Cuba investigates, shuts down Canadian firms

<p style="text-align: justify;">Two Canadian companies that sold vehicles and other equipment to Cuban government ministries and state enterprises were shut down.By Juan O. Tamayo.ElNuevoHerald.com. Cuban authorities are investigating two Canadian companies in corruption scandals involving a long string of government ministries, senior officials and state-owned enterprises, according to published reports. Read More

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Unsent letter speaks volumes on Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By JOE O'NEILL.September 21, 2011. One long-overdue step forward. One frustrating half-step back. Such is "progress" along the Tampa-Cuba continuum. To recap the most recent event of note: Direct, albeit limited, flights from Tampa to Havana have resumed. Most Americans who would like to visit the nearby island nation still can't, of course, but this is good news for those in the Cuban-American community. And it numbers about 80,000 in the Tampa Bay area. Read More

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Venezuela, Cuba defend Iran

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. By GEORGE JAHN. VIENNA (AP) — Iran was praised and Israel criticized Wednesday at a 151-nation meeting, with Cuba and Venezuela defending Tehran's right to run a nuclear program and Syria saying the Jewish state's undeclared nuclear arsenal is a threat to world peace. Read More

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U.S. travel company offers Havana marathon trip

<p style="text-align: justify;">Insight Cuba, a New Rochelle, N.Y.-based people-to-people travel provider, announced it is offering a program that includes participation in the annual Havana marathon Nov. 20. American athletes can participate in a five-day tour Nov. 17-21 that will culminate in the Marabana Marathon, the company announced in a press release. The people-to-people tour may include meetings with the Cuban runners’ association, disabled athletes, touring the ministry of sports, and visiting a local school, Insight Cuba said. Read More

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Local fertilizer producer secures Cuba export deal

<p style="text-align: justify;">Marcella Scarlett, Business Reporter. Wednesday, September 21, 2011.Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, the island's sole manufacturer of ferlilizers, has secured a deal to supply 98,000 bags or 4,600 metric tonnes of the product to Cuba. Financing for the fertilizers, valued at Can$3 million, will be undertaken through the Export-Import (ExIm) bank's Cuban line of credit.The product will be sent in two shipments, the first of which will be loaded during the first week of October and the second 15 days later, Fersan's managing director Dennis Valdez told Wednesday Business. Read More

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20 Countries to Cuba's Orthopedics 2011 Congress

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Estela McCollin. Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Orthopedics, physiotherapists and rehab specialists from 20 countries have confirmed their attendance to the 22nd Congress of the specialty opening Wednesday. Mexican Orthopedists to Bilateral Havana Meet Cuban Scientists and President of the Organizing Committee, Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, will head a workshop on the Ralca External Fixators, and explain the latest techniques on bone tumor treatment. Read More

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UN Worried about Drought, Desertification, Soils

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte. United Nations, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Desertification, soil degradation and drought will be debated at a high-level meeting convened by the UN, as part of the General Assembly works. Those problems were shown by the UN as a global affair, because they affect all regions of the planet, especially the so-called Horn of Africa. Read More

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Cuba Celebrates Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Children

<p style="text-align: justify;">Margarita Barrios. September 20, 2011 0:19:39 CDT. Cuba is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its ratification of the Convention of the Rights of Children as a law in the country. And Cuban children have a lot to celebrate: they aren't rich, but are lacking in nothing, with guaranteed access to food, education, health and other benefits that are offered freely by the state; as well as an entire nation that watches over their wellbeing with the firm belief that they represent the nation's most valuable treasure. Read More

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Cuban Program to Treat Hemophiliac Patients Wins Award

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.20 - 10:22:15 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, Cuba.-&nbsp; The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Hemophilia, which support in developing nations actions aimed at improving the treatment and knowledge of this disease, has granted Cuba the Prize for the Project of 2010.The prize of this non-governmental organization based in Switzerland was given to the Institute of Hematology and Immunology (IHI), which leads the National Program for the Comprehensive Attention to Hemophiliac Patients, and to the provinces of Pinar del Rio and Villa Clara, the Infomed Web site reported on Monday. Read More

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Omara and Adalberto: The Latin Grammy would be Beautiful, but it’s not our Goal

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.20 - 11:50:26 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, Cuba.- Omara Portuondo and Adalberto Alvarez gave a press conference in Havana after receiving the news of their nominations for the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards, to be announced on November 10th in Las Vegas, United States. Both singers said that though it would be great for them to win the award, the goal is to satisfy their fans with their works, and that the Cuban culture spreads throughout the world. Read More

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