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Archive - Sep 4, 2011

Virtues and Hopes in Cuba's Tourism

<p style="text-align: justify;">By&nbsp; Roberto F. Campos. The Cuban tourism authorities try to close 2011 with the reception of 2.7 million travelers.In the midst of a changing economic situation that today impacts in many ways, especially in poor countries, tourism is for Cuba a useful tool that takes environmental strategies into account. Until now, the increases and imbalances in fuel prices, and hence the cost of airfare, influence the modern world, especially so in the Caribbean. Read More

Major Caribbean Films to Premiere in Toronto Featured

<p style="text-align: justify;">PL | 04 de Septiembre 2011. The international curtain will shortly go up in Toronto for the premiere of three significant Caribbean films at the 2011 Caribbean Tales Toronto Film Showcase. The trio of major Caribbean cinematic offerings will be screened during the sixth annual action-packed Showcase set for "Hollywood North" at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto from September 7 to 17, 2011. "Calypso Rose: The Lioness of the Jungle", a documentary about the impact of the Trinidadian queen of soca music; "Ghett´a Life", a new Jamaican film with positive messages of overcoming adversity and ignorance; and Antigua´s "The Skin", a film on Caribbean mythology, will play in Toronto. Read More

Julio Casas, Cuban defense minister and longtime revolutionary, dies of heart failure

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Associated Press,HAVANA — Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, who oversaw the Cuban military’s lucrative economic enterprises for years before replacing Raul Castro as defense minister, died Saturday of heart failure, state television reported. He was 75. Casas, who was also a vice president of the Council of State, Cuba’s supreme governing body, was the most important figure from the revolution to die since Juan Almeida Bosque in 2009. Read More

Cuban defense minister dies of heart attack, state media reports

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana (CNN) -- Cuba's defense minister died suddenly Saturday from a heart attack, the Caribbean nation's state news service reported. Julio Casas Regueiro, 75, became head of Cuba's armed forces in February 2008. A longtime revolutionary, he fought alongside Fidel and Raul Castro in the guerrilla war that brought the two brothers to power in January 1959. Read More

Cuba withdraws ambassador from Libya

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has announced the withdrawal of its ambassador and diplomatic mission in Libya and reiterated that it does not recognize the rebels' transitional government. It also has denounced the NATO military intervention that helped drive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi into hiding, saying the bombing killed "thousands" of civilians. It warned that NATO's conduct could create similar conditions for an outside military intervention in Syria, which has been roiled by popular protests as well. Read More

Legal Travel to Cuba is Easier, But It's Not All Mojitos and Montecristos

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Blane Bachelor. Published September 03, 2011.FoxNews.com. After five decades during which most Americans were all but banned from traveling to Cuba, it's finally legal for tour groups to visit the Communist-led nation, thanks to new easing of restrictions passed by the Obama administration. Groups of travelers under "people-to-people exchanges" have begun arriving to the island to enhance the flow of information and culture. Read More

Barroque sounds to inundate Old Havana in September

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Maritza Mariana Hernández. CUBARTE.03 de Septiembre 2011. Ancient scores will come to life during the ninth month of the year in the San Francisco de Paula Church, when on September 3 starts the ninth Barroque September concert season, organized by the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana and the Ars Longa Antique Music Band. Read More

US Questioned at WTO on Cuba Case

<p style="text-align: justify;">By. Ana Julia Suarez Cruz. 11:08Geneva, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The United States has been once again questioned at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva for its persistent stance against Cuba, during a new session of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). Diplomats said that Washington's envoys were not able to give the slightest sign of ethics, by changing at least one phrase of the oft-repeated speech in which they promise to work to amend Section 211 of their Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Read More

Tropical Storm Lee Northbound

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Heidy Morin Rueda. Havana, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Tropical storm Lee will approach the coast of Louisiana, United States, from late afternoon today or early on Sunday, according to reports from the Cuban Institute of Meteorology. Although its movement is very slow and erratic, with a course between northwest and north, the 13th storm of the current season could gain organization and intensity before it makes landfall. Read More

Mayuli Press Announces Exclusive Partnership with Salsa Blanca and Rockero Media

<p style="text-align: justify;">WEBWIRE – Friday, September 02, 2011. New York, New York, August 22, 2011 - Mayuli Press has announced two exclusive partnership agreements with Salsa Blanca and Rockero Media.&nbsp; The agreements were reached after months of negotiations on deeper discounts and shipping as well as distribution channels and delivery schedules. Read More