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The El Paso Diary is written by José Pertierra--an attorney who represents the government of Venezuela in its request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles. Pertierra´s journals describe the testimony, evidence, legal skirmishes, quirks and follies of this very historic trial that features for the first time the close collaboration of the United States government with Cuban authorities to prosecute an ex CIA agent who is one of the masterminds of the fifty-year old dirty war against Cuba.
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Articles of Tourism
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Cuba sees over one billion dollars in tourist revenue in first half of 2016
On November 10, Cuba’s National Office for Statistics and Information (ONEI) reported tourist revenue amounting to over 1.2 billion dollars in the first half of 2016, a 15% increase as compared to the same period last year. According to the ONEI the figure only includes revenue from institutions affiliated with the Ministry of tourism, that is to say, excluding private businesses.
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Why are we so afraid of Cuba?
In the morning before breakfast and the start of our intensive journey throughout Cuba, Chuck Wurth would walk through the neighborhoods surrounding our hotels in Havana and Cienfuegos. Wurth, of Overland Park, then would return and share what he had gleaned with his wife, Antonia, and the 21 others in our National Association for Multicultural Education group. His personal, on-the-street, unscripted interactions with everyday Cubans caused Wurth to ask our group: “What are we so afraid of?”
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First U.S. managed hotel begins operating in Cuba
Havana’s newly named Four Points by Sheraton, the first U.S. managed hotel in Cuba in over 50 years, begin operations today, June 29, under the administration of the Starwood chain, in association with Cuban state enterprise Gaviota.
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Havana hosts HostelCuba tourism services Fair
Interest in promoting tourism on the island was confirmed during the Technology and Services Fair HostelCuba 2016, held in Havana’s Pabexpo exposition center. Dedicated to tourism services, the Fair is a new initiative organized by Spanish company Fira Barcelona and Cuba’s Pabexpo, which aims to strengthen the development of tourism on the island.
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Tourism in Cuba: A (re) encounter with culture and comfort
Mexican Fabiola Fuentes, Unilever Food Solutions’ chef for Latin America’s northern region and Cuba, explained that she promotes the company’s convenience foods. As the best attended edition of this leisure industry event came to a close, reports indicated that more than 5,000 individuals from 59 countries had participated in the 36th International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2016.
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Cuban tourism: A safe investment
As part of FITCuba 2016, the latest version of the island’s portfolio of tourist sector investment opportunities was presented May 5, by José Daniel Alonso, the Ministry of Tourism’s (Mintur) business director, in the Cabaña Fortress’ Ambrosio Hall.
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Havana, a tourist capital
The 36th edition of Cuba’s International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2016, saw the highest number of participants ever, with representatives from more than 50 countries, together with those attending the 60th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas, which was also held in Havana.
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Highway to Holguín International Airport expanded
The widening of a stretch of the main highway linking the Frank País International Airport with this eastern city, is one of the major investment projects of the provincial highway administration center in Holguín this year.
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January, a good month for tourism
According to figures released by the National Office of Information and Statistics (ONEI), 2016 has begun with positive results for the tourist sector. A report published on the ONEI website reveals that January saw the arrival of 417,764 tourists to Cuba, a 12.7% increase as compared to the same period last year, when 370,830 visited the island.
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Guanahacabibes on cruise ship route
Since the start of cruise operations, on December 9, the Guanahacabibes Peninsula has seen eleven cruise ship arrive, and expects to surpass ninety before the close of the season, in the month of June. José Antonio Aguilera, a representative of the Viajes Cubanacán agency in Pinar del Río, told Granma that, during this period, they expect to receive over 16,000 visitors, traveling on ships that stop at various sites across the island as well as the Caribbean, such as Jamaica and Grand Cayman.