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Archive - Sep 2011

September 2nd

Salvadorian President Regains Voter Acceptance

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Raquel Maria Garcia Alvarez.San Salvador, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 64.4 percent of Salvadorians approve their President Mauricio Funes' performance, according to the latest quarterly survey carried out by LPG Datos of LA PRENSA GRAFICA newspaper. The poll found that the president's approval is four points above that obtained three months ago, which means that he has regained popularity despite economic adversities and lack of safety. Read More

REVIEW: Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club at ACL Live

<p style="text-align: justify;">Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club performed at the ACL Live Moody Theater, Friday night. Opening up for the critically-acclaimed Latin ensemble was local artist Suzanna Choffel.By: Eli Watson. Aug 31, 2011. Suzanna Choffel is a standout artist coming out of Austin. Dazzling to all of the senses, Choffel is such an enticing front lady. Graceful, seductive and charismatic, Choffel is a breath of fresh air to the world of bluesy, jazz pop.Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club is both musically and historically significant. Due to the success of their album, Buena Vista Social Club (named after the institution the musicians used to perform at in Havana, Cuba), and the Wim Wenders' documentary. Read More

First flights from Tampa to Cuba sold out

<p style="text-align: justify;">By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune. The inaugural charter flights from Tampa International Airport to Havana next week are sold out, airport officials said today, but reservations are available for flights later in the month. Two services are scheduled to fly weekly round-trips between Tampa and Cuba, XAEL Charters using SkyKing Airlines aircraft on Thursdays and ABC Charters with American Airlines aircraft on Saturdays. Read More

PROGRESO WEEKLY: Fiber optics soon in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:00. By the Progreso Semanal team. HAVANA - Cuba will begin to use the fiber-optics cable for Internet connections in the coming months. It is a wire 1,600 kilometers long, linking Venezuela and Cuba.The launching of this service, which replaces the slow and expensive connections to the Web via a tired satellite, will significantly increase connection speed. Read More

September 1st

U.S. Newborn Death Rate Higher Than Cuba, Malaysia

<p style="text-align: justify;">Newborn Death Rate. The Huffington Post. Simon McCormack&nbsp;&nbsp; First Posted: 8/31/11 12:45 PM ET Updated: 9/1/11 10:02 AM ET A new report from PLoS Medicine has disappointing data for the developing world and the United States. U.S. babies are more likely to die during the first month of life than babies born in dozens of other countries, including Poland, Cuba and Malaysia, CBS notes. Read More

Cuba Faces Mexico in Quarterfinals of Men’s NORCECA Championship of Volleyball

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.01 - 10:37:25 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Cuba Faces Mexico in Quarterfinals of Men’s NORCECA Championship of VolleyballHAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Cuba lost on Wednesday to the United States 1-3 (24-26, 25-23, 25-23, 25-17) and missed the opportunity to advance directly to the semifinals of the Men’s North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Volleyball Championship that is under way in the Puerto Rican city of Mayaguez. Read More

Cuba: The times are changing

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba has taken a dramatic step away from its socialist policies of the past, but how has this impacted ordinary Cubans? People and Power Last Modified: 31 Aug 2011 08:07. At the beginning of this year, the Cuban government took a dramatic step away from its socialist policies of the past to break new ground: it began privatising its economy to create private sector jobs and issued thousands of licences for its citizens to start their own businesses. Read More

Cuba Mutual Fund Jumps Most in Three Weeks After Report on Castro’s Health

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jonathan J. Levin - Aug 31, 2011 4:59 PM GMT-0400. The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, a closed-end mutual fund that aims to profit from a resumption of U.S. trade with Cuba, surged the most in three weeks after a newspaper report that former President Fidel Castro’s health had deteriorated. Read More

Live at La Zorra y El Cuervo Jazz Club in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">By JazzTimes. The Insight Cuba organization is partnering with JazzTimes to offer cultural exchange trips to Cuba so that American jazz fans can experience Cuban music through person-to-person contact. The Havana Jazz Experience program features 8 day/7 night trips every month. In addition, Insight Cuba and JazzTimes has organized a special trip to the Havana International Jazz Festival on December 15-18, 2011. Read More

Horford’s 24 points lead Dominicans 90-60 win over Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">31 August 2011, 9:41 AM.Horford weaves. Photo elcaribe.com.do. Mar del Plata, Argentina.- NBA star Al Horford’s 24 points o Tuesday led Dominican Republic’s team to a 90-60 win over Cuba in the basketball pre-Olympic of the Americas’ inaugural game. Horford opened with a dunk for the game’s first point, in the tournament that will supply two qualifiers for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read More