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Archive - Dec 18, 2010

Raul Castro touts economic changes

<p style="text-align: justify;">By ANNE-MARIE GARCIA - Associated Press. HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the future of the country's revolution is at stake as the government tries to institute sweeping economic reforms, adding that the changes are meant to strengthen socialism - not replace it.Cuba has announced it will lay off a half-million workers from bloated state-run enterprises, while simultaneously allowing more free enterprise. Read More

Cuba expects economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:55pm GMT.HAVANA Dec 18 (Reuters) - Cuba expects its economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2011, up from 2.1 percent this year, as it slowly emerges from an extended slump, Cuban officials said on Saturday in a meeting of the National Assembly.Osvaldo Martinez, the assembly's president of economic affairs, said the economy is projected to grow at an average rate of 5.1 percent through 2015. Read More

Cuba and Debates beyond Parliament

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sábado, 18 de diciembre de 2010.Santiago de Cuba, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The sessions of the Cuban Parliament at Havana''s Convention Center have been closely followed by Cubans all over the country.Since early in the morning, newspapers have covered the event and at night local television has broadcast a summary of the lawmakers' debates on key issues for the country and citizens.The analysis in Parliament have coincided with the debates being held at workplaces and grassroots union and political organizations to comment on the courses of Cuba's economy and society Read More

Michael Moore film Sicko was 'not banned' in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Film-maker says diplomats made up the story to discredit film that showed healthcare was worse in US than Cuba David Batty. guardian.co.uk, Saturday 18 December 2010 15.26 GMT. Michael Moore Film-maker Michael Moore speaks at a rally in California in June 2007 before a screening of his film, Sicko. Photograph: Max Whittaker/Reuters Read More

Raul Castro Participates in Final Day of Ordinary Session of Parliament

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 18 (acn) The final day of discussions of the Sixth Ordinary Period of Sessions of the Seventh Legislature of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament) began on Saturday morning at Havana’s Convention Center with the participation of President Raul Castro. Read More

Cuba's National Assembly discusses "Guidelines for Economic and Social Policy"

<p style="text-align: justify;">Top News: The Raúl Castro government plans to gradually impose new taxes on everything from salaries, to land, to utilities, the local media reported following the second day of the National Assembly meeting. Read More

Cuban Parliamentarians Discuss Economic Guidelines and Fiscal Policy

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 17 (acn) With the presence of Cuban President Raul Castro, the members of the National Assembly (Parliament) discussed on Thursday the Draft Guidelines for the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution and the national fiscal policy for 2011. Read More

Cuban Student Wins Hispanic-American Spelling Contest

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.17 - 14:19:02 / [email protected]. Young Cuban student Lisandra Cutiño HAVANA, CUBA.- Young Cuban student Lisandra Cutiño won on Thursday the 11th Hispanic-American Spelling Contest held in Montevideo, Uruguay with the participation of representatives from 11 countries. Read More

XL Airways France Starts Flying to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.12.17 - 14:22:13 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; A new connection between Cuba and France was inaugurated Wednesday with the arrival of the first XL Airways France flight in the Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport, outside well-known resort of Varadero, Matanzas.The airline will be operating in Cuba until late April 2011, flying from the Charles de Gaulle International Airport, in Paris, to San Salvador (Bahamas) and the on to Varadero as the final destination. Read More

Urban Tribes Prowl Havana Nights

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Dalia Acosta. HAVANA, Dec 17, 2010 (IPS) - A different city emerges on the weekends in Havana. Young people, whose faces are as strange as they are common, take possession of the city and reinvent it. They are the "urban tribes," a global phenomenon that has made its mark on Cuba. A stretch of about 700 metres of Calle G, one of Havana's main avenues, is a meeting site for these informal networks. Read More