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Archive - Oct 2, 2011

Florida quintet greatly admired by the Cuban audience

<p style="text-align: justify;">By John Fleming, Times Performing Arts Critic.Sunday, October 2, 2011. HAVANA. Presented in Oratorio San Felipe Neri, a 17th century church that was later a bank and then converted into a theater, the quintet's concert was the opening episode in a multiyear cultural exchange with Cuba that has raised the orchestra's profile in the Tampa Bay area and now created a sparkling first impression in Cuba. If all goes as planned — though there will be many hurdles along the way — the full orchestra could make a trip to Cuba in 2013. Read More

Members from the Cuban Jewish Community celebrated the eve of Rosh Hashanah with Alan Gross

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Oct 1, 2011 (EFE via COMTEX) --The president of the Jewish community in Cuba, Adela Dworin, said Saturday in a communique sent to Efe that she and the organization's vice president, David Prinstein, visited Gross on Sept. 28, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, at the center where he is serving his sentence. The physical condition of the 62-year-old Gross "is good" and "he is receiving careful medical attention," representatives of the Jewish community said. Read More

Leo Brower Festival being held in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 1 (acn) It is the third festival honouring the oustanding musician, the event opened Friday with a concert named "From Barcelona to Havana" at the Basilica Menor of the San Francisco de Asis Convent in the Cuban capital. Read More

Charter flight from Atlanta to Havana starting Dec 7

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Doreen Hemlock September 30th, 2011 | 11:00 AM.Travel companies are expanding Cuba charter flights now, because the Obama administration has eased rules for Cuban-Americans to visit the island and is allowing more ”people-to-people” tours by U.S. citizens who seek to share directly with Cuban residents, from historians to cigar makers to&nbsp; students. Read More

Cuban film Ticket to Paradise in Spain at the end of October

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.10.01 - 12:43:57 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu.Havana, Cuba. Based on the book Confesiones a un medico (Confessions to a Physician) by Dr. Jorge Perez, the film was chosen by the Cuban Film Institute to represent the island in the candidacy to the Goya prizes, given by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.At present, the movie competes in the official selection of Latin America, in Biarritz, France. The Cuban film Boleto al paraiso (Ticket to Paradise), by Gerardo Chijona, will be screened at the end of October in movie theaters of the main Spanish cities, as part of its successful international tour. Read More

Cuba expects good results in World Baseball Cup

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Dayami Interián García. Panama, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba, the country with the largest amount of wins ever in the history of world baseball cups, will make its debut Sunday at the 39th World Baseball Cup Panama-2011, setting sights on its 26th victory. The last time Cuba won a tournament of this kind was in 2005, giving in to the United States in 2007 and 2009. The Cuban team records a series of world titles that started in 1984 onto 2005. Read More

Havana Club International offers new beverages for Tourists visiting the island

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.30 - 18:46:08 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.-Jameson was the beverage chosen this time for a practice session of cocktail preparation and an expert-guided tasting in which the Irish whiskey was compared with Scotch Johnnie Walter Red Label. Havana Club International has already offered training sessions on cocktails with white rums, and on all Havana Club rums. Read More

Nature and Tourism promoted by Cuba at Intl Congress

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.30 - 14:56:20 /radiorebelde.icrt.cu. SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba.-The International Event of Nature and Tourism, acronym Tournat witnessed a record figure of 234 participants, mostly from 13 nations. The event has really been an opportunity to show the large potential of nature as a tourist product in the central region of the Cuban archipelago. Read More

CELAC Summit to be held next December

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.09.30 - 10:22:50 /radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, Cuba.- The Summit to constitute the Community was originally scheduled for early July in Margarita Island, Venezuela, but was postponed for December 2 and 3 due to the surgery Chavez underwent in Havana to remove a cancerous tumor. Read More

Havana Club marketing campaign inspired by Havana City

<p style="text-align: justify;">In 2010, the company developed a global marketing campaign inspired by the city of Havana, tagged ‘Nothing Compares to Havana.’ Without even mentioning the rum brand, the advertisements simply highlight culture and life in the city. Havana Club also added “Selección de Maestros” last year, a ultra-premium rum in a new high-price category. Despite a drop in Spain, sales of Havana Club rum worldwide rebounded 10 percent to 3.8 million cases during the 2010-11 financial year, Pernod Ricard SA said in its annual report. Read More