Arthur Frommer: Cuba heads list of top 15 bargain vacations

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tue Aug 23 2011. The lush beaches of the Mayan Riviera are all the more inviting thanks to a low-priced offer from a Wyndham resort in the popular Mexican tourist region. The lush beaches of the Mayan Riviera are all the more inviting thanks to a low-priced offer from a Wyndham resort in the popular Mexican tourist region. The lush beaches of the Mayan Riviera are all the more inviting thanks to a low-priced offer from a Wyndham resort in the popular Mexican tourist region. Read More

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Unasur to Discuss Economic Crisis and Creation of Electoral Body

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Glenda Pardo. Buenos Aires, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) on Wednesday will discuss how to address the current international economic crisis and the creation of an electoral body within the bloc. The meeting of foreign ministers of UNASUR will be held in the framework of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on Latin America and East Asia (Focalae), the Argentine Foreign Ministry announced. Read More

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More Cuban Young People Working in Agriculture

<p style="text-align: justify;">By. Lourdes Chang. 12:57Havana, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The number of young Cubans currently working in the agricultural sector increased after Decree 259, outlining the government's intention to distribute idle land, came into effect. Of the 22,918 young people carrying out farm work, more than 10,000 joined this sector to take advantage of the benefits of this law. Read More

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Raul Castro showing impatience at slow reform pace

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jeff Franks. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro has sounded increasingly impatient in recent months with the slow implementation of his economic reforms, which he publicly blames mostly on bureaucratic sloth and resistance to change. In public statements, he has accused government cadres of laziness, corruption, neglect and ideological rigidity and has repeatedly urged them to reject old revolutionary dogma and embrace new ways of thinking. Read More

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