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Archive - Nov 17, 2010

US, Cuba Seniors Play Softball in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.17 - 14:19:30 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- Some 40 US senior softball players are currently in Havana city playing a series of games against their Cuban counterparts, the second in two years, in a trip that aims at sharing their love for the sport and closing the gap between the two peoples. “The first trip was very exciting. Cuba is a mystery for Americans” said centerfielder Mike Frank minutes before the fifth game between one Cuban Veteranos team and the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball (EMASS) C squad. Read More

Traditional Music in Eastern Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">The recording studios Siboney, in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, are preparing a new record of Cuban traditional music. The recording house is working on the record "Antología Santiaguera", which will contain 36 emblematic traditional songs. According to experts, the collection, which consists of music composed from the second half of the 19th century to date, will be launched in May 2011 Read More

Cuba's population to decrease

<p style="text-align: justify;">16:57, November 17, 2010. "In the short-term, the Cuban population will decrease substantially," the State National Statistics Office (NSO) said in an official report. Read More

Cuba Takes Part in India’s Trade Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) The Cuban stand has attracted the attention of visitors to the 30th International Trade Fair of <br> India underway in New Delhi, capital of the Asian country. The Cuban showcase at the Pragati Maidan exhibition center includes the traditional “guayabera” shirt, Cuban cigars, Havana&nbsp; Club rum and CDs by the best bands of the country. Read More

Cuba: second seminar draft's debate on Economic and Social Guidelines underway

<p style="text-align: justify;">Four hundred and eighty six persons take part of this session among them party leaders, deans of the Faculty of Economics, economists, communication media and representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and Interior forces. Prensa Web RNV. November 17 2010, 8.55 am. The second national seminar for the preparation of specialists and leaders will lead to the draft's debate on Economic and Social Guidelines of the Revolution now on session in Havana, Granma Daily reported. Read More

Internet At Home - A Distant Dream in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Patricia Grogg. HAVANA, Nov 16, 2010 (IPS) - A submarine fibre optic cable which is expected to greatly increase internet connection speed in Cuba will soon be operational, and is creating moderate expectations among civil society on the island, where private access to the net is not a government priority. Read More

Cuba: saving Socialism with the help of the market

<p style="text-align: justify;">Changes include more investment, ending ration system and liberalizing real estate market. HAVANA, Cuba — With Raul Castro warning that Cuba will fall “off a cliff” if it does not fix its floundering economy, his government has issued a rescue plan to pull the country back from the edge, offering some of the most significant policy changes in a generation. Read More

Cuba to amend laws before economic changes' plan

<p style="text-align: justify;">14:11, November 16, 2010. The Cuban government said it is necessary to amend several laws and decrees before implementing a plan of updating the Socialist economic model, the official Granma daily reported on Monday. The government summarized in a document a seminar in Havana attended by 532 Communist Party leaders on the national debates over "economic and social guidelines." Read More

Jazz Band trip to Cuba could lead to petition signing

<p style="text-align: justify;">News By Kerri Feczko. Staff Reporter. Published: Monday, November 15, 2010. Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010 22:11.&nbsp;&nbsp; If the TCU Jazz Band's upcoming trip to Cuba proves to be safe and successful, the university might consider signing a petition asking President Barack Obama to lift study abroad restrictions off Cuba, Director of Jazz Studies Curt Wilson said. Read More

Cuba stands out in growth of tourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba's tourism sector has shown a 3.5% growth in revenues during the first nine months of this year, if compared to the same period in 2009. According to data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, between January and September,&nbsp; 1205 millions of convertible pesos were obtained, with an increase&nbsp; close to 40 millions. According to data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, between January and September,&nbsp; 1205 millions of convertible pesos were obtained, with an increase&nbsp; close to 40 millions. Read More