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Cuban Wins $150,000 Eco Award

Rios, 47, won the 2010 award for Islands and Island Nations for promoting sustainable agriculture while working with farmers to increase crop diversity and reduce reliance on pesticides and fertilizer.

Screaming in a Vacuum

My immediate sensation was one of watching a comedy film. Everybody was laughing at this man who only hollered (perhaps at himself): “Whoever you are, Christ will save you. Say yes to Christ in the depth of your soul.”

Cuba Hosts International Congress on Information

The 11th International Congress on Information (INFO 2010) will begin today in the Cuban capital, where specialists from some 20 countries will discuss until next April 23 academics’ free access to materials in digital format.

Raul Castro in Venezuela for Summit

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas on Sunday afternoon to attend the summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) which begins Monday. Castro was welcomed by Venezuelan VP Elias Jaua and Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro.

Cuba Baseball Legend Strong at 99

One of Cuba’s grandest baseball legends will reach another significant milestone when Conrado Marrero (born April 25, 1911) turns a robust ninety-nine in the spring of 2010. The last living Cuban US big leaguer from pre-revolution days has been quietly residing at the modest Havana apartment of his grandson Rogelio for most of the past decade.

Ladies in White Thwarted in Cuba

Cuba’s internationally famous “Ladies in White” were not allowed today to carry out their traditional Sunday march demanding freedom for their imprisoned husbands and sons. After a stand off with police and counter-protestors, the women were forced to mount a bus and leave the area.

Those Who Could Die

Of those who never wore uniforms or military stripes or badges on their chests, little will ever be known, even though the heroic pages they wrote and still write —which are well hidden, burned or forgotten— are a substantial part of the pillars of this revolution that remain standing in the struggle for our future.

ALBA Summit in Caracas on Monday

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) has a summit set to open in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday. “There is going to be a group of decisions and proposals that have been worked to effectively open a path towards the truth to counter the ongoing aggressions in the struggle to be free and independent,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro.

Cuba’s Famed Tobacco Grower Dies at 91

Alejandro Robaina, Cuba’s most famous grower in a country known worldwide for having the best tobacco, died at the age of 91. His funeral is set for Sunday afternoon in his Pinar del Rio municipality of San Luis.

Robaina is the only Cuban farmer who, in life, had his name used as a brand of Havana cigars (Vegas Robaina). He worked in tobacco since he began helping his father at the age of 12.

Specialists Predict Drought Could Worsen

If precipitations do not increase in May, the drought that is already affecting half a million persons in Cuba could worsen, said specialists from the Institute of Meteorology’s Climate Center. The deficit in rain began in November 2008, reported IPS.