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Cubaa s Cinema Fiesta BeginsHAVANA TIMES, Dec. 2.- The 30th Havana Film Festival had its official inauguration Tuesday night but many of us were outside the main movie theaters in the capital before 10:00 a.m. to catch the first of five ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 10:07
New vaccine plant to be inaugurated in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN); In an effort to increase the production of the anti-meningococcal vaccines for Cuba and other countries, a new plant will be inaugurated on Wednesday, at the Havana-based Finlay Medical Research Institute. The new facility has a production capacity of up to 100 million doses of vaccine active components.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Dec-2008 01:00
Castro denies involvement with FARC in new book
HAVANA, Cuba: Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro denies having supplied arms or given financial support to guerrilla groups in Colombia in a new book he has written, Prensa Latina said. Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto presented the book, titled “Peace in Colombia,” at an event in La Paz on Monday.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Dec-2008 01:00
Mission Miracle flight leaves Guyana for Cuba
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The 75th batch of patients, the latest beneficiaries of the Mission Miracle programme, a joint initiative of the governments of Guyana and Cuba, Tuesday left to undergo eye surgeries in Cuba. This is part of phase two of the programme. Phase One screened over 40,000 Guyanese.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Dec-2008 01:00
Malecon: Cuba's Wall of Lamentations
Meet my Malecon seafront, the borderline where another reality begins. The wall of lamentations, the beginning and end of illusions.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 17:39
Forest Ranger Guards Havanaa s Trees
HAVANA TIMES, Dec 1 .- "It all began with the cutting of the ceiba," recalls Isbel Diaz, founder of the project "El Guardabosques" , an environmental initiative that seeks to raise ecological awareness among ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 14:01
Cuba-China Team Up on Tourism Investments
Cuba and China will establish joint ventures in the area of tourism, which the island's government is trying to boost with the construction of new hotels, golf courses, marinas and theme parks in the provinces ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 10:09
Arts and Crafts Fair Opens Thursday
The 12th International Arts and Crafts Fair of Havana begins December 4 at the Pabexpo Fairgrounds, organized by the Cuban Cultural Assets Fund.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 10:08
Jojazz Winds Up in Havana
HAVANA TIMES, Dec. 2.- Havana's Jojazz Festival-Competition came to a close on Sunday with the awards ceremony and Cuba's national dance, the musical genre Danzon, taking center stage with the improvisations of ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 10:06
CARICOM to honour Cuba's Fidel Castro
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are planning to honour former Cuban president Fidel Castro at the upcoming CARICOM-Cuba summit in Santiago de Cuba in December. Secretary General Edwin Carrington said the 15-member Community was still to decide a mechanism.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Dec-2008 01:00
Movie Madness Storms Havana
HAVANA TIMES, Dec. 1.- The 30th Havana Film Festival starts Tuesday with a full day of films.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 00:42
Music, an Incurable Love
HAVANA TIMES, Dec. 1.- Less than 24 hours before the awards ceremony and closing of the 2008 Jojazz Festival the last session of competitions was rather strange.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 00:41
New Photos from Havana JoJazz Festival
The Havana Jojazz Festival had its closing night on Sunday when the awards for the best interpretations and compositions were announced
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 09:33
Castro attends Cuba's first Catholic beatification
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuban President Raul Castro attended a ceremony for the country's first religious beatification on Saturday in another sign of warming relations between the Communist-ruled island and the Catholic Church. Dressed in a dark suit, Castro sat in the first row at the mass.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 01-Dec-2008 01:00
Play Ball: Pinar over Santiago in Opener
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 30.- The 2008-2009 Cuban Baseball Season began on Saturday night with the inaugural game between defending champion Santiago de Cuba and runner-up Pinar del Rio.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 19:34
FIART Arts and Crafts Fair
HAVANA TIMES, Nov 30.- A huge arts and crafts fair takes place in Havana from December 4-14 with the participation of artisans from 13 countries from Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 08:13
Havana Jazz Jams
HAVANA TIMES, Nov 30.- Jazz is a music of mixes; a blend of sounds, colors, races, temperaments.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 08:12
Bored Stiff
It's very common for Cubans to receive poor service at most stores or eating establishments.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 18:06
Jazz Lets Loose in Havana
HAVANA TIMES, Nov 28.- When the first notes of the 11th Jojazz Festival sounded Thursday night at Havana's Mella Theater the temperature began to rise and people began taking off their sweaters.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 09:39
Venezuela's Chavez investigates adversaries
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government has started legal investigations of some of its political opponents after the opposition gained ground in state elections. Officials are investigating an anti-government television station, and have interrogated a top opposition politician.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 29-Nov-2008 01:00
Russian leader meets Fidel Castro in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday as the two Cold War allies strengthened their ties, Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency reported. The meeting came at the end of Medvedev's Latin America tour seeking energy, military and trade cooperation.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 29-Nov-2008 01:00
Havana Film Festival to Screen Riverside
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 28.- The life of Latin American immigrants in the United States, a theme dealt with on the movie screen from very different angles -from the most racist and stereotyped to the most violent ...
Source : Topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 13:24
Russian leader visits Cold War ally Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): If Russian President Dmitry Medvedev needs reminding of how times have changed when he visits Cold War ally Cuba on Thursday, he should look no further than Moscow's old Lourdes intelligence base in Havana. Medvedev is the first Russian leader to travel to Cuba since 2000.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 28-Nov-2008 01:00
Russian President Arrives in Cuba
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 27.- Russian President Dimitri Medvedev arrives in Cuba on Thursday in the fourth visit of an important leader to the island in less than a month.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 15:40
Films that Tackle Touchy Social Issues
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 26. .- "Viviendo al lA mite" , a documentary by Cuban filmmaker Belkis Vega that follows the lives of five HIV-positive people, will be shown for the first time on Cuban television this week, ...
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 10:43
EU, Cuba ink cooperation deal as ties improve
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuba and the European Union on Wednesday agreed on up to 30 million euros for rebuilding areas damaged by hurricanes and other projects in a step to restore aid suspended five years ago in a row over human rights. The EU imposed diplomatic sanctions in 2003.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Nov-2008 01:00
Shipwreck may hold key to Turks and Caicos lineage
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): A pair of glass-eyed idols led marine archeologists to the wreck of a Spanish ship that once carried an illegal cargo of African slaves believed to be the ancestors of many of today's inhabitants of the British colony of Turks and Caicos. The Trouvadore carried 93 African captives.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Nov-2008 01:00
Sean Penn Interviews Raul Castro on Obama
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 26.- Cuban President Raul Castro told actor Sean Penn in an exclusive interview for The Nation magazine that he would be willing to meet with President-elect Barack Obama, seeking to improve ...
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 22:07
Teaching Philosophy in Cuba
I have taught philosophy at the University of Havana for the last three years and I have learned a lot since that time.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 10:12
Parents of Jamaicans studying in Cuba meet in Kingston
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The annual meeting of the Association of Parents of Jamaican Students in Cuba, whose children are studying at universities on the archipelago, has been held in Kingston. The meeting was attended by the head of co-operation with the Cuban embassy to that nation, Jorge Crespo.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Nov-2008 01:00
Ozone therapy on slipped disks shows positive results in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, (ACN): The use in Cuba of ozone therapy has been proved to be very efficient in the treatment of slipped disks, as it relieves the pain and disability caused by the condition. The direct application of the gas to the spine or the muscles surrounding, reduces the slipped disk.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Nov-2008 01:00
Commentary: Reflections: The G20, the G21 and the G192
As if there were not enough reasons to go mad, the proliferation of acronyms related to the crisis is such that one can hardly understand them. The first was the G20, a selected group meeting in Washington that pretended to represent all. The second was the also selective APEC group which met in Lima.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Nov-2008 01:00
Cuba's Raul Castro open to meet Obama says report
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuban President Raul Castro is open to meeting US President-elect Barack Obama on neutral ground to try to resolve the island's four-decade-old feud with Washington, according to an interview with a US magazine. The interview for The Nation was conducted by US actor Sean Penn.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Nov-2008 01:00
Baseball: The Passion Begins
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 25.a ' Cuban baseball is around the corner with the new season getting under way on Saturday November 29th.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 00:05
Cuban Art on the Auction Block
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 25.- Top Cuban art goes up on the auction block Wednesday November 26th in an annual event held at the landmark Hotel Nacional.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 00:03
Masculinity Workshop in Macho Cuba
HAVANA TIMES, November 25.- The Ibero-American Network on Masculinity holds a workshop in Havana on Tuesday on the construction of masculinity related to topics such as sexuality, sports, music, culture and ...
Source : Topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 18:24
Hurricane funds for Cuba collected in St Lucia
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A night of Cuban salsa was organized in Castries, Saint Lucia, to collect funds to alleviate the damage caused to Cuba by hurricanes Gustav, Ike and Paloma. The cultural activity, convened by the Saint Lucia- Cuba Friendship Association, was held at the Spinach recreational center.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Nov-2008 01:00
High tech digitalized x-ray equipment to be produced in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): High tech RX 800 digitalized equipment for x-ray examinations will be produced in Cuba for use in the hospitals and polyclinics of the archipelago. Awarded the Design Prize during the recently concluded International Trade Fair, the RX 800 provides images in six seconds.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Nov-2008 01:00
Cuba's birth rate increased in 2008
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The sustained increase of the live-birth indicator reported in Cuba from January through October of 2008, compared to last year, is good news and it could turn the demographic course of the country. The statistics were compiled from figures collected in health centers and other data.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Nov-2008 01:00
YOU TELL ME...
Yesterday at work, my colleagues were discussing the expectations of the Cuban people following the election of a new US president.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 23:46
Our Children: Hope of the World?
November 24, 2008 Irina Echarry - Gonzalo is a 4-year-old neighbor. What he likes most is the beach, although at night he is obsessed with reaching the moon.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 23:45
Chilean President to Visit Cuba in 2009
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 24.- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, will travel to Cuba in February 2009, reported IPS on Monday.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 23:44
Russian Interest in Cuban Oil and Nickel
HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 23.- Russian companies will participate in the search for oil in Cuba's exclusive zone in the Gulf of Mexico, reported IPS.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 09:07
Morales Wants New OAS with Cuba
HAVANA TIMES, Nov.23.- Bolivian President Evo Morales said Saturday in La Paz that it might be necessary to create a new Organization of American States that includes Cuba, if the United States continues to ...
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 09:06
Cuba's Majestic Western Tip
Cape San Antonio is the far west of the Cuban archipelago located on the Guanahacabibes peninsula in the province of Pinar del Rio.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 09:05
never waste a crisis
The president-elect of the United States of America, Barack Obama, inherits the inbox from hell, but an all-points crisis like the present one also creates opportunities for radical change that do not exist in ...
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 08:31