Spain’s Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit of the U.S. Bacardí Company and recognized the ownership by the French Pernod Ricard Company and its Cuban partner Cuba Ron of the Havana Club brand, the press in Madrid reported. Havana Club is sold in 124 countries, but cannot be marketed in the United States due to the blockade against the island, reported IPS.
Read MoreThe elimination of the ration book, the policy of prices and the quality of education are the principal concerns of the Cuban population, according to the results of the debate of the Guidelines for the upcoming Congress of the ruling Communist Party, which up to now have been discussed at workplaces or block and Communist Party meetings by six million persons, reported IPS.
Read MoreThe Cuban government took over the total control of the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA), after buying the shares that remained in the hands of Italy’s Telecom Group, according to a decision by the Council of Ministers published in the Gaceta Oficial, reported IPS.
Read MoreTwo Cuban exiles created a page on Facebook to promote a popular uprising on the island as those that took place in Tunisia and Egypt, according to that social network. The initiative, which until now has close to 1,300 followers, hopes to “provoke a social outbreak that leads Cuba to democracy”, reported IPS.
Read Moreuana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodríguez, who claims to be the oldest person in Cuba, said her long life is due to the countryside’s pure air, healthy food and her heart always full of love for her fellow persons. The elderly woman celebrated this Wednesday her 126 years of life in Campechuela, a municipality in the eastern province of Granma, where she currently lives.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for February 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. It includes happenings in music, dance, theater and the visual arts, etc. in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro believes that “nothing will save” the government of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt amid the massive unrest in that country. Mubarek is also the current chairman of the 118-member Non Aligned Movement (NOAL).
Read MoreCuba will present some 500 titles at the upcoming International Book Fair that starts on February 10, the event’s Organizing Committee announced. On this occasion it is expected that some 200 guest personalities will attend, among them Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú.
Read MoreThe application of double shifts does not resolve the delay in Cuban constructions, where “finishing a building in time, with quality and without exceeding the assigned budget, is a chimera,” according to an article published today in the official Granma daily. The application of this measure has faced problems such as lack of workers, material resources, and organizational deficiencies.
Read MoreCuban political prisoner Diosdado González began a hunger strike in solidarity with his wife Blanca García, who began a fast last January 28 to demand that the government comply with its commitment to release the 11 dissidents who remain in prison from the group of 75.
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