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The Havana Business Improvement District’s 3rd Annual Grocery Cart Races benefit Aurora’s Comitis Crisis Center. Join us Weds., Jan. 30, 2013! Aurora, Colorado (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 “It’s crazy, it’s fun and it restocks the food pantries at Comitis,” said Gayle Jetchick, Executive Director for the District. “Reminiscent of the game show ‘Supermarket Sweep,’ it’s one of the most popular events we do each year.” On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the Havana Business...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RealTime Marketing Group is honored to be developing the Havana Nights Poker website to help support the Achievement Centers for Children & Families. RealTime Marketing is delighted to sponsor the exclusive Havana Nights Poker event, which will be held at the Boca Raton Hotel and Resort. Developing the social media and website for Havana Nights Poker was an obvious match for RealTime Marketing Group, as all net proceeds from the...

MIAMI, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 13, 2012 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time International Port Corp's vessel the Ana Cecilia will dock at the Port of Havana, Cuba. The historic event was delayed because of minor adjustments to the Master Bill of Lading. International Port Corp direct Miami-Cuba service3032 NW North River Drive Miami, FL 33142 Phone: 305-635-0145http://www.internationalportcorp.com Press Contact: Leonardo Sanchez-Adega 786-657-1902 yoenvio@yahoo.com...

MIAMI, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Commencing July 11, 2012 at 12 pm Eastern Time, International Port Corp (IPC), via CubaPACK, will begin offering the only weekly, OFAC- and US Department of Commerce-licensed, direct maritime humanitarian shipment service from the Miami River Port, USA to the Port of Havana, Cuba. At 7:00 am July 12, 2012, the ship will dock at the port of Havana ready to off load, marking a historic occasion and making it the first direct Miami to Cuba maritime...

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cuba Tours and Travel, a fully licensed Cuba Travel agency, announced today that the company will lead a special trip to the 28th edition of the extraordinary Havana International Jazz Festival, to be held December 12-19, 2012. For nearly three decades, the big names of world Jazz have performed on Havana stages during this grand music celebration. Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Carmen McCrae, Michel Lengrand, Charlie Haden and Chucho...

Insight Cuba, the Official U.S. Travel Provider for the Marabana Havana Marathon Announces Exclusive, Authorized Five-Day Program for Runners NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Avid marathon runners, who like to collect passport stamps along with their completion medals, can set their sights on the Marabana Havana Marathon this year. Insight Cuba, the official U.S. travel provider for the Marabana Havana Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, is offering...

FREDONIA, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Once Upon a Decade: Tales of the Fifties," a collection of Clark Zlotchew's short stories, was one of three finalists in the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the short story category. Almost all the narratives in this collection paint a picture of the 1950s. Many of the elements of this culture will repel: racism, sexism and homophobia, for example. Yet this was an era in which neither the threat of terrorism nor the scourge of...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) releases today a comprehensive study -Cuba's New Resolve: Economic Reform and its Implications for U.S. Policy-- reporting on the extraordinary steps being taken by Cuba's government to address its economic crisis and offering a realistic assessment of its prospects for success. "What Cuba is doing to update its model is real, irreversible, evolving, and providing new opportunities...

Six-Day Inclusive Program Features All-Access Pass to Concerts, Events and People-to-People Encounters NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Music aficionados take note: for the first time in eight years, Americans can legally attend Cuba's acclaimed Havana International Jazz Festival. Insight Cuba, the leading provider of U.S. authorized people-to-people travel to Cuba, and JazzTimes, America's pre-eminent jazz magazine, have partnered to offer guests an all-access...

Inclusive Five-Day Tour Runs November 17-21 NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Talk about bragging rights: for the first time ever, Insight Cuba is collaborating with the Havana Marathon (Marabana Marathon) to allow American athletes the opportunity to legally participate in this most exclusive and momentous run through the historic city on November 20, 2011. Insight Cuba, the leading provider of U.S. authorized people-to-people travel to Cuba, has created a...