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Yoani Sanchez’s Blog Visible in Cuba

Yoani Sanchez’s blog Generation Y had its filter taken off by the Cuban government on Tuesday and can now be seen by those who have Internet on the island, reported Reuters.

Fiber Optics Arrive to Cuba

The fiber optic cable that will link Cuba with Venezuela has just arrived in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. Cuba is now five months away from considerably faster telecommunications and Internet capability, touted to be 3,000 times greater than present.

No Political Obstacles to Internet Access, says official

“There is no political obstacle” for the Cuban government that prevents the development of telecommunications on the island, which would open access to the Internet for all of society’s actors, Deputy Minister of Informatics and Communications Jorge Luis Perdomo affirmed in a conference during the Informatics 2011 event being held in this capital.

Cuba Police at Posada Carriles Trial

Two Cuban police officers and a forensic expert will appear as witnesses starting today in the trial against self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who is being processed in the United States for lying to the immigration authorities of that country. The island’s delegation will be questioned on the attacks against Havana hotels in 1997, in which Italian tourist Fabio di Celmo died.

Cuba Hopes to Boost Coconut Production

Specialists from the Centre for the Development of El Salvador Mountain, in the eastern province of Guantánamo, are introducing new technologies in the cultivation of coconut, whose production has nose-dived in the last 20 years, the local press reported. The aim is to raise the results in coconut plantations through a management that is “more sustainable based on the use of local resources and adapted to the specific conditions of each area,” said Albaro Blanco Imbert, researcher with that scientific center.

Legendary Cuban actress dies

Actress María de los Angeles Santana, one of the legends of Cuban television, cinema and theatre, passed away in the island’s capital at the age of 96. Santana was awarded the National Theatre Prize in 2001 and of Television in 2003 for the work of a lifetime.

Cuba to have Telecommunications Law

Cuba will have its first telecommunications law in 2011, Wilfredo López, director of Regulations and Standards of the Ministry of Informatics and Communications, affirmed. According to the official, the legislation will establish frameworks on the use of the radio spectrum, the social role of telecommunications and the rights of operators, be they public or private.

Orientales Win Cuba All-Star Game 15-13

Cuba’s annual baseball all-star game proved disastrous for pitchers and a field day for hitters, a reflection of the regular season in which batting has stood out over pitching. The game was tied 8-8 after nine innings and in the tenth the Orientalesscored seven times only to struggle to contend Occidentales who scored five before taking the loss.

Ladies in White Against Hunger Strike

The Ladies in White asked Alejandrina García, wife of political prisoner Diosdado González, to end her hunger strike, after the renewal of the releases of the dissidents tried in 2003, according to statements to the accredited foreign press on the island, reported IPS.

Cuba on Computerized Health Systems

Cuba will present its experiences and perspectives on the computerization of the health system during the 8th International Congress of Computer Science in Health, to be held starting Monday in the Cuban capital. The island hopes to present during the event its advances in areas such as telecommunications, electronics, medical equipment and automation, reported IPS.