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Archive - Oct 4, 2010

Moderate 5.1-magnitude quake shakes eastern Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. HAVANA – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled items on shelves at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and shook other parts of eastern Cuba on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The quake struck shortly before 8 a.m. local time (8 a.m. EDT; 1200 GMT) and was centered 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Santiago, the island's second-largest city, and 25 miles (45 kilometers) south of the city of Guantanamo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read More

Dodd's Farewell Tour of Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/03/10 -U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), who is retiring from Congress at the end of this year, is currently in Cuba. Read More

President of El Salvador Arrives in Cuba on Monday

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 4 (acn) The president of El Salvador, Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, arrives in Cuba on Monday for an <br> official visit. During his stay on the island, the Salvadoran head of state will hold official talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, mong other activities. Read More

Cuba's Nature Still Untouched

<p style="text-align: justify;">Last updated at 10:48 AM on 4th October 2010. Our guide Alexander led us down a lush mountain trail en route to an alfresco dip in a freshwater pool&nbsp; -&nbsp; and suddenly stopped. Motioning us all to stand still, he gently started to whistle. Within seconds, the trees were filled with birds of all shapes and sizes, including tiny bullfinches, warblers, woodpeckers, an emerald-green hummingbird and the Cuban national bird&nbsp; -&nbsp; the green, white and red Trogon. As we looked around in awe, they all chirruped to each other as our cameras went into overdrive.Orient beaches, Baracoa, Cuba Idyll: The stunning white sand beaches and slow pace of life make Cuba a great holiday destination Read More

Cubans anxious as state moves to fire 500,000 workers

HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba on Monday starts a six-month process of firing half a million state workers, in a shift that has Cubans very jittery about their fate. "Job cuts for many will mean a process of readaptation that will be quite difficult," said Cardinal Jaime Ortega, noting: "people are worried." The government already has unveiled guidelines for free enterprise activities in 178 fields, as part of the plan to absorb workers set to be laid off into a newly-expanded private sector. Read More

Sancti Spiritus Province, One of Cuba’s Most Aged

<p style="text-align: justify;">ACN. Only Villa Clara and Ciudad de La Habana report more aged residents than Sancti Spiritus. Sancti Spiritus Province, One of Cuba’s Most Aged. Sancti Spiritus is one of Cuba’s three most aged territories -only preceded by Villa Clara and Ciudad de la Habana- where 18,5 per cent of the population is 60 or older. Read More

Report: Cuba May Free More Political Prisoners

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (CBS4) Human rights activists claim the Cuban government is approaching jailed political prisoners, asking if they would accept release from prison in return for exile from Cuba. If true, this would mark the second time in 2010 that Cuba has traded freedom for exile form&nbsp; political prisoners, actions raising questions among South Florida's exile community. Read More

Complex Cuba: Island excursion reveals many sides

<p style="text-align: justify;">As a graduate student working on Afro-Cuban journalism at the turn of the 20th century, I got to travel to Havana, Cuba, this summer for five weeks of research at the José Mart' National Library. At the Miami airport, aside from being the lone non-Cuban on this particular flight, I had by far the least baggage. Everyone else was laden with food, bicycles, consumer electronics and car tires - enough goodies and supplies for years' worth of missed Christmases and birthdays of family back on the island. It is, of course, nigh impossible to deliver such goods any other way. Read More

José A. Figueroa. A Cuban Self-Portrait: A Book Looking At Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Forty five years of Cuban history (1964-2009) are viewed from the perspective of Cuban photographer José A. Figueroa (Havana, 1946).&nbsp; The book, recently presented in Cuba, covers forty five years (1964-2009) of the country’s history in images. It depicts the reality captured from the perspective of Cuban photographer José A. Figueroa (Havana, 1946).<br> <br> Read More

Chamber of Representatives Discuss Budget Project

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/03/2010. The Budget and Finance Committee of the Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives on Sunday held an extraordinary session to discuss the articles of the draft five-year financial framework for 2010-2014. The committee chairman, the deputy of the ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front), Doreen Ibarra explained that they decided to sit this Sunday due to little time to analyze a text "really important in several areas." Read More