Ricardo Alarcon Receives European Parliamentarians

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.02 - 10:03:21 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon received a delegation from the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (EUL-NGL), a political group with seats in the European Parliament. Read More

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Tomas Could Hit Haiti with Devastating 1 to 2 Feet of Rain

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist. Nov 2, 2010; 11:25 AM ET. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center is still forecasting Tomas to slam into earthquake-ravaged Haiti as a hurricane late this week, bringing yet another disastrous blow to the impoverished nation. Read More

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Congress of Spanish Travel Agents Underway in Eastern Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 1 (acn) The 21st Congress of the Spanish Travel Agencies Association, AEDAVE, was characterized by a deep analysis of the current world situation and important proposals to boost the tourism industry. Held at the Melia Santiago de Cuba Hotel, the Congress featured several presentations covering different topics from market, legal and economic frameworks to publicity. Read More

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Wenski to host delegation of Catholic leaders from Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Archbishop Thomas Wenski will host a delegation of Roman Catholic leaders from Cuba next week in South Florida, the Archdiocese of Miami said Monday. Read More

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Cuban Minister Checks on Building Works for Fiber Optic Laying Project

<p style="text-align: justify;">SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Oct 31 (acn) Cuban Minister of Informatics and Communications Ramiro Valdes Menendez visited Sunday the building site of the center that will house data terminal equipment for connecting the fiber optic cable to be laid from Venezuela to the island in eastern Santiago de Cuba. Read More

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Cuba to send 3 more prisoners to exile in Spain

<p style="text-align: justify;">By PAUL HAVEN. The Associated Press.2010-11-01T18:35:27. HAVANA — Roman Catholic officials on Monday announced the names of three more Cuban prisoners who have accepted exile in Spain in return for freedom. Read More

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Cuba says its trade figures are improving

<p style="text-align: justify;">01 Nov 2010 19:15:42 GMT. Reuters. HAVANA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Cuba has held the line on imports this year while increasing exports, which is allowing the government to "face up" to its unpaid debts to foreign creditors, Foreign Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca said on Monday. Read More

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Havana to Host International Conference on Sustainable EduTourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana will host an International Conference on Sustainable EduTourism, set for November 7th through the 9th. Among organizations that have confirmed their participation is the Canadian non-profit group, Canadian EduTourism Associates (CETA). In announcing CETA’s participation in the upcoming Havana conference, the group’s president Lana Wood said they continue to push to raise the awareness of the social, environmental and economic importance of sustainable edutourism. Read More

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Old Havana’s El Patio Restaurant, a Gourmet’s Choice

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/31/2010. By Tino Manuel. It wasn’t by chance that José Lezama Lima (1910-1976), author of the novel Paradiso, chose Old Havana’s El Patio restaurant, a place of flavors aplenty and a dreamlike atmosphere, as his culinary headquarters. The writer, who once compared mutton to reading, without detracting from neither, considered El Patio a one-of-a-kind place to taste excellent cuisine. Read More

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A Trip to Havana’s Highest Buildings and Statues

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/31/2010. By: Ciro Bianchi Ross. Havana is a controversial city. Poet Miguel Barnet wrote that “Havana reigns over time and memories.” Cuban architect Andres Dunay described it as “the Rome of Latin America,” Spanish poet Garcia Lorca said that Havana was simply “wonderful,” art historian Graciella Pogolotti pondered that its charm came from its “irreducible ambivalence,” and historian Eusebuio Leal opined that trying to define the city of Havana was as hard as defining poetry. Read More

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