Cuban Tourist Center with Record Number of Visitors

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 18 (ACN) The Jardines del Rey keys, a tourist center on the northern coast of the Cuban central province of Ciego de Avila, reported a record day-occupancy of local hotels by over 6 thousand 500 visitors, a figure never reached in the month of February during high ...

Cuban Hobnobs With Chris Paul In Vegas

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(credit: photo courtesy of Daniel Shak via Twitter) LAS VEGAS (105.3 THE FAN) - So Mark Cuban, Chris Paul and Tiger Woods walk into a bar… It sounds like the beginning of a joke in need of a punchline. But in fact, it’s the rich and famous gathering for a weekend in Las Vegas to benefit The Tiger Woods Foundation. This particular event was ‘Poker Night,’ a $10,000 ...

Raul in Caracas for Inauguration of President Maduro

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, arrived in Caracas on Friday to attend the inauguration of Nicolas Maduro, constitutional President of ...

Machado Ventura Meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Belize

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 18 (acn) Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, met on Thursday morning with Gaspar Vega, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Agriculture of Belize, who is on a visit to ...

The FARC-EP Strengthen Peace Delegation in Havana

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The FARC-EP Strengthen Peace Delegation in Havana HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Guerrilla commander Pablo Catatumbo arrived in this capital on Saturday afternoon to strengthen the team of the FARC holding peace talks with representatives of the government of President Juan Manuel ...

Cuba Receives First AN-158 Airplane Made in Ukraine

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Ukraine delivered to Cuba on Thursday the first of six AN-158 airplanes made in that European country, in line with a bilateral ...

Training Ship of the Mexican Armada Arrives in Havana

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) The BE-01 Cuauhtemoc training vessel of the Mexican Armada arrived in Havana on Thursday as part of its fourth working visit, which will end on ...

Second Stage of Cuban Anti-polio Vaccination Campaign Begins

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) With the objective of maintaining the country free of poliomyelitis, the second stage of the 52nd National Vaccination Campaign against that disease began on Friday, and will end on April ...

Russian-Cuban Forum in Havana Tackles Issue of Infertile Couples

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Russian-Cuban Forum in Havana Tackles Issue of Infertile Couples HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Psycho-emotional aspects of infertile couples, in need of High Tech Assisted Reproduction, is one of the topics delegates at the Russian-Cuban Andrology Forum focused on in this capital on ...

Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

Miami Herald - Sunday 19th May, 2013

On the last day of Cuba Nostalgia’s quinceañera party, Carlos Rosario played dominoes with his son Enzo, Librada Caballero salsaed to Willy Chirino tunes, and Joe and Maria Elena Chambrot tried to find the addresses of their childhood homes on a gigantic floor map.For the thousands of people who attended the three-day stroll down memory lane, the 15th annual tribute to pre-Castro ...

Youths of the World Open Havana Forum in Solidarity with the Cuban Five

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Nearly 150 youths from Cuba and countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East will open today in Havana the 6th International Youth Encounter in Solidarity with the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the United States since ...

Raul Castro Sees Nicolas Maduro off at Havana Airport

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro accompanied visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to ...

Nicolas Maduro Thanks Cuba for Unconditional Assistance

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, expressed his gratefulness to the Cuban people and their leaders for their unconditional assistance given to ...

Cuban Vice-president Meets with Visiting FAO Director General

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Marino Murillo, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, met on Friday in this capital with Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ...

Peace Talks for Colombia Resumed in Havana with Optimism

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) The parties involved in the Peace Talks for Colombia under way in this capital, resumed on Tuesday their talks with optimism and with the commitment to advance in the solution of the social and armed conflict in that ...

Cuba and Saudi Arabia Expand Commercial Bonds

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Cuba and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ratified their intentions to increase commercial relations by way of the signing of a bilateral agreement to contribute to the restoration of water mains in this ...

Australian Aboriginals Learn How to Read and Write with the Help of Cuba

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) The implementation in Australia of the second stage of ...

Cuban Tourism Fair FITCuba 2013 Opens in May

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Varadero, known as the most famous beach in Cuba, will be the region hosting the upcoming 33rd International Tourism Fair, whose main activities will take place at the local Conventions Hall. The event will run May ...

Visiting Solidarity Brigade Supports Production Activities in Artemisa

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ARTEMISA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Some 250 members of the 8th Primero de Mayo Solidarity Brigade support production works as part of the activities they carry out at the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp (CIJAM), of Caimito, Artemisa ...

Havana Readies for May Day March

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Havana workers are getting ready to stage a huge march on May Day at the historic Jose Marti Revolution ...

Delegates from 73 Countries will Attend May Day Celebrations in Havana

ACN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Over 2 thousand unionists, leaders of social organizations and solidarity movements from 73 countries of the world have confirmed attendance of May Day celebrations in ...

President Obama to speak on legality of drone program Guantanamo Bay

Deseret News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration's controversial drone program during a speech this ...