Storm damage may speed Cuba reforms: economists Sep 17, 2008
Tourism, drugs and services are centered mainly in Matanzas and in and around Havana, neither of which took head-on blows from Ike and Gustav. The country's oil industry, which produces half the fuel consumed in Cuba and is located in the same area, also escaped unscathed. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
* Ike makes landfall in Cuba, thousands flee Sep 9, 2008
In Cuba, high alarm was sounded for Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos y Matanzas. In Haiti, hundreds of thousands in the northern town of Gonaives have been virtually cut off from relief supplies after the previous storms destroyed bridges. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Slightly Weaker Gustav On Way To U.S. Aug 31, 2008
Although it will take several days for Cuban officials to come up with damage estimates, she said that banana plantations in Pinar del Rio were wiped out and the coffee crop destroyed, and there was significant damage to the citrus crop in Matanzas. The fate of the region's tobacco fields - producing one of the island's most important exports, cigars - is unknown. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Captain marooned here Aug 29, 2008
" le Houx was sailing to Cuba to start a travel agency when the storm hit and he tried to seek shelter in Matanzas Inlet. He was using old charts and it was about 6 a.m., leaving him little light to navigate. His boat struck ground on Vilano Beach and was stuck. Now le Houx just wants to earn enough money to get back on his feet. He's even considering riding the bike donated to him to Fort Lauderdale where some of his aunts and uncles live. But le Houx said he hopes he doesn't resort to that. "I... (The St. Augustine Record)
Factors stacked against direct hurricane hit Aug 24, 2008
After the storm passed, the Spanish ventured out, found the French sailors and killed all but a few, giving the inlet its name: Matanzas, Spanish for slaughter. There's no way to know if the storm was indeed a hurricane or if it made landfall in Flagler County, but the point was clear enough for the French: Any encounter with a tropical storm can be tragic. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Sailboat washes up on Vilano Aug 20, 2008
le Houx was sailing from Montreal to Cuba when he tried to enter the Matanzas Inlet about midnight to wait out the storm, he said. He hit a sandbar, but got his 64-foot, nearly 100-year-old sailboat back afloat. (The St. Augustine Record)
Tropical storm "Fay" kills 4 in Caribbean countries Aug 19, 2008
The killer storm is now heading toward Cuba and is expected to land near the Cuban capital city of Havana late Sunday, government officials warned, adding that the storm may leave a trail of destruction in the provinces of Villa Clara, Matanzas, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus. According to forecasts by the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Fay is picking up momentum and quite likely to become a hurricane at the time it arrives in Florida, whose governor has already declared a "state... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Tropical Storm Fay puts Cuba in its crosshairs after pounding neighbors Aug 18, 2008
The Cuban government said a hurricane watch was in effect for the island from the province of Matanzas east to Sancti Spiritus, and a tropical storm warning was in effect for Guantanamo Bay. Fays path was expected to take it near the southern coast of the island yesterday and over western Cuba last night or today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tropical Storm Fay Heads to Cuba After Drenching Haiti, Dominican Republic Aug 17, 2008
Cuba issued hurricane watches for the provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus, the weather service said. A warning remained in effect for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, with a watch issued for the central Bahamas, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
PalmBeachPost.com: Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane advisories Aug 17, 2008
AND ALSO FOR CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EEFECT FOR CUBA FROM THE PROVINCE OF MATANZAS EASTWARD TO SANCTI SPIRITUS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.. JAMAICA.. (The Palm Beach Post)
Tropical Storm Fay Leaves 4 Dead in Haiti, DR Aug 17, 2008
Cuba's government said hurricane watches were in effect for the provinces of Villa Clara, Cinefuegos, Matanzas, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours. (Newsmax)
Fiorina vs. the Facts Jun 23, 2008
"MAYOR GRECO: I want to tell you all something. Five years ago I went to Cuba and visited Fidel Castro, something I always wanted to do, some people thought it was the wrong thing to do. Guess what I saw when I was there? We drove from Havana to Varadero Beach and not out in the water not fifty, sixty, seventy or eighty miles like we're talking about here, but on the beach itself oil wells along the beachfront. And guess what he said, Castro, before we mentioned it? He said, I know you saw those... (PR Newswire)
* US downplays EU lifting of Cuba sanctions Jun 22, 2008
Dissident groups in Cuba on Friday said six more among them were placed under arrest in Matanzas, 100km east of Havana. Dissident groups have been warning that since Raul Castro, 77, took over from his ailing brother Fidel in February, they could appreciate no easing of the relentless repression of the communist regime. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
It's hard to know what to believe after review of Ben Stein's movie Jun 18, 2008
xdfred wrote on Jun 16, 2008 10:32 AM:" For Phil's myopia problem" "SO ... IS CHINA REALLY DRILLING OFF CUBA?Yesterday Florida Senator Mel Martinez said that China drilling off the coast of Cuba was merely an urban legend. So because we here at the Neal Boortz Show are so incredibly fair and balanced ... we have tried to get to the bottom of this mystery. Here's what we found.All the way back in 2004, China's Petrochemical Corporation known as Sinopec signed a memorandum of understanding with... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
CASTRO STEPS DOWN IN CUBACHANGE OR A POLITICAL GAMBIT? Feb 21, 2008
" 'An athlete of politics' The pace of ordinary Cuban life continued. In Varadero, workers collected garbage and cleaned pools as they normally would. On the highway, workers whitewashed barriers. In the city of Matanzas, Eliana Lopez, a 55-year-old transportation inspector, said she expects the revolution to continue, with change coming slowly but surely. "There is no surprise," Lopez said. She added, "This is the correct decision," referring to Castro's declaration. In Havana, an older... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reaction to Castro news muted Feb 20, 2008
"Maybe somebody (will) come later and change the country," said first baseman Michael Abreu, a non-roster invitee with the Mets who defected from Matanzas, Cuba, in 2004. "Right now, I see no change.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Cuba and Venezuela sign 14 oil agreements Dec 23, 2007
Two agreements will almost double the new southeastern Cienfuegos oil refinery's capacity from 65,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, and reopen an oil pipeline between the eastern Matanzas and the refinery, located 260 kilometers (160 miles) south of Havana. Two agreements provide a 170-million-dollar loan to build a new power plant in northeastern Holguin and expand the existing power network supplying Havana. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Castro receives visitor Sep 25, 2007
The younger Castro addressed reporters Sunday on a tarmac in the province of Matanzas after seeing Dos Santos board a flight off the island. There is a magnificent photo on the front page'' of Juventud Rebelde, he said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Cuba imprisons journalist, calling him a `social danger' Apr 19, 2007
Oscar S;nchez Madan, a 44-year-old resident of Uni;n de Reyes in central Matanzas province who writes for the Coral Gables-based Cubanet network, was summarily processed Friday, Reporters Without Borders said. The Paris-based press freedom organization said he is the third reporter jailed for ''dangerousness'' since interim President Ra;l Castro took over power July 31 from his ailing brother Fidel. (The Miami Herald)
Roundup: Bartram Trail stays perfect Mar 6, 2007
Menendez swept both Matanzas and Interlachen ... Matanzas was second with 41 points while Interlachen failed to score ... Raquel Lopez led the Menendez girls squad, which edged Matanzas 76-67 while Interlachen finished with 113 points. (The St. Augustine Record)
Group of Cubans land in Key West on second trip to U.S. Feb 28, 2007
"I guess they thought the permits wouldn't come. They took another chance and they made it. I'm really happy for them," he said from his home in Matanzas province ... Gonzalez's mother, Marisela Blanco, who lives in San Francisco de Paula in Matanzas, said someone from the group called a relative in Cuba, who told Blanco they were with immigration authorities ... Back in Matanzas, Medina, who once worked in a gas station, is unemployed. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Cuba's future may include oil — lots of it Feb 22, 2007
But after years of limited oil production on lands around Havana and in neighboring Matanzas province, Cuba is poised for a significant expansion of its oil program into the waters that separate it from the United States. And thanks to U.S. law, Cuba's drilling partners will be working closer to Florida beaches than any American company ever could. (USA Today -- Money)
* Episcopal Church names first woman bishop Feb 8, 2007
FIRST LADY: In the Cuban city of Matanzas on Sunday, the Reverend Nora Cot Aguilera was named suffragan bishop, saying she was `honored' but still faces `a great challenge' AP, HAVANA Thursday, Feb 08, 2007, Page 7 ... The Reverend Nora Cot Aguilera was named suffragan bishop on Sunday during a service in the Cuban city of Matanzas, said Robert Williams, director of communications for the US-based Episcopal Church. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cuba Episcopalians Have 1st Woman Bishop Feb 7, 2007
The Rev. Nerva Cot Aguilera was named suffragan bishop on Sunday during a service in the Cuban city of Matanzas, said Robert Williams, director of communications for the U.S.-based Episcopal Church. "Her appointment is a wonderful reminder that in some nations, leadership is primarily about gifts for service and not about gender," said U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who took office in November as the first woman to lead the church. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
2 Cuban dissidents released from jail Feb 6, 2007
The warden at Las Canaletas jail in Matanzas, Cuba, approached political prisoner Julio C;sar L;pez as he napped, and uttered two surprising words: ``You're free. . (The Miami Herald)
At 97, Cuban native takes oath as U.S. citizen Jan 27, 2007
The idea to leave her birthplace in the province of Matanzas came because she needed to give her family freedom and a better future, she said. At first, Montenegro settled in New Jersey, where her daughter lived. (The Miami Herald)
Cuba reports lowest infant mortality Jan 4, 2007
3, Granma and Matanzas 4. 4, and the capital, Havana 4. (Xinhuanet, China)
