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September 18th

Destination Cuba Draws Travel Agents from Around the World

The presence in Cuba of 350 tour operators and travel agencies from 20 countries to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Havanatur travel agency confirms growing international interest in destination Cuba. Read More

Former FBI informant now living posh lifestyle in Cuba

Gilberto Abascal’s return to the island revived allegations that he worked with both Cuban intelligence and the United States. Read More

Canadian golf project in Cuba hits a snag

A Canadian real estate company planning a golf resort in Cuba has filed a $25.5 million suit against the PGA of America in Palm Beach County, alleging that the group blocked its right to use the valuable brand on the island. Read More

September 16th

Cuba Among the Best of the Insular Caribbean Cave Art

With 292 stations or cave art sites, Cuba is perhaps the Caribbean island nation with the most detailed and accurate record of that cultural and archaeological manifestation . Read More

Cuban Catholic bishops calls for political reform

Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba called for political reform in tandem with social and economic changes already under way, issuing their first joint pastoral letter in two decades Read More

Cuba: Decorative State-Run Stores

In the Sierra Maestra building (CIMEX) of Miramar, is a Metropolitan Bank, a Banco International Financiero, an ATM … and a recently opened chain of stores, and a modern cafe. Read More

Cuban Band Leader Commits Musical “Suicide”

The occasion was a government conceived event to mark the 15th anniversary of the arrest in the United States of the Cuban Five, and a call for their immediate return to the island. Read More

Havana sees new life for seedy industrial port

Havana's harbor has long been a jumble of piers left to crumble into piles of rusty, twisted rebar. But lately demolition crews and towering cranes have been working double-time to finally tear down the ruined docks. Read More

September 15th

Cuban Boxers Among World''s Best in IBA Rankings

Yasniel Toledo, Lazaro Alvarez and Julio Cesar la Cruz are the Cubans listed in the world rankings of the International Boxing Association, the local sports weekly Jit noted. Read More

Cuban Professionals Praise More Doctors Program in Brazil

Cuban health professionals praised the "More Doctors" program, directed by the government of Brazil to ensure primary health care for all its citizens. Read More