Cuba Holds Highest Number of Lions in Captivity in Latin America

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.08.30 - 14:33:16 /radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Cuba has been ratified in Latin America as the holder of the highest number of lions born in captivity (37), with the birth of four cubs at the Cuban National Zoo, reports the Granma newspaper. The new lions, a female and three males, were born as a result of natural labor last Saturday in the facilities of that institution, which covers about 350 hectares of land in the outskirts of Havana.&nbsp; Read More

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Luxury leisure tours to Cuba scrapped after new U.S. regulations announced

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Melanie Nayer.August 30, 2011. Still hoping you'll be able to get to Cuba for a leisurely visit? Keep waiting. News from luxury tour provider Abercrombie &amp; Kent set a somber tone to the hopeful travel plans south of the border. After reviewing a government advisory clarifying new regulations for Cuba travel, A&amp;K canceled its Cuba program for U.S. travelers. Read More

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Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism being held

<p style="text-align: justify;">30 August 2011. South Africa: International Relations And Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim Held a Successful Ninth South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism Meeting With the Republic of Cuba's First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana. International Relations And Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim Held a Successful Ninth South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism Meeting With the Republic of Cuba's First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana. Read More

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Robles: Being Cuban cost me hurdles gold medal

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP.HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuban athlete Dayron Robles says he wouldn't have been disqualified from the 110m hurdles in the World Championship if he came from a more powerful country. Robles was stripped of his first-place finish in the hurdles in South Korea on Monday after judges upheld an appeal claiming he held back Chinese runner Liu Xiang. The ruling meant the gold medal was handed to American Jason Richardson, with Liu second and British athlete Andrew Turner given bronze. Read More

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Cubans may finally get to buy new cars

<p style="text-align: justify;">After decades of having to try to keep 1950s American cars running, Cubans may finally get to a chance to buy new cars. Early next year, Cuban authorities plan to loosen restrictions and make it easier for private citizens to buy or sell modern cars, the Detroit Free Press reports. The change may open the trade door to more Chinese, Korean and European vehicles, those built in countries that have a trade relationship with Cuba, unlike the U.S. Already, relatively new Chinese-made buses and Chinese Geely taxicabs prowl Havana. Read More

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Varadero Beach Resort Expands its Offers

<p style="text-align: justify;">Varadero Beach Resort, Cuba's main tourism complex is increasing its offers including sports and cultural options which are also attracting national vacationers. Located 30 kilometers east of the city of Matanzas, the famous beach strip with its clear waters, comfortable hotels and recreational options is located in the Hicacos Peninsula. Varadero is multiplying its offers to its clients who arrive not only from other parts of the island but also in its expanded and remodeled airport. Read More

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Writer Daniel Chavarria Launches Autobiographic Book in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 29 (acn) Renowned writer Daniel Chavarria launched his autobiographic book "Y el mundo sigue andando, memorias" (And the world keeps moving, memories) during the Book Festival held last Saturday, at the Fe del Valle Park, in Havana. In 589 pages, Chavarria tells his story from his childhood until today, and his struggles in several countries and in different characters as intense as a gold prospector in Brazil, an iron and steel worker in Germany, and a revolutionary plotter in Colombia. Read More

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Bronze Medal for Cuba at Boys’ Youth Volleyball Championship

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.08.29 - 13:22:13 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Bronze Medal for Cuba at Boys’ Youth Volleyball Championship. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Cuban players walked away with the bronze medals of the 2011 FIVB Boys’ Youth Volleyball World Championship that concluded on Sunday in Argentina after a solid straight-set victory (25-18, 25-17, 25-21) over France. Read More

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Bufalina Buffalo Breed Developed in Mayabeque

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.08.29 - 10:15:00 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu / Bufalina Buffalo Breed Developed in MayabequeMayabeque, Cuba.-&nbsp; Feeling sure that the Bufalina breed is the most efficient of its kind in the meat and milk production, cattle farmers of the 085 farm, located in Güines municipality, are becoming a national reference in the buffalo breeding development in Cuba. Read More

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More Russian Tourists Arriving in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By. Ana Luisa Brown.&nbsp; 11:30Moscow, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The number of Russian tourists visiting Cuban resorts have significantly increased with a figure closed to 46,000 travelers, reported the representative of the island''s Tourism Ministry in Russia. The total of 45,847 Russian tourists that have visited Cuba this year till August is twice the figure of 22,840 in 2009 and much higher than the 29,818 number of the same period of 2010, explained to Prensa-Latina the Mintur representative for Russia and Eastern Europe Estefania R. Escobar. Read More

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