Cuba will extend in its tobacco plantations a new variety of this plant known as Corojo 2006, more resistant to plagues, created in the Tobacco Experimental Station of the western province of Pinar del Río, reported IPS. That region is known in the world for the quality of its tobacco leafs, used to make the famous Havana cigars.
Read MoreThe prosecutor’s office requested a 20-year prison sentence for Chilean businessman Max Marambio for the crimes of bribery, falsification of banking and commercial documents in the trial against him opened at the Havana Provincial Court, reported IPS. Marambio was tried in absence, since he has refused to appear before the Cuban authorities.
Read MoreLuis Posada Carriles, a Cuban exile militant, widely known in Latin America as the leading terrorist in the Americas, has begun his defense in a trial for perjury in El Paso, Texas
Read MoreThe moving away of a high pressure system towards the Atlantic will leave an area of weak gradients and pulling in warmer air to give us a week of high temperatures. At the end of the period, rain is expected. Maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (87°F), while the minimum temperatures will be around 18°C (64°F).
Read MoreTourist arrivals in Cuba increased by 14.7 per cent in the first two months of 2011 as compared to the previous year, the National Office of Statistics announced. That figure represents a recovery in tourist arrivals, which had decreased a little in January and February 2010.
Read MoreThe High Representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton, urged the Cuban government to continue with the releases of political prisoners, after the last two dissidents of the group of 75, in prison since 2003, were set free. Ashton also recognized the role of the Catholic Church and Spain in the negotiations that led to this process.
Read MoreCuban women have gained greater representation in the structures of People’s Power, from the municipal assemblies to the Council of State. According to the report “Women and Men in Cuba: 1995-2009,” of the National Office of Statistics. The most notable advance took place in municipal assemblies, where the proportion grew from 15.5 per cent in 1995 to 33.4 per cent in 2010. Nonetheless, in 2009 there was only one woman president at the provincial level, as compared to 13 men
Read MoreA ship with a Cuban crew and Panamanian flag, which transported salt from Panama to Mexico, was shipwrecked last Saturday in Belize waters, reported IPS. According to the Miami Herald, three of the crew members are still missing.
Read MoreCuba’s quarterfinal baseball playoffs begin on Friday with the Eastern Division leaders Ciego de Avila hosting Villa Clara and Granma receiving Guantanamo. On Saturday the Western Division kicks off with Cienfuegos hosting Habana while Pinar del Rio welcomes Sancti Spiritus.
Read MoreUS Attorney Leonard Weinglass, known for his taking of important political cases, died in New York on Wednesday at the age of 78. Weinglass was the attorney of Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five.
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