Barnet Gives Lectures in Italy on Don Fernando Ortiz

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.13 - 10:43:42 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- Intellectual Miguel Barnet gave in Rome two lectures on Cuban sage Fernando Ortiz, at the Cervantes Center and at the dance school of the Timbalaye project, respectively. Barnet, president of the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), in a meeting sponsored by the Ache Foundation and the Timbalaye project, described Ortiz as the most useful man for 20th century social sciences in Cuba, the Prensa Latina news agency reported. Read More

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MH/Levin: Isaac Delgado's tribute album reclaims Nat King Cole's Latin Legacy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Nat King Cole's Spanish-language recordings remain popular in Cuba today and are easily obtain in bootleg editions. MIAMI HERALD. Sat, Sep. 11, 2010. Cole en español: Isaac Delgado's tribute album reclaims Nat King Cole's Latin legacy. BY JORDAN LEVIN. ZAYRA MO / EFE. Cuban salsa singer Isaac Delgado's idea to record the Spanish songs of Nat King Cole was one of those singing-in-the-shower inspirations -- simultaneously natural and presumptuous. Read More

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US top diplomat refers to Cuba's new economic policies

<p style="text-align: justify;">Friday, November 12, 2010.The top US diplomat for Latin America said Wednesday that the United States looked favourably on Cuba's new economic policy shifts though he acknowledged "greater liberalisation" was needed. "These reforms could point to an important shift in Cuban economic policy," Arturo Valenzuela told reporters on a brief visit to Uruguay. Read More

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Cruise ship tourists back in Cuba after 3-year slump

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Rigoberto Diaz (AFP) HAVANA — Only 220 tourists got off the cruise ship Gemini in Havana Friday, but for Cuban officials it signaled the end of a three-year slump in a key sector crippled by a US company's duty to comply with Washington's economic embargo. "Cruise line operations were extremely limited by the US blockade, and it's been three years practically since the country's seen regular business," Cubatur travel agency president Lester Oliva told AFP as he welcomed Spain's Happy Cruises ocean liner. Read More

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Cuba Denounces 'Virtual' Castro Plot in New Game

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba Denounces New Video Game in Which Players Try to Kill Virtual Fidel Castro. The Associated Press. By PAUL HAVEN. HAVANA November 10, 2010 (AP). Cuba harshly criticized a new video game in which U.S. special operations soldiers try to kill a young Fidel Castro, saying Wednesday that the violent role-playing glorifies assassination and will turn American children into sociopaths. Read More

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Dengue: The Vaccine that is Coming

<p style="text-align: justify;">By late 2009 it was estimated that worldwide there were about 10 projects of candidates of bovine against dengue, an illness which incidence has grown spectacularly around the world in the last times, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). <br>&nbsp; <br> Read More

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Havana's Lights and Colors

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Giusette León García. One round moon and the lone dog light up the seafront nights, three shooting stars like a diminutive hummingbird to light wishes evoking someone or imagining all the mysteries of Havana, accomplice of such restless city... Afterwards, there is another city, actually the same, but from a different perspective. Under the lights that shine in every creator, Havana introduces itself diverse, inspiring, and attractive, in the exhibition "Luces de la Ciudad". It will last throughout the month of November at the Vedado Hotel, as part of the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of this center. Read More

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G-20 Summit Ends with Many Promises

<p style="text-align: justify;">11/11/2010. Without eliminating concerns about the urgent need to step up the fragile recovery of the global economy, the G-20 summit concluded on Friday with a declaration announcing measures for next year. The document's approval includes a certain level of calm after preparations and an inaugural session, where differences were reaffirmed between various members regarding ways to solve problems associated with commercial and monetary policies, including reform of the international financial system. Read More

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Santa Clara’s Int’l Airport Ready to Take on More Flights

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.12 - 14:39:14 / [email protected]. Santa Clara, Cuba.- The Abel Santamaria International Airport of the central city of Santa Clara is ready for an increase of 160 flights during the upcoming winter season, meaning that a larger number of travelers will be arriving in this facility this year’s season as compared with the same period in 2009. The airport’s director, Mario Ricardo Mir, told ACN the air terminal received around 225,000 travelers last year. He noted that during the 2009 winter season, up to 32 flights landed in Santa Clara per week while they expect the number to increase to 40 in 2010. Read More

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Cuban Academy of Sciences to Assess Admission of Foreign Experts

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.12 - 15:41:05 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC) will assess the admission of foreign experts linked to this organization that contribute to the development of their specialities. The president of the Academy, Ismael Clark Arxer, told ACN that analyzing recommendations is one of the key issues to discuss during a plenary meeting scheduled for the Theatre of the National Aquarium beginning on Saturday, November 13. Read More

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