President Raul Castro Meets with Papal Nuncio to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.25 - 09:02:29 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. President Raul Castro Meets with Papal Nuncio to CubaHAVANA, CUBA.- Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday afternoon with Monsignor Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Papal Nuncio to Cuba, who concludes his mission on the island. Read More

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Bean Harvest in Holguin Key to Reduce Imports

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Ania Fernandez / ahora.cu / radioangulo.icrt.cu / Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:25. Bean fields in the municipality of Calixto Garcia, another stronghold of bean production in Holguin province. The 4.133,6 tons of beans produced in the Cuban province of Holguin, over 900 above planned, is a step forward in the country's zeal of reducing imports. According to local sources, until yesterday some 2.981,6 tons of beans had been gathered, what represents 73% of the total production. Among them, 2.294,6 that are used for import substitution, of vital importance in the territory, since that concept saves over 1.200.000 dollars to the country. Read More

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New entrepreneurs on the rise in socialist Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jeff Franks Jeff Franks. HAVANA (Reuters) – Under reforms by President Raul Castro, a new entrepreneurial class is developing and with it some new ways of thinking in a country that has long resisted economic change. The government reported recently that 310,000 Cubans are working legally for themselves, of whom 221,000 have received their licenses for self-employment since last fall, when Castro announced an expansion of the private sector. The move was part of a broad package of reforms to modernize Cuba's economy with the goal of saving socialism, installed after the country's 1959 revolution, for future generations. Read More

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Arrivals in Cuba of Tourists Increased in the First Four-Month Period of 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.24 - 10:46:28 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Arrivals in Cuba of Tourists Increased in the First Four-Month Period of 2011 Havana, Cuba.- Arrivals in Cuba of foreign visitors continue on the rise, since the figure increased by 11.9 percent during the first four-month period of 2011, as compared to the same period of 2010. The National Office of Statistics informed that, until the end of April, the island had welcomed one million 179,963 tourists, and that in that same month the figure of one million travelers was registered 13 days in advance with respect to 2010.&nbsp; Read More

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President Raul Castro Meets with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.24 - 10:33:07 /radiorebelde.icrt.cu. President Raul Castro Meets with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday afternoon with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, Winston Baldwin Spencer, who is on an official visit to Cuba. During the meeting, the two authorities expressed their satisfaction for the current state of bilateral relations.&nbsp; In addition, they spoke about other topics of the regional and international spheres. Read More

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Cuba: Sexual diversity in a sexist city

<p style="text-align: justify;">SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Tuesday May 24, 2011 (by Dalia Acosta) - Known as the cradle of the revolution and of the conga, but also as one of the most machista places in Cuba, the city of Santiago in the east of the island was the scene of two days of activities demanding respect and freedom for different sexual orientations and gender identities. Read More

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Cuba focuses on training to protect human lives and property

<p style="text-align: justify;">IN these hard times, when nature is asserting its power without differentiating between rich and poor countries, here in Cuba we have drought, while other peoples face floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and burning jungles, as if the planet were settling accounts. Cuba is preparing, as it does every year before the hurricane season (June 1 – November 1), with the traditional training and practice exercise Meteoro 2011, in order to strengthen organization and the people’s ability to respond to natural disasters. Read More

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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

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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

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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

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