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Archive - Nov 7, 2010

Cuban Civil Defense Program Among Best of the Caribbean

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.06 - 20:52:38 / [email protected]. Havana, Cuba.- The Regional Cooperation Program on Early Alarm Systems in the Caribbean considered Cuba’s civil defense and meteorology comprehensive program as one of the most efficient of the region. Read More

Havana Ballet Festival Comes to a Close

<p style="text-align: justify;">Escrito por Rose Ana Berbeo. sábado, 06 de noviembre de 2010. 10:42Havana, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Performances by principal dancers of the Royal Ballet of London and the awards ceremony for the 7th Alicia Alonso Ibero-American Choreography Contest are two of the highlights on Saturday of the Havana Ballet Festival. The Oct. 28-Nov. 7 festival is dedicated to Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, for her 90th birthday, and the last two days are chock full of delights. Read More

Holguín alerts for possible penetration of the sea

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.11.06 - 10:41:41 / [email protected]. Holguin, Cuba. - Nearly 14 thousand residents in low lying areas of the north coast of Holguin province remain largely protected at neighboring homes and families with the possibility of penetration of the sea during the day. The greatest amount of evacuated corresponds to the coastal areas of the municipality of Gibara, the most prone to flooding by wave heights that could register on Saturday as a result of prevailing weather conditions. Read More

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski steps up on world stage

<p style="text-align: justify;">Fresh from a trip to Cuba and on the heels of a summit of Cuban clergy in Miami, Archbishop Thomas Wenski is raising his profile as a diplomat. BY JAWEED KALEEM.In Cuba last week for the opening of the island's first seminary since the revolution, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski was mingling over wine and cheese with an international group of bishops when he ran into a man in a white guayabera.It was Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Read More

Weaker storm still brings Haiti misery

<p style="text-align: justify;">Haiti avoided another major crisis but with destroyed homes, crops and roads, Hurricane Tomas still brought pain to the struggling nation. BY CURTIS MORGAN, TRENTON DANIEL AND JACQUELINE CHARLES.LES CAYES, Haiti -- President Rene Préval flew to the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Tomas on Saturday as weary earthquake refugees began salvaging the meager, muddy remains of their shattered lives. Read More

Noble Extremists who Come with Buena Fe

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Elizabeth Lopez Corzo.&nbsp; From the same garage that saw the birth of the songs included in “Noble Extremist”, Buena Fe’s and Frank Delgado’s last album. The launch of the album is scheduled on a big concert next Saturday 13 at La Tropical. I confess I had heard rumors about the disk, people commented on some of the songs that already raise some controversy (The Sparrow or Cubañolito) due to the social issues they approach, a feature frequently seen in the style of these artists. Certainly many will be surprised just like I was because after you listen to it for the first time, you will return to it and it won't be specifically for those songs but for other beautiful songs. Read More

Cuba crash Aussie women identified

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, November 07, 2010 » 11:39pm. Live 1930 AEDT: Victoria's Brumby v Baillieu.&nbsp; Two Australian women among 68 people killed in a Cuba plane crash were reportedly long-time friends who regularly travelled together. Sydney lawyer Barbara Crossin, 49, and her friend Jacqueline Cunningham, 47, from Brisbane, were killed in Cuba's worst plane crash in two decades, according to News Limited newspapers. Ms Crossin's father, David Crossin, told the newspaper the women had been friends for more than 20 years, after working together as nurses. Read More

ATR to participate in plane crash investigation in Cuba (official)

<p style="text-align: justify;">November 6, 2010, 04:42 pm ET. HAVANA, 6 Nov 2010 (AFP)-society experts from French-Italian Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) will participate in Cuba in a&nbsp; research on the causes of the crash of the ATR 72-212 that crashed Thursday in the center of the island, killing 68 dead, said Saturday an official source. Read More

China Predicts a Rise in Inflation for 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">Escrito por Martin Hacthoun. sábado, 06 de noviembre de 2010. 11:10Beijing, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) China''s inflation rate will climb above 4 percent next year, with inflationary pressures peaking in the first few months of 2011, predicted Zhu Baoling, a researcher with the country''s State Information Center. Read More

Obama Kicked Off in India his Asian Tour

<p style="text-align: justify;">Mumbai, India, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Barack Obama started Saturday his visit to India in Mumbai discussing business, as part of an Asian tour that will also take him to Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Read More