Author: Circles Robinson

Cuba 12th, Russia Champ in Women’s VB

Cuba lost to the Netherlands in straight sets (32-30, 25-23 y 25-17) to finish in 12th place at the Women’s Volleyball Championship in Japan. Meanwhile Russia came from behind to upset Brazil in five sets (21-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 15-11) to win the title.

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Second Look at the Havana Trade Fair

The idea that we have of a trade fair —where it’s supposed that people can interact with the products being exhibited— is different from what we see here. Only a few promoters allow people to come up close to their motorcycles or cars to take pictures. (20 photos)

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Brazil Beats Japan, Cuba Plays for 11th

Brazil is one step away from winning the Women’s World Volleyball Championship after a tough 3-2 victory over host Japan on Saturday that lasted over two and a half hours. Cuba, which lost to China earlier in the day, will play The Netherlands for 11th place.

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Havana Times Invites Peter Pans to Visit

Havana Times would like to extend a special invitation to the Peter Pan generation of Cuban emigrants to visit our website and keep up with events and currents of thought on the island, without the usual prejudices existing in pro or contra websites with an axe to grind.

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Spanish Cruiser To Call Cuba Home

The Gemini cruise ship run by the recently created Happy Cruises of Spain docked in Havana Bay on Friday where it will establish its new home port for 8-day trips around the Caribbean.

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Cuba Falls to China in Volleyball (W)

Cuba’s women’s volleyball team lost their first semifinal match on Saturday to China three sets to one in the world championships taking place in Japan. The “Morenas del Caribe” will now play for 11th place in their final match on Sunday against The Netherlands.

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Cuba: Popular Education Transforms Lives

Valuing and sharing common people’s knowledge and experience, awakening critical consciousness and finding paths for effective social participation are the processes used by more than 1,000 people in Cuba working in Popular Education.

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Cuba’s Guide Manual for Party Congress

The manual of proposed changes in the economy published by the Cuban Communist Party as a guide for discussions at workplaces and in community meetings leading up to the April 2011 Party Congress is now available in Spanish. We will also publish it in English when it becomes available.

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Havana Friday Sidewalk Band Concerts

In front of the Hotel Inglaterra, to one side of the Garcia Lorca Grand Theater of Havana, in the heart of the municipality of Centro Havana, every Friday afternoon at four o’clock a singular activity begins: oboes, flutes, saxes, basses and even drummers gather around the baton that will direct this orchestra. (21 photos)

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