 Sydney Morning Herald | Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro launches memoirs BBC News Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, Guerrilla of Time, is almost 1000 pages long and relates his childhood and rise to power in the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro, 85, said it was every ... Fidel Castro launches his memoir Castro releases 'Time Guerrilla' Castro publishes memoir |
 Houston Chronicle (blog) | System over Cuba could spin a cyclone at the Florida Keys Houston Chronicle (blog) The statement notes the potential for a system over Cuba to form into a “subtropical cyclone” within 48 hours as it slowly moves north-northeast toward south Florida. The low-pressure system is mixing with an upper-level trough and producing widespread ... South Florida sees rain from system in Gulf of Mexico Weather Blog: Soggy Weather Pattern Returns |
Trip to “Cuban Paradise” Canada Free Press Recently the Washington Post dedicated three pages of its travel section to Cuba. Apparently, since April last year, the Treasury Department's Office of Asset Control has issued “people-to-people” licenses to organizations such as the National Trust ... WashPost Coos 'So Nice to Meet You, Havana' (But Bring Your Own Charmin) |
 The Epoch Times | Florida Researchers Plan for Cuba Oil Spill Threat The Epoch Times By Marie Yeung Employees work in an oil rig operated by Cuba and China, in eastern Havana in April. With Cuba's increased oil exploration and drilling in the Gulf, researchers in Florida are calling for contingency plans to be developed for coastal ... |
 Bloomberg | Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez denied travel BBC News Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has again been denied permission to leave Cuba. Ms Sanchez said it was the 19th time the government had turned down her request to be allowed to travel abroad. Ms Sanchez writes a popular blog with a wide ... Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil Cuba Denies Exit Permit to Pro-Democracy Blogger Sanchez Invited by Brazil Cuba Denies Exit to Pro-Democracy Blogger Invited by Brazil |
From Cuba to 'Carmen' Cincinnati.com She was a quiet kid growing up in Cuba. She says her mother called her “introverted.” The one place she felt completely comfortable, though, was in her mother's flamenco classes. She started when she was just 3. She was shy but ambitious. |
Cuba Producing Sugar with New Technology Latin American Herald Tribune HAVANA – Cuba has begun to employ a new technology to produce white sugar, a measure that improves its quality, avoids the refining process and reduces the cost of manufacture, local media reported Sunday. The technology, which to date had never been ... |
 The Associated Press | ALBA Foreign Ministers to Meet in Cuba Prensa Latina 05 de febrero de 2012, 12:41Caracas, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) agreed to meet in Cuba soon to assess decisions regarding the exclusion of the Caribbean island in the ... ALBA bloc of nations to see new members ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank |
 Boston.com | Cuba's Raul Castro visits Chavez in Venezuela along with other allies for ... Washington Post CARACAS, Venezuela — Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. Neither man spoke to reporters, and it was unclear what they ... Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez |
Valdés is Cuba's true envoy Columbia Daily Tribune Cuban jazz musician Chucho Valdés performs as part of the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series next Sunday at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. By Aarik Danielsen Because diplomatic ties have been strained for more than 50 years, there are few true ... |
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