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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Posted on Tuesday, 11.29.11Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez ranked among top 'Global Thinkers'After being honored by Foreign Policy magazine, Yoani Sánchez tweeted that she's just "thinking of how to make the race last until the e... Continue reading
Russia to help Cuba with production of rifle ammunition06:34 30/11/2011MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti)Russia and Cuba are planning to sign a contract on building an assembly line for production of ammunition for Kalashnikov assault rifles, Kommersant... Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 11.30.11Pilgrimage to see pope in Cuba consideredBy Daniel Shoer Rothdshoer@ElNeuvoHerald.comThe Archdiocese of Miami is considering organizing a pilgrimage to Cuba that would allow members of South Florida's Cuban-American com... Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 11.29.11Cleric hopes to meet with jailed US man in CubaBy ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated PressHAVANA -- A delegation of U.S. religious leaders visiting Cuba has asked for access to an American man imprisoned for bringing restricted commu... Continue reading
Wife Of US Man Imprisoned In Cuba Wants Obama's HelpPublished November 29, 2011Fox News LatinoThe wife of U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence in Cuba on subversion charges, asked Monday for President Barack Obam... Continue reading
Avoiding noisey Cuban athletes is key to Games successMatthew Beard, Olympics Editor Matthew Beard, Olympics Editor29 Nov 2011A secret plan to ensure harmony at the 205-nation Olympic village is under way as Games chiefs allocate rooms.Among the main c... Continue reading
Being Fashionable In CubaNovember 28, 2011Rosa MartinezHAVANA TIMES, Nov 29 — Being adequately dressed in Cuba is as difficult as maintaining a balanced diet, getting from one city to another or having a comfortable house.Dressing passably has become... Continue reading
Gobierno cubano contratará a empresas privadas en el 2012El sector privado podría ser contratado para los servicios de alimentación, limpieza, construcción, transporte y otras áreasmartinoticias.com 29 de noviembre de 2011El G... Continue reading
Chinese carmaker Geely sells 1,560 vehicles to Cuban governmentPublish date: Nov 29, 2011Geely, one of China's largest privately owned carmakers, exported 1,560 cars to Cuba on October 22, 2011. The exports represented the Chinese automaker's s... Continue reading
Cuba among the Most Aged Populations in the World by 2050 Monday, 28 November 2011 06:08[Cuba among the Most Aged Populations in the World by 2050.] Havana, Cuba, Nov 28.- The demographic prediction of the United Nations will place Cuba among the most... Continue reading
Cellphone leaks vex Cuban governmentPublished: Nov. 27, 2011 at 3:40 PMMIAMI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Anti-Castro activists say the release of top Cubans' cellphone numbers on the Internet spotlights the growing weakness of the Havana government.A Miami W... Continue reading
Argentina-Cuba air bridge to grow to eight weekly flightsResponding to fast-rising Argentinean tourism in Cuba, Aerolineas Argentinas and Cubana de Aviación are planning to grow Argentina-Cuba routes to eight weekly flights this winter.Visitors fr... Continue reading
Housing Regulations Maintain Restrictions for Cubans / Laritza DiversentLaritza Diversent, Translator: Unstated The housing regulations, recently enacted by the government of Cuba, and which take effect on November 10, leave intact regulations that imp... Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 11.26.11CUBAN CYBERWARCyber commandos spill phone numbers of top Cuban officialsCritics of the Castro regime have adopted a new, Internet-savvy tactic: publishing the addresses and phone numbers of top Cuban officials.By Juan O. Tam... Continue reading
Cubans Seen by ForeignersNovember 27, 2011Regina Cano"When Cubans try to get close to a foreigner, it's not to make friends. It's always with the intention of getting something in return." These were more or less the words of a Latin ... Continue reading
Analysis: The loans are coming!By José Manuel PallíSince Cuba published the recent changes to its housing laws allowing resident citizens to sell their homes, the talk in Miami — especially among those who feel an urgent call to give a nega... Continue reading
Neither Fat, Nor Skinny, Nor Crazy / Rebeca MonzoRebeca Monzo, Translator: Unstated A peasant friend of mine, whose name I withhold, somewhat confused and amazed by an article published in Granma on October 21 of this year, which points to the remarkab... Continue reading
Cuba repatriates three shipwrecked US sailorsAFPCuba has repatriated three Americans picked up recently in Cuban territorial waters after their sailboat ran aground, diplomatic sources said Friday."We can confirm the handover and return of three p... Continue reading
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