Bolivia: 25.5 Tons of Cocaine Seized

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda. Sunday, 14 de noviembre de 2010. 11:47La Paz, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The Special Force against Drug Trafficking in Bolivia seized 25.5 tons of cocaine in 1 200 operations conducted throughout the country from January to date. Read More

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Nicaragua Considers Leaving the OAS

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda. Sunday, 14 de noviembre de 2010, 10:02 Managua, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega said that to his government the Organization of American States has lost all credibility and considers the possibility to leave the hemispheric organization. Read More

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Cuba in 12th place of the Women’s World Volleyball Cup in Japan

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.14 - 9:00:39 / [email protected] / Luis Izquierdo Valdés. Havana, Cuba .- Cuba definitely concluded in the twelfth place losing to Holland, three sets to zero, the last day of the Women's World Volleyball Championship in Japan. Cuban women could not keep a 24-20 advantage in the first set, then the Dutch took the initiative with markers 32-30, 25-23 and 25-17. Read More

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Orchestra Chepin- Choven

<p style="text-align: justify;">No date on this Siboney label LP from Cuba but imagine its early 80's or maybe even the 70's. The Chepin-Choven orchestra has reached its 60 anniversary in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Its directors have been&nbsp; Horruitinier Rosell (Chepin) and Bernardo Choven (Choven), This band dedicated to the development and dissemination of Cuban popular music and dance. It has a band jazz orchestra format.An important moment in the history of this versartile group has been its awards in different cultural events in the eastern region back in the 70's&nbsp; and 80's decades. Read More

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Cuba frees the first of 13 political prisoners

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. Sat Nov 13, 11:50 pm ET. HAVANA – The first of 13 remaining Cuba dissidents jailed since 2003 has been released from prison. Read More

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Cuba to free political prisoner who refused exile

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will soon release one of 13 political prisoners who have rejected a government deal to leave the country in exchange for freedom, a family member said on Saturday. Read More

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Cuban-Canadian Alex Cuba says Latin Grammy will open doors in the U.S.

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Nick Patch, The Canadian Press. 12/11/2010 2:56 PM. TORONTO - After a long night celebrating his first Latin Grammy award in Las Vegas, a groggy Alex Cuba was still in a joking mood on Friday. Asked where he was going to put his trophy — for best new artist — the 36-year-old Cuba was quick to poke fun at the situation. "I think I will put it in the bathroom so I can see it while I'm taking a shower," responded a laughing Cuba over the line from his Las Vegas hotel room. "No, I'm kidding. Read More

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Cuba to Host Jai Alai Tournament

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PL — last modified Nov 11, 2010 01:19 PM. Pelotaris, or jai alai (pelota vasca) players from Venezuela, Mexico, Spain and Cuba will compete Nov. 13-19 in the second round of the Capitan San Luis Cup, the Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported Thursday. Cuba to Host Jai Alai Tournament. The tournament will prepare the Cuban players for the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara. The Cubans have the largest team in the Cup, made up of 20 pelotaris of both sexes. Read More

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Sancti Spiritus: Water Reservoirs Current Situation Favorable

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Luis Herrera Yanes — last modified Nov 11, 2010 03:09 PM.Except for the local territory of Trinidad, fallen rain availed the recovery of the underground basins and the main water reservoirs in the central Cuban region of Sancti Spiritus, where hydrological and hydraulic drought is no longer a problem. Read More

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Popular Knowledge Can Transform People's Worlds

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Dalia Acosta. HAVANA, Nov 12, 2010 (IPS) - Valuing and sharing common people's knowledge and experience, awakening critical consciousness and finding paths for effective social participation are the processes used by more than 1,000 people in Cuba working in Popular Education, a liberating approach to education developed by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire in the 1960s. Read More

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