Anxious to prevent the collapse of Jamaica’s overexploited marine fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is promoting the consumption of lionfish to control its burgeoning population. At risk officials say, are the nation’s marine biodiversity, its food security and economic well-being.
Read MoreFrom the generation of musicians who rose to fame in the 1990s, the work of Kelvis Ochoa fuses eastern Cuban rhythms (sucu sucu, guaracha, montuno son, conga, trova, etc.) with foreign, more modern melodies such as rock and the ballad.
Read MoreA high-level commission has been set up to look into appalling medical experiments carried out by U.S. researchers on hundreds of Guatemalans in the 1940s, and the government of this Central American country is debating alternative ways for the United States to make reparations.
Read MoreA mollusc species from the Mesozoic era, between 245 and 65 million years ago, lives in waters north of the Cuban province of Pinar del Río, reported IPS. The trigonia can be seen in the seabed close to Cayo Levisa, an area of tourist interest with 23 sites for scuba diving.
Read MoreThe fibre-optic underwater cable that will join Cuba with Venezuela will be operative by July 2011, Alberto Rodríguez Arufe, deputy minister of informatics and communications, announced. The cable, which will increase by 3,000 times the current speed of data, image and voice transmission in the island, will cost 70 million dollars.
Read MoreHaving barely shaken off the dust from the road, I’m rushing to share with HT readers, some of what I observed during my recent 1,700 mile trip through valleys, mountains, cities, countryside and beaches in Cuba.
Read MoreIt had been raining for a few days in the eastern part of the country, and that day dawn came in the rain. It seemed that Marbelis wouldn’t be on time to her job. “I’m going to be late today,” she said. “Thank God for the rain we need so badly, but please don’t let it rain at this time in the day,” she thought to herself while looking up at the sky.
Read MorePaula is now a hurricane with 120 kph (75 mph) winds as it moves towards the northeastern Yucatan peninsula on Tuesday morning, reports Cuba’s Meteorological Institute (INSMET) in an advisory released at 6:00 a.m. EST.
Read MoreUSA pitching dominated the quarterfinals game against rival Cuba on Monday, striking out a sensational 13 batters in the 4-1 win that kept them undefeated in the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifier.
Read MoreTropical Storm Paula formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Monday and Cuba’s weather experts say they will “keep a very close watch on the evolution and path” of the weather system.
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