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Archive - Mar 8, 2011

Cuba to Start Daylight Saving Time on March 20

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 8 (acn) Cuba will observe daylight saving time at midnight between Saturday and Sunday when the clocks will turn one hour ahead to 1am on March 20, according to a note published by Granma newspaper. Daylight saving time is used as a way to save energy by extending daylight, therefore reducing the need to use artificial lighting. Read More

US Tennis Star Extols Work with Talented People in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Former US tennis star Jimmy Connors praised the process of selection and monitoring of talented people in tennis in Cuba, according to Jit weekly.Connors toured facilities used during the Pan-American Games of 1991 and said to be pleasantly impressed by the system used in Cuba to detect and develop players from early stages to their high performance phase, and recognized the role of schools and the development of human resources. Read More

TIA reports Cuba flights approved for Air MarBrisa, Island Travel, ABC

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tampa Bay Business Journal - Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 4:54pm EST - Last Modified: Monday, March 7, 2011, 6:00pm EST Related: Tampa International Airport has approval from U.S. Custom and Border Protection to operate flights to Cuba.TIA expects to offer flights by summer or early fall. Read More

Tampa establishment hails TIA being awarded the right to have direct flights to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">This afternoon officials with Tampa International Airport announced that they have been given approval to operate direct flights to Cuba, becoming only the fourth airport in the country to provide charter service to the Caribbean island, alongside New York, Los Angeles and Miami.Airport officials were thrilled upon hearing the news. TIA CEO Joe Lopano said, “We are very excited to be named a new gateway airport for Cuba. This announcement will result in much easier and more efficient travel for our considerable Cuban-American community.” Read More

Cuba's Thompson pursuing dream with Astros

<p style="text-align: justify;">MLB.com | 03/07/11 2:35 PM EST. VIERA, Fla. -- He's about as much of a blank slate as you could find in Spring Training, a Cuban national with the last name of Thompson and no professional stats. Very few in the organization knew anything about him, much less had even had a chance to lay eyes on him before this year. Read More

Sarasota’s Asolo Rep will bring ‘Hamlet: Prince of Cuba’ to Miami

<p style="text-align: justify;">The bilingual Shakespeare adaptation will be performed at the new South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in 2012.Theater options in multicultural South Florida are about to become even more diverse, thanks to an Australian-born, Sarasota-based artistic director’s determination to have his company play a larger role in the state’s cultural life. Read More

Alan Gross legal fund, IPS fixes error

<p style="text-align: justify;">March 7 update: An IPS reporter said the press service was wrong about the $2.6 million and has deleted references to it. An inadvertent translation error led to the mistake, the reporter said.March 6 post: Inter Press Service said today that U.S. officials are spending $2.6 million to defend Alan Gross, the American contractor found guilty on accused* of taking part in a "subversive project" aimed at toppling Cuba's socialist government. Read More

Cuba Finished Second in Pan American Cup of Judo

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.07/ radiorebelde.Cuba Finished Second in Pan American Cup of JudoHAVANA, CUBA.- Cuba placed second at the Pan American Judo Cup that concluded on Saturday in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with five crowns, three silver and five bronze medals.The tournament was dominated by Cuba’s main rival in the region: Brazil, whose judokas accumulated seven titles, three silver and two bronze medals. Read More

Cuban Book Fair Wrapped Up, Next Year’s Dedicated to the Caribbean

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.07 -/ radiorebelde.Cuban Book Fair Wrapped Up, Next Year’s Dedicated to the Caribbean. SANTIAGO DE CUBA.-&nbsp; Next year’s International Book Fair, Cuba 2012, will be dedicated to the Caribbean peoples and intellectuals Zoila Lapique and Ambrosio Fornet, as announced during the closing ceremony of this year’s event.Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto said the International Book Fair Cuba 2011 was characterized by an exceptional spiritual and cultural display of the Cuban people. Read More

KLM now with scheduled service to Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">7 March 2011 5. Amstelveen – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch thrice-weekly service to José Martí International Airport on Cuba with effect from its 2011 winter schedule starting 31 October. Cuba will then become KLM’s 68th intercontinental destination.KLM President &amp; CEO Peter Hartman: “From the forthcoming winter schedule, KLM will markedly expand capacity to the Caribbean. Cuba is the perfect addition to KLM’s extensive global network. Read More