Spanish maritime transport company Balearia has requested a license to operate ferry service between the U.S. and Cuba. The shipping company is awaiting an official response from the U.S. and Cuba governments. Balearia has operated in the Caribbean since late 2011 under the brand name Bahamas Express.
A musical play was premiered at the Hero City’s Dolores Hall, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Santiago de Cuba Village and the 62nd of the assault to barracks Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
St Lucia’s government is planning to allow its Hewanorra International Airport to be managed independently. The country announced this week that a bill would be laid in Parliament to allow the airport to be run by an “independent entity” on the basis of competitive bidding.
Calle de las Enramadas is one of the oldest arteries of our city and somebody said that “Calle de las Enramadas is the smile of Santiago de Cuba”. Our main business artery was the first street to be paved back in 1899 and, although in 1908 it was named Jose Antonio Saco so to pay tribute to the thinker and antislavery man from Bayamo, nobody has forgotten its traditional name.
Forty albums produced by Bis Music, Artex’s record company, have been nominated to Cubadisco 2015, the most important international show of Cuba’s recording industry. According to Saharait Tardio, Marketing and PR specialist with Bis Music, they’ve seen this year the highest number of Artex-related albums nominated to Cubadisco.
The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) in partnership with Travel Agent Academy launched a redesigned and refreshed Aruba Certified Expert Program (ACE) for the trade community. This educational tool will help travel agents.