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Archive - Sep 10, 2011

Fidel Castro speaks in Venezuelan TV interview

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Associated Press. CARACAS, Venezuela — Former Cuban President Fidel Castro jokingly dismissed rumors that he might be sick in an interview aired on Venezuelan state television. Audio of the interview, which took place in Cuba, was broadcast late Friday along with photos of the 85-year-old Castro. Castro seemed upbeat as he responded to rumors that he might be ill or near death saying, "You don't say! Well, they haven't told me anything." Read More

Oil discovery in Cuba gets US notice

<p style="text-align: justify;">The US is watching closely as Cuba prepares to exploit deep-water reserves.Nick MiroffSeptember 10, 2011 08:25. HAVANA, Cuba — Somewhere between here and China, a hulking, hungry oil rig dubbed “Scarabeo 9” is making its way across the oceans, preparing to put a very controversial hole deep in the Gulf of Mexico. To nervous Floridians, even its name suggests “scare,” or “scar.” It will puncture the sea floor in Cuban-controlled waters just 60 miles off the Florida Keys, not far from a protected coastline where offshore drilling is banned under U.S. law. Read More

Standing Ovation for Endedans Comtempory Ballet Company

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.09 - 15:59:52 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu / Tania Vergara Pérez Camagüey, Cuba.-&nbsp; News from the first international success of the contemporary ballet Endedans, which is directed by also prizewinner choreographer Tania Vergara, has recently been received. “The ballet company is now in Germany with the Carmen play and fragments of the anthological songs of the Tivoli repertoire performed by actors, singers and the orchestra of the German theater. Read More

Expectations high for Tampa-Cuba flights

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Laurie Davison, Reporter. TAMPA. The Tampa area has one of the largest Cuban-American populations in the country, so expectations are very high that the new direct flights starting this week will be a soaring success. Two companies are scheduled to fly weekly round trips between Tampa and Cuba right now with a third carrier starting service in October. Tessie Aral runs one of those companies, ABC Charters. She says its inaugural flights are full and she's already talking about expanding. Read More

More Than 2% of Cuba Could Be Underwater by 2050

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA – More than 2 percent of Cuba could be submerged by the year 2050 as a consequence of climate change, according to a study released Saturday by the official daily Granma. Research into the dangers and vulnerability of the island’s coastline, being carried out by several Cuban scientific institutions, says that in 2050 an area of 2,550 sq. kilometers (985 sq. miles) will be underwater, or 2.32 percent of the nation’s landmass. Read More

Argentina Seeks More Trade, Investment with China

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ana Luisa Brown.Beijing, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Argentine and Chinese businessmen examined business opportunities with two main objectives: to increase Argentine added-value exports to China and to attract investments. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, speaking at the opening session of the meeting, said China is a key partner, and Argentina wants to continue deepening economic and trade relations, especially in investment. Read More

Mexico on Alert for Tropical Storm Nate

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Estela McCollin. Mexico City, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Various states of alert have been declared in the Gulf states of Campeche, Yucatan, Tabasco and Veracruz for Tropical Storm Nate, expected to become a hurricane in the coming hours. The National Civil Protection System forecast torrential rain for Tabasco and Campeche, heavy rain for Veracruz and Yucatan and showers for Quintana Roo, and it has been raining for days in some areas and coastal areas have seen waves up to four meters high. Read More

Cuban Film Casa Vieja Screened in Canada

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.09 - 11:14:42 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; The Cuban film ‘Casa Vieja’, by director Lester Hamlet, had its Canadian premiere earlier this week during the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) that is under way in that city until Sunday with the exhibition of 26 feature films, about 30 shorts, and a mix of fiction and documentary. According to a press release from the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), the movie, which is scheduled to be screened again on Friday at the SFU Harbour Centre, had its premiere at the Pacific Cinematheque, where Lester Hamlet answered questions from the audience. Read More

Cuba: Korda’s Unpublished Archives to Be Exhibited

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.09 - 11:57:21 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; The daughter and will’s executor of late renown photographer Korda, Diana, said during the opening of the exhibition “Bembe” last night in Havana, that his archives contain between 90 to 120 thousand unpublished negatives. Read More

Cuba to Face Panama in Debut at Women’s NORCECA Championship of Volleyball

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.09 - 12:01:11 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Cuba to Face Panama in Debut at Women’s NORCECA Championship of VolleyballHAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Cuba will face Panama in its debut at the Women’s North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Volleyball Championship that begins on Tuesday in the Puerto Rican city of Caguas. The top nine teams of the region will take part in the competition that will qualify the winner to the Volleyball World Cup to take place in Japan in November, the first step in the qualification process for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read More