Cuba’s Pinar del Rio on Hurricane Warning
As Hurricane Paula moves north between the Yucatan peninsula and Cuba, a warning is in effect for Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province which may receive a direct hit on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
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Cuba’s Western Tip Near Path of Hurricane Paula
Hurricane Paula became a Category 2 storm on the Saffir Simpson scale early Tuesday afternoon and its path should bring heavy winds and rain to parts of western Cuba in the coming days.
Read MoreLiving Fossil in Cuban Sea
A mollusc species from the Mesozoic era, between 245 and 65 million years ago, lives in waters north of the Cuban province of Pinar del Río, reported IPS. The trigonia can be seen in the seabed close to Cayo Levisa, an area of tourist interest with 23 sites for scuba diving.
Read MoreUnderwater Cable Operative in July 2011
The fibre-optic underwater cable that will join Cuba with Venezuela will be operative by July 2011, Alberto Rodríguez Arufe, deputy minister of informatics and communications, announced. The cable, which will increase by 3,000 times the current speed of data, image and voice transmission in the island, will cost 70 million dollars.
Read MoreCuba Advisory No.3 on Hurricane Paula
Paula is now a hurricane with 120 kph (75 mph) winds as it moves towards the northeastern Yucatan peninsula on Tuesday morning, reports Cuba’s Meteorological Institute (INSMET) in an advisory released at 6:00 a.m. EST.
Read MoreCuba Silenced by US, 13 Fan in 4-1 Loss
USA pitching dominated the quarterfinals game against rival Cuba on Monday, striking out a sensational 13 batters in the 4-1 win that kept them undefeated in the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifier.
Read MoreCuba to Watch TS Paula Closely
Tropical Storm Paula formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Monday and Cuba’s weather experts say they will “keep a very close watch on the evolution and path” of the weather system.
Read MoreMore technical careers in agriculture
Cuba doubled the number of intermediate-level technical careers linked to the agricultural sector to around 19,500, with a network of educational centers that covers almost all the country’s municipalities, Kenelma Carvajal, deputy minister of education, announced. The official also stressed the increase in the income of specialists related to construction. Both increases correspond to a government strategy to reduce the workforce deficit in those sectors.
Read MoreCuba Blanks P.R. Faces USA on Monday
Cuba (5-1) shut out Puerto Rico 4-0 on Sunday and plays its arch rival, USA (6-0), on Monday in the quarterfinals of the World Cup/Panamerican Games qualifying tournament being held in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreCuba to Release Three More Prisoners
Three prisoners sentenced in different cases will be released soon, with which “the number of prisoners who have accepted the proposal to leave prison and travel to Spain amounts to 42,” the Archbishopric of Havana announced this Saturday. They are Ciro Pérez Santana, Arturo Suárez Ramos and Rolando Jiménez Posada, the latter being the only one recognized by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, although he is not included in the group of 75 dissidents sentenced in 2003-
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