Hurricane Paula Aims to Swamp Western Cuba, South Florida

<p style="text-align: justify;">Oct 13, 2010; 10:00 AM ET. Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula has escaped the wrath of Hurricane Paula, but western Cuba and South Florida will not be so fortunate. Paula remains a powerful Category 2 hurricane that is passing within 70 miles east of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center has the latest details on Paula's position and strength. Read More

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Mireya Luis Praises World Silver of Cuban Male Team

<p style="text-align: justify;">Former Cuban female volleyball star Mireya Luis praised the silver medal won by her male countrymen in the recently concluded World Championship of the discipline in statements given Tuesday. "For me it is a heroic performance and I feel very happy and satisfied, because practically they have not had any previous competition and they faced players with more than 100 matches of high level in this season," she pointed out. Read More

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Hurricane Paula could traverse most of Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">La Alborada - October 13. Different hurricane models in the US currently agree that hurricane Paula will turn east from the tip of Yucatan to enter Cuba at its western end, and will then curve down to the southeast, following the curve of Cuba itself. The storm would cross Pinar del Rio and then south of Havana to Cienfuegos and Santa Clara, proceeding to Sancti Spiritus and Camagüey city. These are some of Cuba's major cities. Read More

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TRINIDAD/Fri. Oct. 15: "The U.S. Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo

<p style="text-align: justify;">In preparation of Cuba's presentation of Resolution 64/6 to the UN Secretary General on 26 Oct, 2010, The Institute of International Relations, UWI, St. Augustine presents a forum entitled, "The U.S. Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo on Cuba: Caribbean Perspectives" Friday 15th October, 11:00 am at Lecture Room 1, Institute of International Relations, UWI, St. Augustine. Read More

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100 000 Cubans entered farm sector

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Oct 12 (EFE).- About 100,000 Cubans have joined the ranks of the country's farmworkers as part of a strategy by the government of Raul Castro to spur food production, the government daily Juventud Rebelde reported Tuesday. The paper cited remarks by Vice President Ulises Rosales del Toro at a meeting with leaders of the Union of Young Communists, or UJC, at which he said that 30,000 young people had entered the agrarian sector. Read More

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Royal Ballet of London Will Pay Tribute to Alicia Alonso

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.12 - 16:39:29 / [email protected]. HAVANA, Cuba. - The Royal Ballet of London will dedicate its first varied program of the 2010-2011 season to Cuba’s prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso on October 15 at the Covent Garden of the British capital. Read More

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Hurricane Paula threatens eastern Mexico, western Cuba - Summary

<p style="text-align: justify;">Washington - Hurricane Paula was threatening the eastern Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and western Cuba on Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said. Read More

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Undersea Venezuela-Cuba fiber optic cable delayed

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba says undersea telecomms cable from Venezuela will cost $70M; won't be ready until July. On Tuesday October 12, 2010, 12:51 pm EDT. HAVANA (AP) -- An undersea cable from Venezuela to Cuba to improve Internet and telecommunications on the island won't be ready until July at the earliest and will cost more than initially thought, Cuban news media reported Tuesday. The Communist Party newspaper Granma said the project will lay 3,125 miles (5,000 kilometers) of cable linking Cuba, Jamaica and Venezuela, and that its anticipated cost has risen from $63 million to $70 million. Read More

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40% of Cuban agricultural land suffers erosion: expert

<p style="text-align: justify;">English.news.cn. 2010-10-12 11:30:40. HAVANA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 40 percent of Cuba's agricultural areas are damaged by erosion, poor drainage and low fertility, an expert said on Monday. Artemio Chacon, soil specialist on the Agriculture Delegation in the eastern province of Holguin, told official daily Granma that the damage is caused by the effects of acidity and compaction, and also due to the global climate change. Read More

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Cuban Iron and Steel Industry Supports Rice Program in Holguin

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.12 - 14:17:52 / [email protected]. HOLGUIN, CUBA.- The “Heroes of July 26”mechanical production enterprise, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, manufactures agricultural implements for the rice program in Cuba. Read More

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