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Vote Soon to Lift Cuba Travel Ban

As written, the bill would restore U.S. citizens’ right to travel to Cuba and improve procedures for U.S. agricultural sales to the island.

WHO Recognizes Cuba’s Work in Haiti

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the work of the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti, said Henriette Chamouillet, WHO representative in that country, Cuba’s state-run press reported. The island is collaborating with that multilateral agency in three fundamental areas: care for pregnant women and newborns, vaccination and the extension of free healthcare services.

Cuba Explorations for Underwater Cable

The Ridley Thomas ship docked in the port of Santiago de Cuba, in the island’s eastern region, where it will continue the exploration of the underwater seabed for the optic fibre cable that will come from Venezuela in early 2011 and will greatly increase the Caribbean country’s communication possibilities, announced Anthony Pyne, manager of China’s Geological Projects Company.

Wil. Lam Painting Brings $1.4 Million

The painting “Sur les traces,” by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam (1902-1982), was sold for 1.42 million US dollars by New York’s Sotheby’s auction house, a record figure for the work of this artist, considered one of the geniuses of 20th century Cuban painting.

Contingency Plans for Cuba Oil Spill

This is not the first time the topic has been discussed in that nation’s capital. Last year the Brookings Institution sponsored a similar event in which panelists called on the Obama administration and Congress to recognize the potential danger posed to Florida’s Atlantic shores by Cuba’s eventual deep water drilling in the Gulf and to begin a dialogue with the island’s government that would lead to a comprehensive prevention and mitigation plan.

The Automobile is Cuba’s Grand Prize

The relationship between Cuban authorities and automotive vehicles is strange, almost traumatic. They have transformed the automobile into the citizen’s greatest material aspiration, which someone can only access after accumulating high merit.

Still No trial for US Agent Gross

The District Attorney’s Office of Cuba still has not initiated judicial proceedings against U.S. agent Alan Gross, arrested in December 2009 when he was carrying out allegedly illegal activities to support the opposition on the island, announced Rubén Remigio Ferro, president of the People’s Supreme Court. Representatives of the two countries have discussed Gross’ situation on two occasions, but without concrete results.

Dengue Risk in Santiago de Cuba

The danger of an outbreak of a dengue epidemic persists in Santiago de Cuba, the second most important city in the island, due to the high indices of infestation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits that and other diseases, reported the local press. The authorities have mobilized equipment to eliminate the insect’s breeding centres while urging social organizations to join in the eradication campaign.

Cuba with New Cell Phone Rates June 1

The persons who have signed contracts for cell phone services in Cuba will not have to pay for calls received from another cell phone starting next June 1, announced the Cuban Telephone Company (ETECSA). The new rates also include the reduction in the cost per minute per call to only 10 centavos of a convertible peso (CUC) at midnight and dawn.

Cuba Delivers Prisoners to Mexico

The Cuban government handed over to Mexico eight men sentenced for human trafficking so that they serve their sentences in their country of origin, announced the neighboring country’s Attorney General’s Office of the Republic. It is estimated that some 10,000 Cuban emigrants arrive in the United States every year through human trafficking in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.