Gap Adventures Announces 2011 Cuba Trips

<p style="text-align: justify;">TORONTO, ON, January 20, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- While ice and snow pile up across North America, relations with Cuba appear to be thawing. Gap Adventures (www.GapAdventures.com), the world's adventure travel leader, announced today details of its 2011 trips to the island, which offer travelers the chance to soak up the sun and immerse in Cuba's culture while changes within and outside the country continue. Offering unique homestay options, the most competitive pricing in the industry, and only local Cuban guides, the adventure tour operator expects a significant increase in bookings to Cuba. Read More

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55 Indian sports trainers arrive in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011-01-20 11:10:00. Havana, Jan 20 (IANS) Fifty-five sports trainers from India have arrived in Cuba, signalling a fresh chapter in sports cooperation between the two countries.'Two groups of Indian trainers, one for high-performance sports and the other for community sports, will be here for the next six weeks to receive training and suggestions on how to transform India into a sports power,' Cuban Ambassador to India Miguel Angel Ramirez was quoted as saying by Prensa Latina news agency. Read More

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Cuba foresees 3.1 per cent GDP growth this year

<p style="text-align: justify;">Yuri Gala LOPEZ. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. The victory of the revolutionary forces in January 1959 allowed the Cuban people to attain true independence and sovereignty. Since then, our people undertook their project of freedom, solidarity and social justice facing an unjust blockade and aggressions of various kinds. Read More

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Tampa Airport Will Be Eligible for Direct Flights to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Ted Jackovics Tampa Tribune, Fla.Publication: Tampa Tribune (Florida) Date: Friday, January 14 2011. For the first time in nearly 50 years, Tampa International Airport will be eligible to restore direct flights to Cuba,fulfilling a longstanding goal of local Cuban Americans forced to rely on Miami's airport because of federal restrictions. Read More

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Bahamas Petroleum starts seismic acquisition campaign near Cuban waters

<p style="text-align: justify;">January 19, 2011. Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Bahamas, announces that the M/V Osprey Explorer vessel has arrived in the Islands and has commenced acquisition of close grid 2D seismic on the Company's four southern licenses. Read More

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Angola wants to co-operate with Cuba in creation of schools for disabled people

<p style="text-align: justify;">Luanda – The vice president of Angola, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos expressed on Tuesday in Havana the interest of Angola in cooperating with the Republic&nbsp; of Cuba in the creation of special schools, so as to improve the programmes of disabled people's social integration. Read More

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New Minerals Found in Nickel Region Moa, Northeast of Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) A group of minerals new to the northeastern bregion of Moa were found during field explorations by specialists with the Doctor Antonio Nuñez Jimenez Higher Institute and workers with the Pedro Sotto Alba Nickel among the minerals found for the first time in the region are Talc, Clorita and Antigorita, which are metamorphic non-metallic elements, said expert Gerardo Orozco who added that the reserves are still to be evaluated. Read More

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Work set to begin on Venezuela-Cuba undersea cable

<p style="text-align: justify;">By IAN JAMES, Associated Press Ian James, Associated Press. CARACAS, Venezuela – A specialized ship has arrived in Venezuela carrying enough fiber-optic cable to connect the South American country to Cuba, and will soon begin laying the cable along the sea floor to establish a link expected to dramatically improve telephone and Internet service for Cubans. Read More

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Cuba Awarded in Holland’s Tourism Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">During the first day of the event, Cuba, together with Indonesia, Portugal and Slovenia, excelled in this effort. The acknowledgement was widely covered by the Dutch specialized press, the Cuban Tourism Ministry reports in a communiqué.The Cuban stand, located in the area of the Villa del Caribe, showed an interesting design, based on the typical colonial architecture, which was given atmosphere by way of pieces from the new publicity campaign, “Genuine Cuba”. Read More

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Cuba Education Tours Applauds Obama's Changes to Island Travel Rules

<p style="text-align: justify;">Wed Jan 19, 9:05 am ET. Islanders eager to welcome many more Americans. Cubans gearing up for a big jump in stateside visits this year. New regulations and issues are explained by tour operator.Havana, Cuba (PRWEB) January 19, 2011. Last week's announcement from the White House to ease rules that prohibit most Americans from visiting Cuba was greeted with enthusiasm on the island report representatives of Cuba Education Tours. Read More

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