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Cuba Holidays NewsCulture Brigades in Support of Pinar del Rio
Havana, 4 September, - A large group of Cuban musicians, writers, actors, painters and comedians convoked by the Ministry of Culture will form seven artistic brigades that in the coming days will make presentations in communities of Pinar del Rio affected by Hurricane Gustav. At the send off held at the Amadeo Roldan Theater in Havana on Wednesday, Minister of Culture Abel Prieto stressed the gre... Latin Press News News posted on 9/5/2008 1:37:03 PM New Cuban DVD-CD by Los Papines
Havana. - A new DVD-CD by the Cuban percussion quartet Los Papines is due to be launched soon. It includes presentations and interviews with other well-known Cuban artists, who have worked with Los Papines, among them Omara Portuondo, Rosita Fornes and Luis Carbonell. Entitled .Nunca es tarde si la Rumba es Buena' (Its Never Late if the Rumba is Good), the audiovisual material also features con... Cubarte News News posted on 9/5/2008 1:36:04 PM Cuban Robles Loses in Grand Prix
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3, - Cuban Dayron Robles, 110 meters hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder, lost his race this Tuesday in a Grand Prix athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland to American David Oliver. Robles, 21, crossed the finish line in 13.17 seconds by Oliver's 13.02. The American had finished in the third position in the Beijing Olympic Games last month. This is only the se... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/5/2008 1:35:17 PM Solidarity Continues to Increase Across Cuba with Areas Hit by Hurricane Gustav
Havana, September 3 .-- Electrical line crews from several unaffected areas of Cuba are helping in the recovery of the power system in Pinar del Rio and Isle of Youth, the two areas most damaged by Hurricane Gustav on Saturday. More than 100 workers from Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara are supporting Pinar del Rio's efforts to reestablish the electricity services, while a crew from ... Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Germany Keen on Cuba Tourism
Havana, Sep 3, - The 29th International Tourism Fair, FITCUBA 2009, has been promoted in Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany. Germany, which is the island's fifth top tourist market, will be the Guest of Honor at Cuba's main tourist event to be held in Havana in 2009. The Cuban delegation, made up of executives of several hotel chains and Cuban tour operators, is led by Maria Elena Lopez, Deputy Minis... Latin Press News News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Eliades Ochoa, in the Getxo Folk Festival
Spain, - The Cuban musician Eliades Ochoa, the Irish group The Chieftains and the African singer Ismael Lo, will perform in the twenty-fourth edition of the Getxo International Folk Festival (Vizcaya), to be celebrated between September 4 to 7. This musical event dedicated to the most traditional music styles made all over the world. And whose definitive program has been presented by the organiz... EFE News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Cuban Film to Be Screened in Toronto
Toronto, Canada, Sep 3,- The Cuban motion picture "El Cuerno de la Abundancia" (The Horn of Plenty), by filmmaker Juan Carlos Tabio, will be screened at the Toronto International Movie Festival starting here Thursday, until September 14. The comedy focused on the ups and downs of a group of Cubans trying to collect an inheritance deposited in foreign banks since the 19th Century. Tabio called fo... Latin Press News News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Cuba: More and Better Health
Havana.- An important study, unique in the world, was done recently in Cuba as part of the National Program for the Handicapped that covered genetic, psycho-social and teaching factors of all those persons with physical, motor and mental disorders. Prevalence, the main causes of these pathologies such as Mental Retardation (MR), hearing disorders, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, Schizophrenia, ... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Rogelio Martinez Fure to announce the Work of his lifetime
Havana, -The scholar and writer Rogelio Agustin Martinez Fure stated he had done the work of his lifetime with the bibliographic dictionary that compiles African poets from antiquity to modern times. In exclusive declarations to AIN, while celebrating 71 years old, Fure explained that Pequeno Tarik: Apuntes para un diccionario de poetas africanos (Small Tarik. Notes for a dictionary of African p... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/4/2008 6:34:13 PM Cuba Interested in Hosting World Cocktail Bar Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 2. - Cuba is one of the candidates to host the 2010 World Cocktail Cup, considering its results in a recent continental competition held in Havana, reported DTC. The 12th Pan-American Cocktail Competition that recently concluded in the Cuban capital was attended by bartenders from a dozen countries. As a new element in these types of international events, the Cuban organizers ... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/3/2008 4:23:08 PM Housing, the greatest challenge
Pinar del Rio, Cuba. - A single figure illustrates the magnitude of the problem. Hurricane Gustav damaged almost as many homes here as the 14 hurricanes that have hit this province in the last eight years in their totality. Over that period, 102,000 homes in Pinar del Rio - 45% of all housing - were damaged to some extent. According to preliminary estimates, 90,000 were affected this time with... DT News News posted on 9/3/2008 4:23:08 PM Cuba Pays Homage to Guantanamera Author
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 2. - Cuba will pay homage to Joseito Fernandez for his hundredth anniversary this next September 5 and the 80 of the making of his song "Guajira Guantanamera". In statements to ACN, Gisela Brana, director of the Community Cultural Center in the Centro Havana municipality, announced the XVII Festival of Popular Music Joseito Fernandez to run from September 3 to the 5 in the Lecu... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/3/2008 4:23:08 PM Book on Cuban Filmmaker Correspondence
London, Sep 2.- A book written by Cuban actress Mirtha Ibarra to pay a new tribute to her late husband with the letters crossed between the Cuban film director Tomas Gutierrez Alea (Titon) and celebrities of the seventh art and culture will be launched in December in Cuba, Ibarra announced in London. In a recent interview granted to BBC World, during a visit to London to present a cycle with some... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/3/2008 4:23:08 PM American team of soccer in Havana
Cuba. . The national selection of soccer of the United States will play in next date against the square of Cuba, as part of the world's eliminatory of South Africa-2010. Both lists appear in the Group "A" of the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). Canada will receive Honduras (Toronto, Group B), Costa Rica will receive Surinam (San Jose, G-C), Trinidad and Tob... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/2/2008 5:17:09 PM Baconao Aquarium Recovering
Havana, - The facilities of the Aquarium of Baconao Park, in the Eastern province of Santiago of Cuba, recovered after being put under repairs to eliminate affectations caused by meteorological phenomena. The organization offers spectacles with marine dolphins and wolves, as well as the exhibition of more than 30 species, many of them captured in its Caribbean surroundings. A submarine tunnel ... DT News News posted on 9/2/2008 5:16:16 PM Hurricane Gustav Makes History
Havana, September 1st, -The devastating Hurricane Gustav appears to have set a new record for maximum wind gusts in Cuba with the 340 km/h (211 mph) registered at the Paso Real de San Diego, Pinar del Rio station on Saturday. Cuban Institute of Meteorology archives show that these are the strongest winds ever recorded in Cuba, but experts say that some of the worst hurricanes of the 19th century ... Latin Press News News posted on 9/2/2008 5:15:19 PM Hurricane Recovery Underway in Cuba
The direct impact of hurricane Gustav with maximum sustained winds of 240 km/h (149 mph) and gusts over 300 km/h (186 mph) caused large-scale damage in the Isla de la Juventud, Pinar del Rio and Havana Province, in Cuba but not one human life was lost. On Sunday evening, the Round Table program broadcast nationally on Cuban radio and television included a panel of National Civil Defense authoriti... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/2/2008 5:14:36 PM New tobacco brands to be launched at the International Havana Fair
The Empresa Internacional Cubana del Tabaco S.A ("Cubana Del Tabaco" International Company) (ICT), specialized in the mechanized elaboration of Havanos cigars, will launch some new marks during the upcoming Fair of Havana, next November. According to the experts, it is about "Belinda" and "Troya" brands, with greater weight of three grams, as well as the Punchs, one hundred percent natural and w... DT News News posted on 9/2/2008 5:13:52 PM Presence of the Cuban rum in the world grow
Havana. - The Cuban rum commercialized under the mark of Havana Club is present in more than 125 nations of the world, like part of a solid tendency to the expansion. The past year, three million boxes (of nine liters each one) of the mentioned product were commercialized in the entire planet about. It is possible to emphasize, indicated experts that at present time the Havana Club appears in ... DT News News posted on 9/2/2008 5:13:02 PM 2nd Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase
Havana, August, 31,- The 2nd Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase will take place next November here in Cuba, dedicated to Caribbean children and teenagers with the slogan: "Film and Audiovisual Productions Dedicated to Caribbean Children and Teenagers: Reality and Prospects", "The event will officially begin in October and will travel through 28 Caribbean countries, including Cuba on November 20th... Cubarte News News posted on 9/1/2008 4:11:08 PM Hurricane Gustav Left Cuban Territory
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, August, 30- The eye of hurricane Gustav left Cuban territory through the La Palma municipality in this province, after inflicting considerable damage in western Cuba. Civil Defense officials in Pinar del Rio said the most significant events during the passage of the hurricane included its strong winds, which at some points reached 300 kilometers per hour, with a severe impact... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/1/2008 4:10:30 PM Books and Art Close Cuban Summer
Havana, August, 29- Streets of Havana's historical-cultural center are filled with books on Friday during the festival Readings Facing the Sea where fine arts, music and history are meeting to celebrate the end of summer holidays in Cuba. The program includes book readings, theater shows and disguise parties for children, apart from the traditional books sale from La Punta through the Harbor Aven... Latin Press News News posted on 9/1/2008 4:09:38 PM Havana Returning to Normality After Hurricane Gustav
HAVANA, Cuba, August, 31- Social and economic activities are being resumed in the Cuban capital, which suffered minimal damage by the passing of hurricane Gustav that swept the Isle of Youth and the western province of Pinar del Rio. Up to early Sunday morning, partial damage to 19 houses, and tree and branches blocking some streets in the city were reported. A few electric and telephone lines w... Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/1/2008 4:08:57 PM Latin American Athletes among First Guests of Paralympics Village
Beijing, August, 31- The Paralympics Games Village officially opened doors Saturday, with the delegations of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela among is first guests. "The conditions of the installation are excellent", Cuban Sports Institute Jose Luis Rivas (INDER) told Prensa Latina shortly after the arrival of the Cuban delegation. This will be the home for 7,000 athletes,... Latin Press News News posted on 9/1/2008 4:08:12 PM Cuban Dayron Robles Clocks 12.97 in 110m Hurdles
Zurich, Switzerland, August, 29- Cuban Dayron Robles clocked 12.97 seconds again in 110m hurdles at the athletic meet in Weltklasse, Switzerland, and defeated US David Oliver, a contender in Beijing 2008 Olympics. The Cuban sprinter ran the 12.87 second record in New York and has stopped the clock below 13 seconds more than once after. This meet is the 5th stage of the Golden League, where Keny... Latin Press News News posted on 9/1/2008 4:07:24 PM Cuba Has Broad Radio Network
Havana, Aug 28,- Cuba has a broad network of radio stations that reach faraway places in the Caribbean island, said Guillermo Pavon, vice president of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT). Pavon recalled that there are 93 radio stations distributed in all provinces and municipalities of the country, including Radio Esmeralda, which was inaugurated six months ago in the town of the same... Latin Press News News posted on 8/29/2008 11:14:21 AM Cuba, Latin American Leader in Meteorological Services
HAVANA, Cuba, - After all eight radar systems located in Cuba were modernized, the island entered the ranks of the most advanced countries in meteorology development in Latin America, along with Argentina and Brazil. In statements to the Juventud Rebelde newspaper, Tomas Gutierrez, director of the National Meteorology Institute, said the progress of the island and the ability to forecast and fac... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/29/2008 11:13:24 AM Cuban writer to achieve the Latin American theater award in the United States
Holguin,.- The Cuban drama writer, poet, narrator and journalist from Holguin, Jose Luis Garcia has just achieved the Latin American theater award George Woodyard 2008, handed in by the Faculty of Arts and Liberal Sciences from the University of Connecticut , United States . Jose Luis, one of the most interesting narrators from this eastern city deserved the recognition of the competition monito... Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 8/29/2008 11:12:42 AM West Cuba on Alert for Storm Gustav
Havana, Aug 28,- The Cuban western region woke up on alert Thursday after confirming the sudden change of movement of the Tropical Storm Gustav, prone to turn into hurricane after passing Jamaica. According to Jose Rubiera, director of the Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology, current models of the storm's development predicts that Gustav is expected to pass through Yucatan Chann... Latin Press News News posted on 8/29/2008 11:11:56 AM Museums to increase number of visitors during the summer
Sancti Spiritus, - More than three thousand people from all over the country come every week to the seventeen museums that exist in the province of Sancti Spiritus, a greater number than what was registered last year during the summer period. According to Digna Rabi Valdes, specialist in Promotion and Public Relations from the Provincial Center of Cultural Heritage from the area, the increase is... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/29/2008 11:10:42 AM September calls world jazz players
Havana, - September will arrive with the II edition of the meeting Varadero Jam Session, which will caught the followers of this way of making music. Important Cuban figures of the genre from all generations, will gather together at the Matanzas resort, about 150 kilometers east from Havana from the 11 until the 14 of the coming month. Therefore, Chucho Valdes and his quartet, Mayra Caridad Va... Cubarte News News posted on 8/29/2008 11:09:57 AM Cuban Robles for Zurich Grand Prix
Havana, August, 27- Cuban world record holder in 110 m hurdles Dayron Robles will compete Friday in the Grand Prix of Zurich, Switzerland, Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported Wednesday. According to sources, Robles, Olympic champion in the Beijing 2008 games, is also expected in Lausanne, September 2. The Cuban athlete's agenda also includes attending the World Athletics Final on September 13-14... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/28/2008 5:55:33 PM Close to 20,000 people evacuated in eastern provinces given proximity of Gustav
Around 20,000 people have been evacuated in eastern Cuba this Tuesday given the proximity of Hurricane Gustav, which has now weakened to tropical storm status but with the possibility of increasing in intensity again. Some 90 foreign tourists were transferred from the coast of Santiago de Cuba (southeast) to a hotel in the city. Santiago de Cuba, one of the six eastern provinces to have been m... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/28/2008 5:54:53 PM Latest record of Los Munequitos de Matanzas is in production
Matanzas,.- De palo pa'rumba, the latest record of the Cuban folk group Los Munequitos de Matanzas is in the production stage and will be launched by the end of this year. Diosdado Ramos, director of the group said in exclusive statement to AIN that the record is the fifth one with the production house Bis Music and includes over a dozen numbers, one of them is called "Homenaje a Chacha" and is ... Cubarte News News posted on 8/28/2008 5:54:09 PM Cuban Film on Jose Marti Now Shooting
Havana, August, 27- Shooting of a fiction film on the childhood and adolescent of Cuban independence hero Jose Marti began today and is expected to conclude by the end of this year. The film is named Jose Marti, the Eye of the Canary, with script and direction by Fernando Perez and original score by singer-composer Edesio Alejandro. Leading roles will be performed by the boy Damian Antonio Rodri... Latin Press News News posted on 8/28/2008 5:53:26 PM Over 46,500 Hotel Rooms in Cuba
Havana, August, 27- Cuba is currently increasing its tourism infrastructure and has over 46,500 hotel rooms, Deputy Tourism Minister Jose Ramon Rodriguez stated Wednesday. The official attended one of the sessions of the Seventh Pan-American Cocktail Competition, slated for August 25-31 at the capital's Habana Libre Tryp Hotel, with the participation of 180 delegates from 12 nations. Rodriguez m... Latin Press News News posted on 8/28/2008 5:52:39 PM Gustav Hits Haiti, Threatens Cuba
Havana, Aug 26, Hurricane Gustav at midday Tuesday was reaching top of category one with 93-mile sustained winds, located in the vicinity of Port-au-Prince, Haiti and moving slowly west by northwest at 9.3 miles per hour. Eastern Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and Granma have activated their alert systems with evacuation of people living in feeble housing and along the ... Latin Press News News posted on 8/27/2008 1:40:04 PM Looking Beyond the Baseball Setback
BEIJING. - It's not easy to write about a painful loss in a sport that is the nation's passion that provokes the hottest controversies and is the object of a detailed analysis by very demanding fans. The gold medals around the necks of the South Koreans were much deserved. This Asian nation -converted into a world sports power that finished seventh in the 29th Olympics' medals standing-, brought ... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/27/2008 1:39:25 PM Cuba Para-Olympians for Dignity
Beijing, Aug 26, Honor and improvement are top Cuban goals for the 13th Paralympics, to be broadcast on the island. Jose Luis Rivas, vice president of the Cuban National Sports and Recreation Institute (INDER), said all 32 athletes wish to win a medal and improve previous marks and ranking. In welcoming the delegation at Casa Cuba, next to the Cuban embassy in Beijing, Ambassador Carlos M. Perei... Latin Press News News posted on 8/27/2008 1:38:44 PM Two Cubans Join Dominican Academy of Spanish Language
HAVANA, Cuba, August, 26- Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal and Roberto Fernandez Retamar, president of Casa de Las Americas cultural institution, were welcomed as members of the Dominican Academy of Language (ADL). Like other personalities -among them Jose Guillermo Ros-Zanet, president of the Panamanian Academy of Language- the two Cubans were admitted into the academy as corresponding member... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/27/2008 1:38:01 PM Cuba Hosts Cocktail Event
Havana, Aug 25,- Supported in the development of the Cuban tourism, the Seventh Pan-American Cocktail Competition starts Monday in the capital's Habana Libre Tryp Hotel attended by tens of regional experts. About 350 Cubans and foreigners are so far expected to participate as a competitors and guests in an event that includes different kind of meeting and talks on the preparation of cocktails. ... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/26/2008 2:13:08 PM Eusebio Leal Granted Award in Spain
Madrid, Aug 25, Havana Historian Eusebio Leal Spengler will receive the 2008 Olaguibel Award from the Basque-Navarre Architecture College in November, because of his outstanding work in the integral rehabilitation of the old part of the city of Havana. The Spanish award is granted to people or institutions contributing to the diffusion of architecture, even when they do not influence, or are dir... Latin Press News News posted on 8/26/2008 2:12:29 PM Havana Historian Leads Out-Of-A-Novel Tour
Havana, Aug 25, Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal was leading on Friday a tour of the places mentioned in Cecilia Valdes, the most outstanding work of 19th-century Cuban novelist Cirilo Villaverde (1812-1894). Cecilia Valdes is considered a portrait of Cuban slavery and one of the first Cuban novels to deal with local customs, incestuous relationships, social injustice and the conflicts of the 1... Latin Press News News posted on 8/26/2008 2:11:42 PM Cuba, Rap on the run
Wanted by the FBI for black activism in the States, Nehanda Abiodun fled to Havana, where she became the "godmother of Cuban hip-hop". Outside a run-down apartment block in the eastern suburbs of Havana, a group of teenagers plays football in the street. They meet and greet each other like long-lost friends with hugs and slapped handshakes, and gesture to the top of a nearby building. If you foll... New Statesman News posted on 8/26/2008 2:10:53 PM Cuban Women Volley, 4th in the World
Beijing, August, 23- Cuban women volleyball team lost the bronze medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to China, though it is still one of the top volleyball teams worldwide. Cuban head coach Antonio Perdomo told Prensa Latina that a fourth place, reaching semi-finals and discussing the medals are signs of the quality of the female team. Minutes after the match against the Chinese Perdomo said the ... Latin Press News News posted on 8/25/2008 4:13:00 PM Cuba Wins Two More Silver Medals in Boxing
BEIJING, China, August, 24- Cuban boxer Carlos Banteux won the silver medal in the 69 kilogram division in the boxing tournament at the Beijing Olympic Games that finished this Sunday. Banteux lost his combat 18-9 against Kazakhstan's Bakhyt Zarsekbayev, Chicago world championships bronze medallist. The bronze medals were won by Chinese Hanati Silamu and South Korean Kim Jungjoo. This was the la... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/25/2008 4:13:00 PM Cuba Gets Silver in Olympic Baseball
Beijing, August, 23- Cuban baseball team got the 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medal on Saturday after losing the game against South Korea 2-3. The Cuban team could not overcome a tight disadvantage of two runs from the first inning when South Korean first base Lee Seungyuop made a home run with a man on base. Korean southpaw Ryu Hyunjin seized control of the game, except for the home runs of Mic... Latin Press News News posted on 8/25/2008 4:13:00 PM Cuba among the Latin American Olympic Leaders
BEIJING, Cuba, August, 24- In what may be considered the best Olympic games of modern times, Cuba made a worthy performance at Beijing 2008, with two gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals. Cuba occupied the third place among Latin American and Caribbean countries, after Brazil and Jamaica, and the fifth in the Americas; it got the 28th position in the general medal standing. The Cuban delegatio... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/25/2008 4:13:00 PM Beijing 2008: Truly Exceptional Olympic Games
HAVANA, Cuba, August, 24- Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee described Beijing's 29th Olympic Games as "truly exceptional", as he gave his closing statement of the event, at the Birds 'Nest National Stadium. "The world has learned more about China and China has also learned about the world," said Rogge who thanked the Chinese people for the hosting of the games. He s... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/25/2008 4:13:00 PM Cuba clobbers U.S. baseball team; will fight for Olympic gold
BEIJING.- Cuba beat the United States 10-2 this Friday, and will face South Korea for the gold medal in baseball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Solid pitching by opener Norge Luis Vera and an effective closing by Pedro Luis Lazo allowed just two runs, guaranteeing Cuba a place in an Olympic baseball final for the fifth time in a row. A triple by Hector Olivera, followed by an error and then hom... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/23/2008 5:33:00 PM Cuban Volleyball Player Elected IOC Member
Beijing, Aug 21, - Cuban volleyball star Yumilka Ruiz was elected into the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Twenty-nine athletes were candidates for membership in the IOC Athletes' Commission, including current and retired Olympic athletes. The Beijing 2008 election was held over the past 15 days and athletes were asked to pick four from 29 candidates. Each ath... Latin Press News News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Cubans Shaking the World with Their Salsa
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 21,- The musical "Viva Cuba," created and produced by Yolena Alonso with musical support from her father Pachito Alonso, was successfully staged at the 2008 International Zaragoza Expo, in Spain. After three years of successful performances in Germany and China, this summer the show is being staged in Spain, where it was ranked as one of the best five shows of the mega-fair of ... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Dayron Robles Gives Cuba Second Gold Medal at Beijing 2008
Cuba, Aug 21,- Cuban Dayron Robles got the gold today after scoring 12:93 in the 110-meter hurdles men at Beijing Olympic Games and gave Cuba its second Olympic title. Robles came in followed by US athletes David Payne and David Oliver, who got silver and bronze respectively. Robles was very close to breaking the Olympic record set at 12, 91 by Chinese Liu Xiang at Athens 2004. He became the se... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Cuba and China for Olympic Bronze next Saturday
BEIJING, Cuba, Aug 21,- The Cuban women's volleyball team will discuss the bronze medal against the Chinese collective next Saturday, at the 29 Olympic Games Beijing 2008. The Cubans lost to the US team with an unbelievable scoring of 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-17) at the semi-finals. China got the ticket to discuss the bronze following its fall before Brazil 0-3 (25-27, 22-25, 14-25), in a competit... Latin Press News News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Cuba shines in Beijing
Cuba will be aiming for an unprecedented eight gold medals as the Olympic boxing competition reaches the semifinal stage on Friday. Cuba has by outperformed everyone else in Beijing with eight of their 10-strong team reaching the last four - no other country has qualified more than four fighters for the semifinals and Russia, who started with 11, are down to just two. But while Cuba have i... AFP News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Olympic Baseball: U.S.- Cuba baseball rivalry endures
BEIJING -- The Cold War is over, even in sports. Gone are the classic Olympic battles between the U.S. and Soviet Union in basketball and hockey and between the U.S. and East Germany in women's swimming. However, one rivalry remains -- on the baseball diamond, where a U.S.-Cuba matchup is often about more than just sports. "The rivalry between Cuba and the U.S.A. is close to my heart," said Cuba... LA Times News posted on 8/22/2008 2:28:00 PM Yipsi Moreno Battles to Win Silver Medal
BEIJING, August 20,- Cuba's Yipsi Moreno fought to the end in the Beijing Olympics hammer throw finals and managed a silver medal, the same as in Athens 2004. "Believe me, I gave my best," said Moreno to Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee and Christian Jimenez, head of the National Sports Institute, who went to congratulate her at the end of the competition. Proud, an... Cuba News Agency News posted on 8/21/2008 5:16:00 PM Cuba, US Head to Volleyball Semifinals
Beijing, Aug 20, - Cuba will face the United States Thursday in the semifinals of the Beijing 2008 Olympic women's volleyball. Both teams are the only ones that have beaten China, the defending Olympic champion. Cuba won a previous pool play against the United States (3-0). That result, however, is now irrelevant since Thursday's game will be crucial in the fight for the Olympic crown. The losi... Latin Press News News posted on 8/21/2008 5:16:00 PM Cuban 110 Meter Hurdler Dayron Robles Sends Message of Encouragement to his Friend Chinese Liu Xiang
Beijing, August 20,- Cuban 110 meter hurdler Dayron Robles send a message of encouragement to his Chinese counterpart Liu Xiang wishing him a quick recovery. "I send you greetings, Liu, but I am also sorry you suffered an injury to your right foot", said the young Cuban star, who is the favorite to win the 110 meter hurdles. Robles easily won the semi finals with a time of 13.12 seconds at the... Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 8/21/2008 5:16:00 PM Cuban Robles Reaches Finals with Best Time
BEIJING, China, Aug 20,- Cuban Dayron Robles reached the finals in the 110 meter hurdles after winning his semi-final with 13.12 sec time, the best of all qualified athletes. Roble, World record holder with 12.87 sec, was followed by American David Payne (13.21), and in his heat French Ladji Doucoure (13.22) and Jamaican Richard Phillips (13.43) also qualified. In the other heat American David O... International News Agency News posted on 8/21/2008 5:16:00 PM Modernization of Cuban oil refineries
The modest but stable economic recovery and the integration with Venezuela have created favorable conditions for Cuba to modernize its oil refineries. The re-inauguration of the refinery located at the South Central province of Cienfuegos last year-- closed due to inefficient operation since the 90s-- enabled the island to process 65 barrels of fuel a day. Under a cost of 136 million dollars, t... Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 8/21/2008 5:16:00 PM Cuban Boxers Secure 8 Medals in Beijing
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