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Juan Almeida Dies at 82

Havana Times, Sept 12 — Juan Almeida Bosque one of Cuba’s revolutionary leaders died of a heart attack at age

Florida Senator Mel Martinez is packing his bags for his home state on Thursday after delivering an emotional farewell speech to the Senate on Wednesday. Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed his ex-chief of staff, George LeMieux to replace Martinez.

Danny Rivera to Join Juanes in Cuba

Puerto Rican pop artist Danny Rivera is the latest musician to sign on to Juanes “Peace Without Borders” concert set for September 20th at Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution. Juanes has received anonymous death threats from violence-prone Cuban exiles in Miami who oppose any cultural exchange or contacts with Cuba.

Election Campaign & Protests in Honduras

Although the international community [including Cuba] has warned that it will not recognize the results of the November elections in Honduras, the de facto government in power since the June 28 coup d’etat says the vote is going ahead.

Cuba Opens World Cup vs. Puerto Rico

Cuba plays its first game in the 38th World Cup Baseball Tournament today against Puerto Rico in Barcelona, Spain. The Cubans hope to retake the title they lost in the finals to the United States in 2007.

Havana Times in Spanish

Havana Times is now offering readers a chance to read most of our texts in Spanish with a simple format divided into several sections.

Hurricane Fred No Land Threat

The Cuban Meteorological Institute issued its fifth tropical cyclone advisory on Hurricane Fred at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The storm, now a Category Two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with five as the maximum, packs winds of 105 mph but appears to pose no threat to land.

Spanish Co. Opens 6th Varadero Hotel

The Spanish chain Iberostar Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of its sixth hotel on the peninsula of Varadero, Cuba’s leading beach resort, located 75 miles from Havana. The Laguna Azul (Blue Lake) Hotel is a five-star facility with 814 rooms.

Dutch Bank Booted from Cuba

Cuban authorities decided to cancel the operating license of the Dutch bank ING Barinas and the mixed enterprise comprised of the bank and Cuba under the name of Netherlands Caribbean Bank N.V., informed the Central Bank of Cuba. The closure was justified by the fact that ING Barinas has for some time stopped carrying out business on the island.

Cuba to Exceed 200 Doctors in Ecuador

A group of 174 medical specialists in genetics, psychopedagogy, neurophysiology and other disciplines will soon join 62 other Cuban doctors working since July in Ecuador. Cuba has tens of thousands of doctors working on short and long term missions mainly in Latin American, Caribbean and African countries.