The presence this week of a high pressure system will allow us to have good weather with partially cloudy days and little likelihood of rain. Maximum temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 22°C (72°F) and the 29°C (84°F), with minimum temperatures between the 13°C (55°F) and 18°C (64°F).
Read MoreCuban parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcón accused the United States of acting with double standards in the trial against self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who was not tried for terrorism charges by the same district attorney of the case of the Cuban Five, imprisoned in the US for over 12 years.
Read MoreCuba will drill 20 new oil wells in 2011, mainly in the area from Havana to Varadero, some 120 kilometers east of the island’s capital, said Rafael Tenreyro, head of the exploration group of the Petróleos de Cuba Company. He noted that the drilling will take place from the coast to the sea, to reduce the environmental impact.
Read MoreCuba and Spain hope to renew by next summer cooperation in education through the establishment of an agreement that replaces the one in place since 1999, announced Mario Bedera Bravo, Spanish secretary of state for education and professional training, who is participating in the Pedagogy 2011 congress.
Read MoreThe 9th Humberto Solás Low-Budget Film Festival will be held in the eastern city of Gibara next April 5-10, according to Sergio Benvenuto, director of the event, which on this occasion will pay tribute to its deceased founder on the 70th anniversary of his birth.
Read MoreI am among those who are saluting the recent decision by President Barack Obama to take another step to bore through the embargo/blockade. In this case it involves the easing of some restrictions on travel and remittances.
Read MoreSeven of the 16 foreign oil companies operating in Ecuador have decided to pull out of the country in disagreement with a reformed oil law that turned the firms into providers of services to which the government will pay a fixed tariff for operating the fields.
Read MoreThe trial of staff at the Havana Psychiatric Hospital for the deaths of 26 patients who died of cold and neglect revealed a dark chapter in an institution that was once a shining symbol of Cuba’s much lauded health care system, and drew reactions of shock and criticism.
Read MoreRepresentatives of the Cuban and Venezuelan governments said they were pleased with how the 23 agreements in the electric power sector are working out, which have made it possible to improve the maintenance of networks, the installation of new equipment and the recovery of others in the South American country, the press reported after a meeting in Caracas. Last year the island helped its principal ally overcome an acute power crisis caused by the worst drought in half a century.
Read MoreCuba will bring together hundreds of Havana cigar aficionados during the 13th Havana Cigar Festival, which will begin on Feb. 21 in this capital, the Opciones weekly reported. The event, organized by the Habanos S.A. joint venture, will feature the Havana Cigar Sommelier contest, a competition in which the participants demonstrate their mastery in the combination of wines and cigars.
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