With the start of operations of the XL Airways France airline, flying from Paris to Varadero, the weekly flights between France and Cuba now amount to nine. That company hopes to bring at least 160 tourists on each trip through April 2011.
Read MoreCuba will not have a “small shop economy,” Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning Marino Murillo affirmed. He reiterated the government’s will to maintain the predominant role of the socialist state enterprise, despite the expansion of the private sector. The minister, in statements to parliament, insisted on the need to give greater autonomy to state enterprises and eliminate the subsidies to entities with losses.
Read MoreHip hop, rap and urban music are musical genres in vogue. They are assimilated by many and scorned by others. Damian Rabilero is a professional advocate (a lawyer) but does not advocate his profession. He is a poet basically, a video producer and one of most interesting young people who have remained in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
“It’s said that we live a dizzying time, and that’s why I had the idea of breaking out of an atmosphere of a small audience in which works are read with a certain cadence. It’s also a way to present poetry as a show.”
Read MoreDuring 11 days of retracing their steps through the streets of Havana in search of the best selections — in the drizzle, cold or sun — Cuban movie buffs enjoyed a worldwide panorama on celluloid. The journey was long and interesting throughout this 32nd edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, and this past Sunday, December 12, the awards were officially granted.
Read MoreUS passports are accepted in Cuba as are those from any other country. In the case of US citizens you will have a paper tourist visa and they won’t stamp your passport.
Read MoreThe following is a summary of the weather forecast for the week of December 16-22 in Havana. There will be an influence of continental high pressures that will move toward the east, making us expect maximum temperatures to fluctuate between the 19° and 24°C and minimum temperatures between the 12° and the 17°C.
Read MoreControversy has flared up in Venezuela over planned reforms to the law on online media, especially because restrictions that already apply to the content of radio and television broadcasts would be extended to the internet.
Read MoreOne should always keep it in mind that the shoe repairer is not the criminal but the victim of an economic model that has made the trafficking of influence and stolen goods the main source of income for its own bureaucracy.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro headed Wednesday the start of sessions of the Cuban parliament, which will discuss the economic reforms proposed to be approved at the next congress of the ruling Communist Party.
Read MoreA total of 31 meteorological stations in Cuba registered record minimum temperatures early Wednesday for the month of December, said the Cuban Meteorology Institute. The marked descent is due to a “continental mass of dry and cold Arctic air” that will extend to the entire island.
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