Cuba Headlines

Cuba News, Breaking News, Articles and Daily Information

Archive - Nov 16, 2010

Manchester ship's crew paid tribute to José Martí

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.16 - 13:32:57 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba. - Captain of the frigate, Rex Cox&nbsp; placed a flower wreath today&nbsp; before the bust of the National Hero José Martí in the Central Park of this city. Cox and some of his crew members&nbsp; were accompanied by Ship Captain José Piñeiro Loredo, from the Revolutionary Navy and Dianna Melrose, Ambassador of&nbsp; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read More

Anti-Cubans in Miami Smash Candido Fabre CDs

<p style="text-align: justify;">16 de noviembre de 2010. 11:03Havana, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban musician Cándido Fabré filled a Miami nightclub with fans despite 20 anti-Cuban provocateurs who smashed CDs outside the locale. &nbsp; The Granma newspaper reported on Monday that the concert was the first stop of a U.S. tour by the popular son musician and his band. Read More

Gazprom of Russia to Drill for Oil in Cuban Waters

<p style="text-align: justify;">By ANDREW E. KRAMER. THE NEW YORK TIMES. November 15, 2010. MOSCOW: The Russian energy giant Gazprom has joined a growing list of companies that plan to drill for oil in the waters off Cuba, close to the United States but out of reach of its safety regulators. Read More

Correa Asks PAIS Movement to Begin New Stage in Ecuador

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Ecuadorian Patria Libre I Soberana (PAIS) movement begins a new stage on Monday, one in which it must organize its national structures, strengthen its unity, and immediately open the membership process. Read More

Cuba, Guest Country at Mexican Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba is the guest country at the 4th Incentive, Business, Travel and Meetings Exhibition in Mexico, scheduled to be held on November 17-19 in different areas of the World Trade Center in the Federal District. Over 100 companies and local and foreign organizations are expected to take part in the fair with the objective to promote the improvement and implementation of incentives for their staff and clients. Read More

Havana, colors and shadows

<p style="text-align: justify;">Today, November 16 is Havana's anniversary foundation and those of us living in it are fervorously thankful&nbsp; for its protection, the one that embraces us with a colorful and shadow mantle, always enchanting.&nbsp; But what is Havana without its stained glasses, huge doors leading us to the hallways, yards, inner balconies as to unveil the rich history already told and the one still to be released? Read More

Ivette Cepeda’s Musical Seasons

<p style="text-align: justify;">11/15/2010. The singer presents a disc in which she sings must reference themes of the contemporary Cuban song. y: Yelanys Hernandez Fuste. From the stage an artist makes her own lyrics that have marked unforgettable singers. The images show that it’s right there where the singer and the instrumentalists around her, establish an intimate dialogue, close with the audience.&nbsp; It’s Ivette Cepeda, and her music makes all those who listen to it quiver. She wanted to join in a CD DVD all the Seasons (Colibri Productions 2010). I heard about the album this week when somebody invited me to its presentation.&nbsp; Read More

Carlos Acosta Announces Cuban Tour

<p style="text-align: justify;">By. Yllen Riquelme. lunes, 15 de noviembre de 2010. 12:07Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta, principal guest artist of the Royal Ballet of London, will fulfill a longstanding desire with a national tour of Cuba that begins Sunday. &nbsp; "It is a promise I made to myself ever since I premiered Tocororo here in 2003, my first choreography," Acosta told reporters. Read More

New Cuba -Venezuela Relations Model

<p style="text-align: justify;">Caracas, Prensa Latina.Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela and Cuba have created a new model of relations between the two countries and peoples, referring to the 10th anniversary of the Integral Cooperation Agreement. “We celebrated in Havana that important October 30, 2000, in which Commander Fidel Castro and I signed the agreement,” said the Venezuelan President. Read More

Cuba and UK in anti-drug smuggling talks

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana. The British navy is holding talks with Cuba on how to strengthen counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean. The talks come as HMS Manchester entered the country's main port, becoming the first Royal Navy warship to visit Cuba since the revolution. A Cuban honour guard and navy band playing Viva la Revolution welcomed the ship as she docked in Havana Bay. Ship Commander Rex Cox said the visit aims to strengthen collaboration on counter-narcotics and disaster relief. Read More