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French Unionists will Join May Day Celebrations in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, April 17 (acn) A delegation from Paris' Electric Union will participate at May Day celebrations and central rally in ...
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Key West celebrates centennial Cuba flight
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being honored.Rosillo's son Albert Rosillo and other family members unveiled a bust of the pilot Friday at Key West International Airport.The unveiling marked the 100th anniversary of a May 17, 1913, race between Domingo Rosillo and ...
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Cuba Confirms Readiness to Talk to the U.S. on Alan Gross Case
HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez confirmed on Monday in Brasilia that Cuba has expressed to the United States its willingness to begin serious and respectful talks to try to find a solution around the case of Alan ...
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Raul Meets with the Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade
HAVANA, Cuba, May 6 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday afternoon with Fernando Pimentel, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of the Federative Republic of Brazil, who is on a working visit to the ...
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Oxfam International Supports Cuban Sustainable Agriculture Program
HAVANA, Cuba, May 2 (acn) Over 1 600 hectares of cultivable lands were rehabilitated by using modern watering systems that help counter drought effects, as a result of cooperation actions that the island has maintained with Oxfam international confederation for two ...
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Fidel and Raul Honor Portillo de la Luz
HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Floral tributes by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, and of Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, were present on Monday at the funeral rites held for prominent Cuban composer Cesar Portillo de la ...
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Esteban Lazo Meets with the President of PARLATINO
HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) The member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the National Assembly of the ...
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ALBA Countries Define in Cuba Its Social Agenda
Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our ...
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ALBA Recognizes Cuban Alicia Alonso Artistic Career
Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) granted today its Award of the Arts 2012 for her work/life to ...
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Foreign-trained workers see roadblocks in careers- NJ man says illegal animals remind him of Cuba
Highly skilled immigrants run into roadblocks when trying to practice their profession in the United States, a new report says. The report, by the Migration Policy Institute, says foreign-trained immigrants encounter problems when trying to get validation in this country for training and work experience acquired overseas. The obstacles are particularly substantial in certain fields, such as ...
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Major Cuban Wetland Has Dedicated Risk Reduction Center
Matanzas, Cuba, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban municipality of Zapata Swamp, the largest and best preserved wetland in the Caribbean islands, has had a Center for Risk Reduction Management (CGRR) since 2005 to assist in alleviating extreme weather effects. Located in the southwest of Matanzas province, about 120 miles southeast of Havana, this region has around 9,300 inhabitants distributed ...
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Intl Event in Santiago de Cuba Assesses Hurricane Sandy
Santiago de Cuba, May 17 (Prensa Latina) A panel of experts evaluated the passage of Hurricane Sandy, as part of the 6th International Conference on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, which ended in this eastern city today, with 10 countries in attendance. Almost seven months after the disaster, scientists analyzed the behavior of the phenomenon, characterized by a rapid intensification, aided ...
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Cuban Painting Music On Display in France
Paris, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban music and painting converged on the same stage during the opening here of an exhibition of visual artists from the Caribbean country, which also featured a performance by trova singer Tony Avila. A dozen works by three painters from Pinar del Rio: Humberto Hernández, Pablo Fernández and Quisbel Blanco comprise the exhibition at the Alejo ...
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CUBA Classic American cars live on
One of the things Cuba is best known for is its classic American cars. There's still an estimated 60,000 vintage vehicles in the communist country. (Photo: Veronica Cintron, ...
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China Delivers New Vessel to Cuba
Beijing, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has added another cargo ship, named Haydee, to its merchant fleet, the seventh delivered by China to that Caribbean nation, as part of a deal for 10 bulk cargo vessels contracted at the Shanghai shipyards. Information provided by the Cuban Consul in Shanghai, Ariel Lorenzo, said that the delivery ceremony took place at the company's facilities at ...
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Jodhaa Akbar Opens Indian Cinema Week in Cuba
Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The premiere of the film Jodhaa Akbar, by director Gowariker Ashutash opened the Indian Cinema Week in Cuba, which pays homage to one of the more productive industry of the so called seventh art. The exhibition, which will run until May 22, began with Jodhaa Akbar, a historical drama (2007) ranked among the highest grossing films in that country, that year. The ...
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Ariel Castros Murder of Unborn Highlights Abortion Debate
Ariel Castro (L), appears in court with public defender Kathleen DeMetz (R) in Cleveland, Ohio, May 9, 2013. Ariel Castro, 52, a veteran school bus driver fired from his job last fall, was formally charged with kidnapping and raping the three women, who were rescued from his house on May 6 evening shortly before his ...
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Ex-Scots MP’s firm to build Cuba golf resort
Owners of a UK firm chaired by former Scots MP and trade minister Brian Wilson will be celebrating with huge Havana cigars after winning the right to build the first new golf resort in Cuba since the revolution more than 50 years ...
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Alan Gross jailed in Cuba settles suit against employer
U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross and his wife Judy pose for a picture in Jerusalem in the spring of 2005, in this family photograph released on October 23, ...
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Cuba Venue of Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches
HAVANA, Cuba, May 16 (acn) The 6th Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) will be held in this capital from May 22nd through the 26th, announced on Thursday Pastor Nilton Giese, general secretary of that ...
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Cubans Farmers Mark their National Day with Commitment to Food Production
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Cuban farmers mark National Campesino Day on Friday as they reaffirm their commitment to an increasing production of food for the ...
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Spanish Singer David De Maria to Offer Concert in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, May 16 (acn) Spanish singer David De Maria will offer a concert on Friday along with ...
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Cubans Prepare for Hurricane Season
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) As the hurricane season approaches for the Caribbean Area on June 1, Cubans strengthen their capacities to lower vulnerabilities with the civil defense annual exercise known as Meteoro 2013, which will take place throughout the island on ...
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23 Cuban migrants returned home by US Coast Guard
MIAMI -- U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have returned nearly two dozen Cuban migrants to their homeland.The Coast Guard says 23 people were repatriated to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, on Wednesday.A dozen Cubans were picked up May 10 in a vessel spotted in the waters south of Islamorada. A second vessel carrying 11 Cubans was interdicted the same day in the waters southeast of Key West.The ...
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U.S. Contractor Jailed in Cuba Settles Suit Against Employer
WASHINGTON -- An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the company he was working for when he was arrested and the U.S. government with failing to warn him about the risks of working on the communist-controlled ...
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Cuba and Venezuela pushing ahead with major undersea project
Submarine cables are the information gateways of the modern world and Cuba will soon be linked to Venezuela and Jamaica by one, which will increase the efficiency of information flows between the countries by over 3000 times.
Work on an underwater cable that will link Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is underway with the survey ship RV Ridley Thomas mapping the ocean floor between the countries to determine the exact path of the cable. Read more
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