Spain’s Sol Meliá hotel company inaugurated the Meliá Buenavista Hotel, a deluxe installation with Royal Service, in Cayo Santa María, on the northern coast of Cuba, Gabriel García, marketing director of the Cuba Division, announced. That company manages 21 per cent of all the rooms built on the island and in two decades of operations has contributed 3.664 billion dollars to the country.
Read MoreThe governments of Cuba and The Ukraine hope to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as medicine, industry and tourism, the media reported after the meeting in Havana between the respective foreign ministers, Bruno Rodríguez and Konstantin Grishenko, According to the Ukrainian official, in 2010 there was a significant increase in commercial exchange, which last year was 23.5 million dollars.
Read MoreWhat an honor it was for us when Jonathan Farrar (the highest US diplomatic representative in Cuba) supported the analysis of BBC Mundo concerning dissidents. This served to confirm our assessment, because he is extremely qualified on that issue.
Read MoreMaximum high temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 19° and 24°C (66° and 75° F), while the low temperatures will be between 13° and 17°C (55° and 63° F).
Read MoreSince I began writing for Havana Times I’ve spoken with Guantanamo residents from all walks of life. Almost all of them gladly agreed to give me their opinion on some specific issue, but always under the condition that neither their name nor their photo be published.
Read MoreOur press reported little on the guests who would be appearing or about anything that occurred following the festival’s opening, all of which compelled saxophonist Bobby Carcasses to jokingly refer to an almost clandestine celebration. (8 photos)
Read MoreJuan Antonio Gallegos sells Mexican tortillas in Cuscatlán Park in the capital of El Salvador. Like other street vendors who work in the area, he has one thing on his mind these days: how to resist the imminent eviction that forms part of the city’s government’s urban renewal plan.
Read MoreThe Court of Crimes against State Security of the City of Havana People’s Provincial Court sentenced Salvadoran terrorist Francisco Chávez Abarca to 30 years in prison for carrying out and organizing bomb attacks against tourist installations in Cuba during the 1990s.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital will build in 2011 a third crematorium to respond to the growing demand of persons who prefer that method for their mortal remains, Lorenzo Cruz, deputy director of cemetery services of the Provincial Budgeted Unit of Cemetery Services, announced. According to Cruz, this year more than 6,000 persons requested that service, as compared to barely 50 when it was inaugurated in 2006.
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