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Archive - Nov 21, 2010

Thousands Participate in Maracuba, Marabana Races

<p style="text-align: justify;">The streets of Cuba filled up with sports enthusiasts on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m., as hundreds of thousands of runners and walkers joined in the Maracuba race of 3,000 or 4,000 meters. The popular run, held simultaneously all over the country, is the prelude to the Marabana marathon on Sunday, where more than 2,500 runners from 63 countries will compete, according to the event´s director, Carlos Gattorno. Along with the marathon, runners compete in the 5k, 10k, 15k and 21k categories. Read More

Cuba's economic reform prompts national debate

<p style="text-align: justify;">12:29, November 21, 2010.The Cuban legislature will convene a plenary session on Dec. 15 to gauge the measures under a state project to "update" the country's economic model, which has triggered a national debate in the Caribbean island country.<br> The decision for convening such a session was announced at a meeting of the Cuban People's Power National Assembly on Saturday. Read More

Thinning ozone could be leaving whales sunburned

<p style="text-align: justify;">LONDON (AP) -- The thinning ozone layer could be leaving the world’s whales scarred from severe sunburn, experts said Wednesday. A study of whales in the Gulf of California over the past few years shows that the sea-going mammals carry blisters and other damage typically associated with the skin damage that humans suffer from exposure to the ultraviolet radiation. That makes it yet another threat for the already endangered animals to worry about. Read More

Surge of cholera feared in Haiti’s crowded capital

<p style="text-align: justify;">PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Health workers feared a surge of cholera cases in the shantytowns and muddy tent camps of Haiti’s capital as suspected cases piled up Tuesday and a laboratory confirmed a case originated in the overcrowded city. Read More

Travel Bill Confirmed DOA. What Next?

<p style="text-align: justify;">It has been reported in the Congressional Quarterly that Rep. Berman will not bring the travel bill for mark-up during the lame-duck session. How should this be interpreted? Several options: 1) The inevitable result of the mid-term election results and Rep.Ros-Lehtinen's anticipated position as chair. (Too few committee members will work through the lame duck session--the losers are moving out of offices as is the staff.) 2) Berman never had sufficient support, as the Hill reported at the time of the announcement, and "postponement" of the mark-up was just a face-saving tactic because the election results were predictable. 3) Al Fox was right. We have been played and there was never a serious intention to end travel restrictions or any possibility of White House support. Read More

Multi-Latin Grammy Award Winner, Chucho Valdes Begins Int'l Tour in Spain

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 20 (acn) Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdes and his seven-member band ‘Mensajeros Afrocubanos’ (Afro-Cuban Messengers), began on Saturday in Spain a short international tour that also includes stops in Switzerland and the Dominican Republic. Prior to hosting the Jazz Plaza Festival of Havana from December 16 to 19, Valdes will perform with his band at the Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona where he will present his new album Chucho’s Steps. Read More

Caribbean conference in Miami to include Cuba panel

The 34th Miami Conference on the Caribbean and Central America will feature a Cuba panel. Discussants on the panel, Friday Dec. 3 at 2:15 pm, are Timothy Ashby of Miami-based Pembury Capital, Teo Babun of Miami-based Babun Consulting Group, and Jay Brickman, the Miami-based Cuba point man for Crowley Maritime Corp. The focus of the discussion is on the impact of a Cuban economic recovery on Caribbean tourism and agriculture. Read More

Cuban OK with Mavericks' start eagerly awaiting Beaubois

<p style="text-align: justify;">Mark Cuban gave his analysis of the Mavericks' first 10 games before Friday's contest and came to the conclusion that&nbsp; things could certainly be worse. And better, too. Read More

Scientists Spot First Planet from Another Galaxy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Astronomers with European Southern Observatory''s (ESO) La Silla Observatory in northern Chile have discovered the first planet from another galaxy. Read More

New Products at Cuban Resort for Tourist Season

<p style="text-align: justify;">The destination Jardines del Rey on the Cuban northern coast will offer new non-hotel products for the next tourist season.&nbsp; The modalities are bathrooms and dolphin shows, for which a temporary facility have been prepared in Marlin Marina Cay Guillermo, close to where the dolphinarium is currently being built. Read More