Cuba, Bolivia to boost military ties

<p style="text-align: justify;">13:26, July 05, 2011. Bolivia's military chief arrived in Cuba Monday for a five-day visit to boost bilateral military relations. "Bolivia and Cuba are united by a long history, and they should have a more continuous exchange between their armed forces," Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Armando Pacheco Gutierrez said upon his arrival at the Caribbean island. Read More

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Pablo Milanés agrees with Yoani Sanchez's statements

<p style="text-align: justify;"><br /> July 4, 2011. Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer who once in a while gives his contradictory opinions on the Cuban government, has said he agrees with Yoani Sanchez's point of view when she said changes on the island are taking place not because of a political will but because of citizenship's boldness. Yoani Sanchez had said "We are now a more informed and critical people, increasingly outlining not the daily causes but the system itself responsible for many of the economic material and political downturns we have gone through" Read More

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Coast Guard helps ZT grad see world

<p style="text-align: justify;">Jul 5, 2011. Since joining the U.S. Coast Guard in 2009, Zane Trace grad Nathan Singer has traveled to Africa, Cuba and Haiti. His greatest achievement came just a few short months after joining the Coast Guard. Singer, who was stationed in Key West, Fla., was deployed aboard the Coast Guard cutter Mohawk and were three weeks away from wrapping up patrol and turning home. Read More

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Leisure Canada buys Cuba domain name VisitCuba.com for $111,000

<p style="text-align: justify;">July 05, 2011 by publisher in Cuba-World Trade.From Leisure Canada press release. Leisure Canada Inc. has announced that the company has acquired the domain name VisitCuba.com along with the existing website and assets. Purchase price was $100,000 USD in cash and 84,746 Class A common shares of Leisure Canada ($0.13.5 x 84,746 = $11,440). Therefore, total value of the purchase price for VisitCuba.com is $111,440. The domain name will be developed and launched in early 2012 and will give Leisure Canada an online platform. Read More

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U.S. Wary of Possible Cuba Oil Spill

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jeff Franks. July 5, 2011. With Cuba preparing to explore for oil 60 miles from Florida, the complicated politics of U.S.-Cuba relations are impeding U.S. efforts to get ready in case of a BP-style accident, analysts and oil experts said. The Obama administration must do more to ensure that U.S. companies can quickly mobilize safety and containment equipment should a well blow out, which could do catastrophic damage to the Florida coast, the experts said in recent interviews. Read More

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Health Care in Cuba and America

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Stephen Lendman. Tuesday Jul 5th, 2011 12:57 AM. Under Article 50 of Cuba's Constitution: "Everyone has the right to health protection and care. The state guarantees this right: -- by providing free medical and hospital care by means of the installations of the rural medical service network, polyclinics, hospitals, preventative and specialized treatment centers;-- by providing free dental care; -- by promoting the health publicity campaigns, health education, regular medical examinations, general vaccination and other measures to prevent the outbreak of disease. All the population cooperates in these activities and plans through the social and mass organizations." Read More

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Cuba can cope without Chávez

<p style="text-align: justify;">I have just returned from a visit to Cuba where the main talking point of the day is understandably, given the doubts over the health of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, whether or not Cuba would able to survive if Venezuela were to suddenly disappear as its main ally. Since the announcement of the serious illness that is affecting the Venezuelan leader, there has been little else talked about in bars, cafes and dinner parties across the island. Read More

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Cuba To Invest US$200 Million To Revive Citrus Industry

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, July 5 (Bernama) -- Cuba will invest US$200 million in the Caribbean island's ailing citrus industry to increase citrus production and re-establish it as an exporter of the tropical fruit, a top official said Monday.Luis Alberto Torres, technical director of the state-run Fruit Business Group (BFG), told China's Xinhua news agency in an interview that the programme is part of Cuban leader Raul Castro's wide-ranging reform which seeks to "upgrade" the Cuban economy, including special strategies to encourage domestic food production. Read More

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Cuban Vice President Calls for Anticipating Needs of Mariel Port

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.07.05 - 12:09:12 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Mariel port. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; The First Vice President of Cuba, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, made a call today for anticipating the needs of the Mariel port, which, once operational, will be the largest container port in the Caribbean. Machado noted in the Provincial Assembly of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in the western province of Artemisa that it should start training its work force and preparing the conditions in the field.&nbsp; Read More

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Cuba Changes Manager before World Baseball Challenge in Canada

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.07.05 - 11:25:26 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Eduardo Martin will be Cuba’s new manager to the World Baseball Challenge tournament to be held in the Canadian city of Prince George on July 8-17, replacing Alfonso Urquiola who was hospitalized due to a sudden illness. The announcement was made by Higinio Velez, national commissioner of the sport at a press conference on Monday night. Velez said that Urquiola was taken to the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital in Havana city, and though the first tests results are not yet available, he will have to rest. Read More

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