Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cuba News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/cat/d3ec65f36ba00308/
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:02:41 +0000
| 02/07/2012 04:07 PM |
| Fidel Castro mocks UK over Falklands |
| The former Cuban leader has painted a bleak picture of the world in a two-hour broadcast during which he ranted about Britain's claim to the Falklands, the security situation in Syria, ... |
| 02/07/2012 03:59 PM |
| Virgilio Piñera"s work in Cuban Book Fair |
| Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Six works by the renowned Cuban playwright Virgilio Piñera (1912-1979) will be released during the International Book Fair 2012, which will be held here from 9 ... |
| 02/07/2012 03:04 PM |
| U.S. Travel To Cuba Grows As Restrictions Are Eased |
| The U.S. government has restricted travel to Cuba for a half-century. However, the Obama administration has gone back to a Clinton-era policy that eased some limitations, and some 400,000 Americans ... |
| 02/07/2012 02:11 PM |
| Cuba Undertakes Actions to Face Effects of Meteorological Phenomena |
| SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn) The Cuban Research Center on Tropical Tubers is developing clones of cassava, papaya, and banana short varieties (maximum height around one meter) to reduce the ... |
| 02/07/2012 02:11 PM |
| Thor Heyerdahl School-Sailer to Arrive in Cuba on Sunday |
| PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Carrying 34 German students on board, the school-sailing vessel Thor Heyerdahl will arrive in the westernmost Cuban province of Pinar del Rio on Sunday, January ... |
| 02/07/2012 02:11 PM |
| National Conference of the Cuban Communist Party Begins on Saturday |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) The First National Conference of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) begins on Saturday, January 28, with the purpose of assessing the work of this political organization, ... |
| 02/07/2012 10:44 AM |
| Fidel Castro warns of bleak future, touts memoir |
| International News: HAVANA, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part ... |
| 02/07/2012 10:07 AM |
| Fidel Castro presents his memoirs -- "Time Guerrilla" |
| Fidel Castro presented two volumes of his memoir entitled "Time Guerrilla" in a ceremony that marked his first public appearance since last April, Cuban media ... |
| 02/07/2012 06:54 AM |
| Ministers from 18 Countries to Attend University Congress in Cuba |
| Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Ministers of Higher Education of 18 countries expect to attend the 8th Congress University 2012, which will meet next week in Havana, said sources from the Organizing ... |
| 02/07/2012 06:12 AM |
| Cuba TV airs Castro book-release party |
| Ex-Cuban president recently released 1,000-page memoir TV airs first portion of 6-hour release party During party, Castro jokes and talks about current ... |
| 02/07/2012 06:11 AM |
| Ag parts to return to plant in Havana |
| The sickle guards are coming back to Havana. A $934,000 project looks to put manufacturing back on the map in the Mason County town. The guards, agricultural equipment used in combines and ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Documentary on Cuban Childhood to be Premiered in Spain |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The documentary Keinuka mugaz gaindi, based on the tour of Cuba carried out by the ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Dilma and Raul Visit Building Works at Mariel Port |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, accompanied Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for a visit to the Mariel port installations ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Self-employed Workers Happy about Courses on Accounting and Tax Systems |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn) Courses on the accounting and tax systems offered by the National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC) have been widely welcomed by Cubans who are ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| In Cuba 99.4 % of Children Reach the Age of Five |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) The mortality rate of children under five, which indirectly shows the survival likelihood of kids up to that age, is one of the most important indicators worldwide to ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Number of Fixed and Mobile Telephone Lines Increased in 18.5% in 2011 |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 27 (acn) The number of fixed and mobile telephone lines in Cuba increased in 18.5% in the year 2011, Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported on ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Local Authorities Warn Over High Mosquito Infestation in Santiago de Cuba |
| SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) Health authorities from Santiago de Cuba called for intensifying prevention actions faced with the threat of dengue-transmitter Aedes aegypti mosquito in the ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Exhibition on Norwegian Architecture Inaugurated in Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) John Petter Opdahl, ambassador of the kingdom of Norway to Cuba, praised on Wednesday the innumerable architectural jewels of Havana, of various times, while ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| University of Havana Celebrates its 284th Birthday |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) The oldest in Cuba and one of the first of the Americas, the University of Havana celebrated on Thursday its 284th birthday in a solemn ceremony in its original location ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:24 AM |
| Cuba Supporters from Australia, New Zealand to Arrive in Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 27 (acn) The 29th Southern Cross Brigade of Solidarity with Cuba coming from Australia and New Zealand is expected to arrive in Havana December 28 where they will participate ... |
| 02/07/2012 05:13 AM |
| Cuba cancels national cycling tour again for economic constraints |
| HAVANA, Feb.6 (Xinhua) -- The Tour of Cuba, the most important national cycling race was suspended for the second consecutive year, due to "strong economic constraints", the official Cuban ... |
| 02/07/2012 02:39 AM |
| Dominican Republic and Cuba for Greater Trade |
| Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Secretary of State and Executive Director of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic Eddy Martinez expressed his interest in promoting trade, ... |
| 02/07/2012 01:50 AM |
| Cuba trip for disadvantaged after year of saving |
| After saving their money for a year, nine homeless and low-income men and women from Gatineau were scheduled to fly to Cuba on Monday night for a week-long ... |
| 02/07/2012 01:49 AM |
| A first, not a trend |
| Genaro Pea , air service development director for the airport system. "This is obviously very new and it's going to take awhile to develop, but we are very optimistic that we have all of ... |
| 02/07/2012 01:34 AM |
| Mexican Navy rescues 6 Cuban migrants in Caribbean |
| Mexico City - The Mexican Navy rescued six Cuban migrants who were adrift in the Caribbean off Isla Mujeres, near the resort city of Cancun, the Navy Ministry said ... |
| 02/07/2012 12:59 AM |
| Cuba Resorts to Hybrid Tomatoes to Cut Down Imports |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) Specialists at the Lilian Dimitrova Horticultural Research Institute, located in eastern Mayabeque province, developed several new types of hybrid tomatoes by ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:44 PM |
| Cuba Highlights World Condemnation to US Blockade |
| Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Fifty years after been official, the US government´s economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Caribbean island of Cuba generates the almost ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:44 PM |
| Peruvians March for Release of Cuban Five |
| Lima, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian youths marched on Monday to demand that U.S. President Barack Obama release the Cuban Five, as the anti-terrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prison are known ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:44 PM |
| Cuban Literacy Method Arrives in Ecuadorian County |
| Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban method of literacy "Yo Si Puedo" (Yes, I Can) started to be applied in the Ecuadorian county of Tungurahua Monday, where 5,000 people from 15 to 75 ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:44 PM |
| Cuban Dayron Robles Prepares for London 2012 |
| By Duber Luis Piñeiro Havana (Prensa Latina) Cuban male 110m hurdle sprinter Dayron Robles is getting ready these days to face the competitions of the year 2012 and especially to try to ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:44 PM |
| Best Boxer in the Americas in 2011 |
| Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Middleweight fighter Julio Cesar La Cruz was selected the best boxer in the Americas in 2011, the National Information Agency (AIN) reported on Monday. La Cruz, world ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:23 PM |
| Trade with Cuba jumps to US$61.4M, but target is US$700.0M |
| Santo Domingo. - Trade between Dominican Republic and Cuba jumped to US$61.36 million or 45% more compared with the previous year, though the government's target is US$700 million, so that both ... |
| 02/06/2012 10:14 PM |
| Cuban blogger blocked from travelling to film premiere in Brazil |
| The Cuban government's repeated denial of exit permits to critics like Yoani Snchez can only be seen as retaliation for the expression of their legitimate political views and ... |
| 02/06/2012 09:55 PM |
| Cuba Elementary School to hold annual screening |
| Cuba Elementary School will hold its annual screening for children ages 3-5 in the areas of motor, concepts, language, hearing, and vision. Screenings will be held at the Cuba Elementary School ... |
| 02/06/2012 09:54 PM |
| Havana girls hold on to defeat Chiefs at shootout |
| QUINCY, Ill. - After posting a Southeast Conference victory at Fairfield Friday night, the Keokuk Chiefs were back on the bus Saturday morning to face Havana in the Superfan Shootout at Quincy Notre ... |
| 02/06/2012 09:02 PM |
| Program Released for Pope's March 23-29 Mexico-Cuba Trip |
| Benedict XVI Will Give More Than 10 AddressesVATICAN CITY, JAN. 31, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican today presented the official program for Benedict XVI's March 23-29 trip to Mexico and ... |
| 02/06/2012 06:55 PM |
| Positive Results by Cuban Judokas in France |
| Paris, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Ronaldo Veitia, the coach of the Cuban women's judo team, described the delegation's performance at the 2012 Judo Grand Slam Tournament, held this weekend in ... |
| 02/06/2012 06:55 PM |
| Cuba""s Agricultural Contracts Cannot Be Postponed |
| Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Farming contracts in Cuba cannot be postponed to assure an increase in production and economic stability and to prevent crimes, said ANAP President Orlando Lugo. The ... |
| 02/06/2012 06:50 PM |
| Vatican may put Cuba’s Felix Varela on the road to sainthood |
| A look at Cuba’s Jaime Ortega as he celebrates his 75th birthday and offers a resignation that will almost certainly be rejected by the ... |
| 02/06/2012 05:56 PM |
| Mexico rescues 6 Cubans from drifting boat |
| MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Navy says it has rescued six Cubans from a makeshift boat adrift off the Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres. The Navy says a recreational boat reported the drifting ... |
| 02/06/2012 03:29 PM |
| Fidel Castro launches memories titled “Guerrillero del tiempo” |
| Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrillero del tiempo The leader of the Cuban Revolution launched memories Titled ';Guerrillero del tiempo';.Castro launched in this capital two volumes of his memories ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Iron and Steel Industry Innovators Keep Technological Flow Active |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) The outstanding work of innovators like Orestes Martinez Gonzalez keeps technological flow active in the Jose Marti Iron and Steel Company (Antillana de Acero), in ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Province Runs Field Trials for Delta Windmill |
| , Cuba, Aug 23 (acn) The Cuban province of Camaguey began to run field trials of the first Delta windmill prototype built in Cuba for pumping water, in an area for the harvest of several crops ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Sugar Cane Investments Target Seed Production |
| , Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) Investments in the sugar cane sector in the province of Camaguey have made it possible to ensure irrigation on sugar cane seed plantations for the sowing ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Province Promotes Creation of Certified Coffee Seedbanks |
| SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) Cuban professionals from the Experimental Coffee Station (EEC), in the central province of Villa Clara, are promoting the creation of certified coffee seed banks, ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| New Agricultural Machines Tried Out in Cuban Fields |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 5 (acn) Modern machineries for the preparation of soils, like ploughs and harrows, and others, are being tried out in the Cuban countryside, as a result of a program of ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Works for 500 Years Anniversary of Village of Baracoa Boosted |
| BARACOA, Cuba, Jun 29 (acn) Investments, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Nuestra ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuba Dobles Purchasing Price to Sugar Cane Growers Seeking Greater Outputs |
| HAVANA,Cuba, Jun 29 (acn) The Cuban government dobled the purchasing price per ton of sugar cane aiming to attract farmers to develop this crop to boost its production in the country, according ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Third Tourist Destination in the Caribbean |
| HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Cuba is the third most important tourist destination in the Caribbean, said the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero, during a working session of the 31st ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Mexico Happy for Being Guest of Honor in Cuban Fair, says Tourism Minister |
| HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) The Minister of Tourism of Mexico, Gloria Guevara, said in a news conference at the Cuban Hotel Nacional, that her Government is very grateful for being the guest of ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuba Received One Millionth Tourist Earlier this Year |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 11 (acn) Cuba rolled out the welcome mat to receive its one millionth tourist Sunday, 13 days earlier this year as compared with ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Sugar Mill Produces 25,000 Tons without Spending Fuel Oil |
| CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Apr 11 (acn) The sugar refinery mill Argentina, in the province of Camaguey, produced 25,000 tons of refined sugar without consuming fuel oil in energy generation and meeting the ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuba-Venezuela Intergovernmental Commission Underway in Caracas |
| Cuba-Venezuela Intergovernmental Commission Underway in Caracas HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) The Eleventh Cuba-Venezuela Intergovernmental Commission is underway in Caracas with representatives ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba |
| Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) As a result of a wide investment plan by the Cuban Ministry of Basic Industry (MINBAS), a state-of-the-art ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Almost 80% of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited |
| Cuba: Almost 80% of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) Almost 76,5 % of the land given in usufruct by the Cuban government by way of Decree 259 is ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April |
| Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) More than a hundred businessmen, distributors, entrepreneurs and specialists from different parts of ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuba Lifts Tax on All Foreign Currencies |
| Cuba Lifts Tax on All Foreign Currencies HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) The Financial Committee of ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production |
| Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) By the end of February, apiarists from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara exceeded the ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Eastern Cuban Wind Farms Produce More Than 21,000 Megawatts in Three Years |
| HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 28 (acn) The two wind farms in the municipality of Gibara, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, contributed with 21,000 megawatts to the National Electric System, in three ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Holguin Shows Record of Tourist Arrivals in 2011 |
| HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn) The province of Holguin, considered the third top tourist area of Cuba, after Varadero and Havana, reached its peak in tourist arrivals in 2011 with more than 284,000 ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Received Award Granted by University of Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) The Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Li Yuqin, received on Tuesday the ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:07 PM |
| International Congress "Complexity 2012" Inaugurated in Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) The International Biennial Congress "Complexity 2012" began on Tuesday at ... |
| 02/06/2012 02:02 PM |
| President, VP receives thank cables from President of Cuba |
| WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 06th, 2012 (WAM)--President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received a thank cable from Cuban President Raul Castro, in reply to his cable on the Cuban ... |
| 02/06/2012 11:33 AM |
| Past & Future Tense |
| Reese Erlich looks at how Cuba's relationship with the US could change under Obama in his new book Dateline Havana: The Real Story of US Policy and the Future of Cuba. Long before Castro, ... |
