Imperial reports rise in Habanos sales

<p style="text-align: justify;">Imperial Tobacco, the British company that markets Cuban cigars worldwide, reported $22,4 billion in revenues for the six months ended March 31, up 2.2 percent from $21.9 billion in the first half of the 2009-10 financial year.Net income was $1.51 billion, up from $1,127 billion.The company said that sales of Cuban cigars rose 2 percent during the six months, “a very pleasing performance given the challenges in Spain, which is the largest market for Cuban cigars.” Read More

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Cuba to Host Int’l Conference of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.10 - 13:42:59 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, Cuba.- The Ninth Cuban Congress of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy begins in Havana on Wednesday, May 11, with the participation of nearly 270 national specialists and several professors from Spain and Mexico.The event will be dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Dr. Haydee Pascual told Prensa Latina news agency. Read More

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Cuba Secures 19 Tickets for the Cycling Pan Am Games in Guadalajara

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.05.10 - 10:30:47 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, Cuba.- Cuban cyclists won 19 tickets for the 16th Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, during the 2011 UCI Pan-American Championships in Medellin, Colombia. Added to the places obtained by mountain cyclists Lizardo Benitez and Vicente Sanabria were those of another 17 Cuban cyclists that will participate in the track and road competitions of the continental event in October. Read More

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