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Archive - Oct 29, 2010

Cuban VP Attends Nestor Kirchner’s Funeral in Argentina

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 29 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo arrived in Buenos Aires Friday to attend the funeral of former Argentinean president Nestor Kirchner and personally convey to the people, government and president of the South American nation the condolences of the Cuban leaders and people. Read More

Nestor Kirchner: Argentina's independence hero

<p style="text-align: justify;">The death of Argentina's former president is a sad loss. His bold defiance of the IMF paved the way for South America's progress. a.. Mark Weisbrot. b.. guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 October 2010 20.20 BST<br> <br> Read More

Curtain is up for Ballet Festival in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Guantanamo (Solvision).- With the starting of the 22nd International Ballet Festival of Havana the Cuban capital will host world class dancers and companies for 10 days. As put by its chairwoman, prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, whose 90th birthday is being feted by this year's festival, the event is a contribution to the peace that the world needs. At the opening gala, Alonso received the first of several tributes, with the screening of the documentary Alicia Alonso, So That Giselle Will Not Die, part of a Spanish television series on "essential" personalities. Read More

WBC wants to see Cuba here in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Alistair McInnis - Prince George Free Press. Published: October 28, 2010 11:00 AM. Updated: October 28, 2010 3:31 PM. When Cuba commits to a baseball tournament, the competition tends to follow its footsteps. That was one message put forth by 2011 World Baseball Challenge (WBC) co-chair Jim Swanson on Tuesday at the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. Swanson didn’t list the other teams interested in competing while he stood in front of media, city delegates and WBC committee members during a press conference. He noted that some programs continue to complete year-end planning and budgeting sessions, and he didn’t want to release that information until those meetings have passed. Read More

Cuba Participates in International Fair in Macao

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba was invited to the event by the Association for the Promotion of Exchanges between Latin America and Asia/Pacific from Macao, the www.cubaminrex.cu Web site reported. The exhibition was in charge of Cuba’s General Consulate and included reflections by Revolution leader Fidel Castro, tourist brochures and leaflets with information on business and investment opportunities in the Caribbean island, which attracted the attention of visitors to the event. Read More

Yuliesky Key to Cuba's Victory Over South Korea

<p style="text-align: justify;">PL — last modified Oct 27, 2010 09:06 AM. Cuba defeated South Korea 3-0 in its second game at the Intercontinental Baseball Cup.Yuliesky Key to Cuba's Victory Over South Korea. Read More

High-Ranking North Korean Military Official to Arrive in Cuba on Thursday

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.10.28 - 13:18:41 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho, head of the General Staff of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of North Korea, will arrive in Havana on Thursday for an official visit to Cuba. Read More

Small British Company Takes On Lloyds for Not Cashing Cuban Check

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted by Clif Burns at 8:26 pm on October 25, 2010.It started simply enough. A small, U.K.-based agricultural consultant, Fertecon,took a check for 7,156 to its banker, Lloyds, and asked them to cash it. Lloyds refused. The reason? The check came from Cuba. Read More

Julio Bocca to Participate in Havana Festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">Bocca, director of the National Ballet of the Official Radio, Television and Show Services will be accompanied by 10 dancers. In a press conference at the Adela Reta National Auditorium of Montevideo, Bocca said he is hoping to show in his performances in Havana that the Uruguayan ballet is being reborn. He is also expecting to present to the world Uruguayan figures and the company he has created. Read More

Another visit with Gerardo Hernandez

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/28/2010. Another visit with Gerardo Hernandez . - By Danny Glover and Saul Landau ( progresoweekly ). We sat in the waiting room with eight other people, all black or Latino,while prison authorities "counted" -- presumably -- the prisoners. An hour and a half later we went through the "screening" machine while our shoes got x rayed -- the airport has moved to the prison; or was it vice versa? Read More