Cuba to Host Russian PM Next Week
Russian Prime Minister, Dmitri Medvedev, will visit Cuba on Feb. 21-22 and meet with President Raul Castro. The PM will also visit Brazil the day before arriving in Havana, reports DPA news.
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Organizers of ‘Cuban Music Festival’ Win Trial in Miami
The promoters of a Cuban music festival in Miami won their lawsuit against the Homestead-Miami Speedway organization for it having canceled the event in April 2011.
Read More‘Washed-up’ Drugs Impounded by Cuba
Cuban authorities succeeded in confiscating more than three tons of drugs in 2012, mostly marijuana that washed ashore, according to figures released today in the official Granma newspaper, reported DPA news.
Read MoreCuba and Finland Resume Cooperation
Representatives of the governments of Cuba and Finland signed an agreement in Havana on Tuesday to resume bilateral cooperation. Finland suspended cooperation with Cuba in 2003 to comply with the sanctions imposed on the island by the European Union following the imprisonment of 75 dissidents.
Read MorePreparations Underway for Trade Expo in Varadero
According to the organizers, the event will promote Cuban exports and identify opportunities for local and regional joint ventures, highlighting those sectors involved in food, textiles, construction, technology and services.
Read MoreTrial over Cancellation of Cuban Music Festival Begins
The festival was scheduled for April 9, 2011 at the Homestead Speedway racetrack, but it was canceled by the facility’s owners, who claimed that information was withheld from them. The organizers denied their arguments and have filed for damages of a million dollars.
Read MoreRaul Castro Inspects Areas Hit by Hurricane Sandy
Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday inspected the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, according to a national television newscast. That area suffered severe damage from Hurricane Sandy this past October.
Read MoreCuba Gov. Purges 632 Co-op Leaders
In most countries farm cooperatives are owned by their members who elect a board of directors and/or administrators. In Cuba it’s very different; the state-run coops have little autonomy, an example of which was the decision this week to remove 632 presidents of farm co-ops in one fell swoop.
Read MoreHeineken Cocktail Championship in Cuba
The first “National Cocktail Championship with Heineken Beer,” will be held in Havana in March to highlight the quality of service in local bars and to boost tourism on the island, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreCuba Sends Reps to Spanish Tourism Fair
A large Cuban delegation will attend the 33rd edition of the FITUR International Tourism Fair, scheduled for January 30 to February 3 in Madrid, reads a statement from the Cuban Ministry of Tourism.
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