Piñón on Energy: What Washington should be doing

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jorge Piñón. As the semi-submersible Scarabeo 9 approaches Cuba to drill five exploratory wells over the next 12 months, the United States should support a prudent environmental stewardship policy with Cuba and be responsible and pragmatic in order to respond effectively to an oil-related accident, which could impact our shared marine environment. Read More

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Ten Amateur boxers to train in Cuba ahead of London 2012

<p style="text-align: justify;">Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 16, GNA - Ghana would send ten members of the National Amateur Boxing team, the Black Bombers on a training tour of Cuba ahead of the London 2012 Olympics Games. The boxers are expected to have months of training in Cuba, which is noted for its strength in amateur boxing after dominating the events over the past years. Read More

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Cuba, Paris beckon

<p style="text-align: justify;">Comox Valley Record. Hall of Fame beckons. Vancouver Island North.September 15, 2011 9:00 PM You're invited to join North Island College professional photography instructor Paul Bailey and Langara College photo program teacher Jim Balderston on a custom-designed photography experience in Cuba. It happens from Feb. 16 to 25. Bailey will also lead a week-long photography exploration of Paris during April 19 to 26.The Cuba trip features four nights in Old Havana followed by a luxury coach tour of the island’s southwest including visits to Cienfuegos, Trinidad de Cuba, the Topes de Collantes tropical forest and the unique landscape of the Vinales Valley. Read More

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Cuba-Puerto Rico Baseball Dual Meet Starts

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Tomas Armenteros Crespo. Havana, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The national baseball pre-teams of Cuba and Puerto Rico will start a series of five friendly matches Wednesday, as a training camp in view to the 2011 World Baseball Cup in Panama, scheduled from October 1st to 15. Cuban manager Alfonso Urquiola and his coaching team will use these matches to simulate a competitive model allowing the Cuban team to start rotating its starting pitchers and formulate potential batting lineups, the head coach said. Read More

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Omara, Adalberto and the Septeto Santiaguero: 2011 Latin Grammy Nominees

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.15 - 11:01:31 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Omara PortuondoHAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Omara Portuondo, the Diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been nominated, along with the groups Adalberto Alvarez y su Son and Septeto Santiaguero, for a Latin Grammy award in its 12th annual edition. Omara’s nomination and those of the rest of the Cuban artists was announced on Wednesday during a press conference held in the US city of Los Angeles, where the other nominees competing in the contest’s 46 categories were also presented, the event’s official Web site informed. Read More

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Cuba, United States cruise in NORCECA

<p style="text-align: justify;">Story Updated: Sep 15, 2011 at 12:51 AM ECT. MULTIPLE champions Cuba and the United Statres began their campaigns in grand style when the NORCECA (North, Central America and the Caribbean) Women's Continental Volleyball Championships continued Tuesday in Puerto Rico. The Cubans, who have captured 13 of the 21 titles in the tournament which have been contested every other year since 1969, crushed Panama 25-13, 25-15, 25-7 in just an hour in Group C, while the United States, the second most successful team in the history of the tournament with five gold and 11 silver medals, faced much tougher opposition and needed an hour an a quarter to dispose of Canada 25-19, 25-19, 25-23. Read More

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Florida Orchestra prepares donated instruments for Cuba trip

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Veronica Cintron, Anchor / Reporter. Thursday, September 15, 2011. ST. PETERSBURG. The Florida Orchestra instrument drive has been going on all summer, collecting musical instruments and accessories to bring to Cuba with the help of Sam Ash Music Stores. Now, those items are being stored at the Orchestra's main office in St. Petersburg as they get everything ready for Havana. Read More

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Danny Glover Awarded with Tomas Gutierrez Alea Prize

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ana Julia Suarez Cruz. Havana, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) US actor Danny Glover received on Wednesday the Tomas Gutierrez Alea International Cinema Award at the venue of the Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), in a ceremony in which he ratified his support to the Cuban Revolution. A Bright Opportunity for Unity, Says Danny Glover Read More

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Seedtime in Pinar del Rio tobacco nurseries

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.15 - 14:08:31 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu / Seedtime in Pinar del Rio tobacco nurseriesPinar del Rio, Cuba. – Local tobacco growers of this territory, the highest producer of that leaf in Cuba, began to irrigate seedbeds. They want to plant early in order to attain the best possible yields. Before doing this, tobacco growers prepared the soil and ensured the inputs required to achieve survival and high quality of the seedlings intended to cover over 16 400 hectares of this crop in the 2011–2012 campaign.&nbsp; Read More

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2012 Cultural/ Educational Adventures to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">To Be Offered by Award-Winning Tour Operator, Austin. Excitement about an ALA tour program in Cuba has been running high among staff and past trip alumni. There’s already a wait list with enough interest to fill the first two departures. PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 15, 2011 - Billings, MT, Sept. 14, 2011 – Award-winning tour operator Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA-http://www.austinlehman.com/), the active travel company setting adventure vacations standards in The Americas, Europe, Africa and beyond, announces it will host cultural / educational adventures to Cuba beginning in early 2012. Read More

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