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Archive - Sep 24, 2011

Costa Ricans Reject Privatization of Energy

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda. San Jose, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Workers of the National Association of Electricity and Telecommunications of Costa Rica (ANTTEC) called on a strike to oppose to the privatization of the national energy sector.&nbsp; "We call on the strike to say NO to the privatization of Energy, but also to protest against the dismantling of the Telecommunications Sector," says the call. Read More

Eusebio Leal was Awarded Honoris Causa Title In Spain

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda. Madrid, 23 sep (Prensa Latina) The Spanish University of Alicante (UA) conferred it's Honoris Causa doctorate to the Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal. At the ceremony, the house of higher studies highlighted Leal's work in the process of restoration and conservation of the historic area of Havana, combined with the economic and social development of his community. Read More

Central Cuban Provinces Ready for Turnat 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Estela McCollin. Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Over 200 guests from more than ten countries will honor the International Conference of Ecotourism (TURNAT 2011), Sep 26-30. Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Villa Clara, in Central Cuba, are the destinations with a harmonic ensemble of natural, historic and cultural sites. Mauricio Novoa, specialist of Sancti Spiritus Tourism Ministry Office, mentioned a tour of Topes de Collantes, a reserve 20 km of Trinidad, a historical town declared World Cultural Heritage, where they will visit La Casa de la Gallega (farmhouse), Hacienda Codina (farm), El Cubano and La Represa (dam). Read More

Harry goes all light headed in love with JUAN OF THE DEAD - my fave indie horror comedy in ages!

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sep 24, 2011 2:36:49 AM CDT. JUAN DE LOS MUERTOS aka JUAN OF THE DEAD is a complete genre wetdream for me.&nbsp; It’s the sort of film that the second I left the theater I knew…&nbsp; this is a film I’ll probably see 100 times more before I die.&nbsp;&nbsp; At least it’s a goal.&nbsp; Not an idle one, but a hopeful one.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just love everything about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; From the opening scene on a triangular raft as Juan is relaxing before his best friend… …to the animated end credits – I was just hugging the screen with my eyes. Read More

Endurance athlete Nyad, 62, ‘going strong’ in early hours of bid at record Cuba-Florida swim

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Associated Press, HAVANA — Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad stroked laboriously through the waters north of Cuba early Saturday, braving schools of jellyfish while testing the limits of human endurance on a quest to break her own 3-decade-old distance record. Fans and well-wishers around the world were kept up to date by messages posted by Nyad’s assistants on social media. A series of dispatches described an early, painful obstacle. Read More

Washington’s Hostile Cuba Policy Damages Mining Sector

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Luis Chirino / Friday, 23 September 2011 08:39. The US economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba denies the island its purchase of components and parts for its open pit mining sector. The persecution and harassment of business people and companies in third countries prevents the island from purchasing in Mexico sulfuric acid needed in nickel and cobalt processing plants, in the eastern province of Holguin, Cuban news agency reported on Thursday. Read More

Cuba and Brazil strengthen health cooperation links

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lisandra Fariñas Acosta. THE health ministers of Cuba and Brazil, Roberto Morales Ojeda and Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha, have signed a memorandum of understanding as part of exchanges between the two countries to increase collaboration in the field of health. PHOTO: YANDER ZAMORA. They likewise signed a technical cooperation project for extending cancer screening and the principal lines of the Cuban public health system were outlined to the Brazilian delegation. Read More

A look inside La Casa del Habano, the global chain of Cuban cigar stores

<p style="text-align: justify;">David Savona. If you’re in the market for rare and unusual Cuban smokes you need to seek out the official chain of worldwide Cuban cigar stores known as La Casa del Habano. Created 20 years ago in Cancún, Mexico, these stores (there were 135 at press time) are not only the first in their respective countries to receive Cuba’s latest Edición Limitadas, they’re the first to get special new smokes. To get a sense of what this singular resource has to offer, we perused the current stocks of many of the cigar world’s finer Casas. Read More

Number of Russian tourists to Cuba doubles in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Sep 22, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The number of Russian tourists to Cuba has doubled in 2011, reaching about 46,000 tourists so far this year, the Cuban Ministry of Tourism said Thursday. In order to attract more Russian visitors, Cuban tourism authorities are promoting more programs, including package tours to the cultural and historical sites widely remembered by the two peoples. Read More

Mexican Expert Extols Level of Cuban Orthopedics

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.23 - 09:14:33 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, Cuba.-&nbsp; Cuban orthopedics enjoys high prestige and its virtues in the training of professionals is acknowledged at a world level, said Mexican Professor Jaime Gutierrez, one of the participants in the international congress on orthopedics under way in this capital.&nbsp; The President of the Mexican Federation of Colleges for Orthopedics and member of the organizing committee of the 2nd Cuba-Mexico Meeting on Orthopedics, highlighted that, in spite of its economic limitations, Cuba is characterized by being a spearhead in Medicine in general. Read More