Cuba, China to Build New Luxury Hotel in Havana

HAVANA – Cuba and China are scheduled to begin construction this year on a 117-million-dollar luxury hotel in Havana, the government-run economic weekly Opciones reported Sunday. Read More

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Spanish Minister: EU Position on Cuba Can’t Be Justified

RIO DE JANEIRO – Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in an interview published Monday by the Brazilian daily O Globo that the European Union’s Common Position with regard to Cuba can no longer be justified. Read More

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Granma Daily publishes critical letters on economy

In recent months, Cuba's largest newspaper has published letters to the editor on how to fix the nation's economy. Read More

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Cuban Tourism Boosts Development

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Detailed information by Cuban Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero, disclosed why tourism is the growing spiral of this industry in the Island,despite the hard impact of the global economic crisis. Read More

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Cuba Marks World No Tobacco Day

HAVANA, Cuba, May 31 (acn) Cuba is marking World No Tobacco Day on May 31 with a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness among people about the fatal consequences of this unhealthy habit. Read More

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PAHO Calls on Nations to Follow Cuba's Example

HAVANA, Cuba, May 31 (acn) The representative of the Development Program of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Chilean Cristian Morales, called on the nations of the world to follow the footsteps of Cuba and Venezuela in their medical assistance to Haiti. Read More

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Norge Luis Vera: Paradigm of Cuban Pitching

Norge Luis Vera, one of the best Cuban pitchers at present, was born on August 3, 1971 in the picturesque beach of Siboney in Santiago de Cuba. Read More

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A new space for rap and rumba

Hip hop and rumba will alternate each week, from next 3 of June at the Atril hall of the Karl Marx theatre, in a space that has been named Moña y rumba en Calle 1ra. Read More

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Young talents of the Cuban plastic exhibit in New York

Luis Alberto Pérez Copperi and Camilo Salvador Díaz de Villalvilla Soto, two recognized young talents of the plastic in Cienfuegos, exhibit in The Cuban Art Space, a gallery belonging to the Centre for Cuban Studies, New York, United States of America. Read More

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Fidel Castro Says Banning Coca Is Like Taking Tea away from the English

May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said the global ban on coca, the leaf used to make cocaine, is like taking away tea from the English. Read More

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