'+weather_current+'°\;F/'+weather_current_celsius+'°\;C Oct 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Category 3 Hurricane Ike Slams Into Cuba Sep 8, 2008
State television broadcast images of the first damage in Cuba, showing a storm surge washing over coastal homes in the easternmost city of Bayamo. It reported that dozens of dwellings were damaged beyond repair. (CBS News)
Deadly Ike slams Cuba Sep 8, 2008
State television broadcast images of the storm surge washing over coastal homes in the easternmost city of Bayamo and reported that dozens of dwellings were damaged beyond repair. An informal AP tally of figures being released sporadically by eastern Cuban provinces indicated that more than 600,000 people had been evacuated by last night. (Boston Globe)
Ike slams into Cuba, menaces the Keys Sep 8, 2008
State television broadcast images of the first damage in Cuba, showing a storm surge washing over coastal homes in the easternmost city of Bayamo. HEADING WEST: Ike devastated parts of the Turks and Caicos on Saturday night and roared into the Bahamas on Sunday. (News & Observer)
The Cuba experience Aug 19, 2008
Outside Bayamo, they hiked to the remote Sierra Maestra camp that Castro, on his return from Mexico, shared with revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara. As the students traveled from town to town, they stayed in hotels and hostels and took classes in Cuban history and international law from Suzanne Wilhelm, an associate professor in the FLC School of Business Administration. (Durango Herald)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
'Garcia' essayist Hubbard got his message to millions Apr 20, 2008
From there, he secretly landed on the southeastern coast of Cuba, trekked across the mountains, and survived a nighttime assassination attempt by Spanish spies before finally meeting with Garcia in the war-torn city of Bayamo. Contrary to Hubbards account, Rowan did not carry a letter in an oilskin pouch strapped over his heart. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Cubans mull a new Castro in power Feb 26, 2008
In the town of Bayamo in central Cuba, a 40-year-old bicycle taxi operator named Roberto Melena said he hoped that higher state salaries could be on the way ... Bayamo was where independence hero Carlos Manuel de Cespedes freed his slaves in 1868, and Cuba's national anthem was written by a Bayamo native ... Luis Bermudez, a 36-year-old Bayamo ambulance worker, said "Raul is the best-prepared for the job." "He has given us hope for improvements and economic development for the country," Bermudez... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
* [ART JOURNAL] It's art, but is it politics? Feb 20, 2008
The date of 1868 was anything but arbitrary, Bondil noted: it was the year in which Cubans in the town of Bayamo first declared independence from Spain. And by including "art and history" in the exhibition title, the curators also signal that the subject of much Cuban art is Cuba and Cubans. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
German cyclist wins Tour of Cuba's 4th phase Feb 9, 2008
Friedenmann crossed the finish line first in 2:18:15 after the ride of 109 kms between Bayamo and Holguin, in the Caribbean country's eastern region. Friedenmann was followed by Venezuelan cyclist Julio Cesar Herrera and Pedro Pablo Perez, who spent the same time. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tropical storm Noel causes heavy losses in Cuba Nov 7, 2007
In the worst-hit town of Rio Cauto, 20,400 residents, or 40 percent of the population, have been evacuated to the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo after the Cauto, the largest river in the country, burst its banks. In neighboring Santiago, some 4,000-km of roads have been damaged, while in the eastern-most Cuban province, Guantanamo, 7,000 people have been evacuated. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bus in deadly collision with train in Cuba Oct 9, 2007
It said a train traveling from the eastern city of Santiago to the coastal city of Manzanillo collided with a bus traveling from Bayamo to the coastal community of Campechuela. The train dragged the bus to the bridge, where the bus fell. (CNN -- World)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Castro's brother urges economic changes Jul 27, 2007
Yesterday marked one year since Castro's last public appearances during speeches commemorating the Cuban revolution in Bayamo and Holguin last July 26. At the time, "we could hardly expect what a hard blow was awaiting us," Raul Castro said in his address. (Boston Globe)
Raul Castro to lead Cuban celebration amid Fidel uncertainty Jul 26, 2007
Fidel Castro was last seen on July 26, 2006, in Bayamo and Holguin in eastern Cuba to commemorate the assault that he led on the Moncada barracks in the city of Santiago in 1953. The assault was a turning point in the struggle to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista, ousted six years later by an army of bearded guerrillas led by Castro, who took power and never gave it up until last year. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Castro Mesmerized By Pan Am Games, Forgets To Eat Jul 18, 2007
The elder Castro was last seen in public last July 26 during a speech in the eastern city of Bayamo commemorating the launch of his armed uprising with a 1953 attack on a military barracks. This year's main July 26 celebration will be held next week in the eastern provincial capital of Camaguey and it is widely believed that Raul, rather than Fidel, will preside over the ceremonies. (K-Eye News, TX)
The band plays on as communist Cuba embraces heart of capitalism May 18, 2007
Cuba: La Bayamesa (Bayamo Song). Capital known for. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cubans, Venezuelans angered by Posada's release Apr 20, 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Ch;vez railed against the Bush administration at a Caracas rally, while in Cuba's eastern city of Bayamo, 50,000 people gathered at Manuel de C;spedes Square to demonstrate against the release, Radio Habana reported. In Havana, thousands of Communist Youth Union members gathered outside the U.S. Interests Section to denounce Posada's release as a sinister plot to protect a cherished member of the CIA. Indignant students took the podium Thursday night and accused... (The Miami Herald)
Cubans angered by U.S. release of foe they consider terrorist Apr 20, 2007
" Rallies were hastily organized across the island, including one that drew thousands in the city of Bayamo in eastern Cuba, and another large demonstration in the eastern city of Granma. In a written message last week, Castro accused the U.S. government of deciding "the liberation of the monster beforehand. " Also Thursday, Castro's ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, demanded that the U.S. extradite Posada to stand trial in Venezuela for the 1976 airliner bombing. "All of Venezuela lifts... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Castro's Cuba: Quo Vadis? Jan 12, 2007
On July 26 , the anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks that originated his revolution, the eyes of the world once more turned to Bayamo, Cuba, not only to hear what the Maximum Leader might say or do but also for any signs of his mortality ... Castro returned to his roots on July 26, 2006, by holding the commemorative event in the historic city of Bayamo, the capital of the Granma province. (Ocnus.net)
