated Management of Coastal Zones

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.05 - 12:13:33 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Coastal zones. SANTIAGO DE CUBA.-&nbsp; Professionals from about 20 countries will talk about sustainable development, environment,and integrated management of resources, during the Fifth Conference on Integrated Management of Coastal Zones (CARICOSTAS 2011) on May 11-13, in the Cuban eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.The director of the Center of Multidisciplinary Studies of Coastal Zones of the Oriente University, Ofelia Perez, told ACN that this is an opportunity to get an update on social studies in coastal communities and biodiversity. Read More

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Cuban restaurateur learns capitalism the hard way

<p style="text-align: justify;">When Cuba’s Communist government recently eased restrictions on “mom and pop” businesses, Rolando Hernandez decided to pursue his lifelong dream of starting a small restaurant.Regrettably, he never learned the business axiom “location is everything.”&nbsp; Hernandez sunk his life savings into the business, even selling some of his personal belongings such as his computer, TV and his living room furniture to raise the start-up capital. In February, the 46-year-old waiter quit his job and opened Las Margaritas, a family-style restaurant in Habana del Este, a working-class neighborhood in Havana where Hernandez has lived most of his life. Read More

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