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Human beings are the most important elements - 27 Sep 2008 Granma International,...to safeguard places that have been declared World Heritage Sites and these not only include architectural sites such as Old Havana and its fortresses; The day Britain was 15 minutes from triggering Armageddon - 27 Sep 2008 Daily Mail,In a bar in Old Havana, the Cuban capital, 12 days before the transatlantic call to Macmillan, an American secret agent had overheard a local air force Weary Cubans still displaced by past hurricanes - Sep 23, 2008 The Associated Press...those left homeless by severe weather get priority for new places — a fact not lost on those displaced by the routine decay of buildings in Old Havana. Hurricane Ike batters historic Old Havana - Sep 9, 2008 Independent,Sheltering in her office in the Palace of the Captain-Generals, one of the most splendid baroque buildings in Old Havana and a world heritage site, Havana hopes Ike spares old city - Sep 9, 2008 Chicago Tribune,In a crumbling tenement in Old Havana on Monday, Jamila Montes Gola, 41, and her four children prepared to await Ike's arrival in their tiny apartment Ike hits old Havana; overall death toll up to 80 - Sep 9, 2008 KNDO/KNDU,AP - September 9, 2008 3:13 PM ET HAVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ike has been tearing across Cuba, and dumping heavy rains on old Havana. Towering waves have been Hurricane Gustav 'the end of the world' - Aug 31, 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun,Concerns had risen dramatically over the crowded and charming colonial era Old Havana, whose fragile, centuries-old buildings are prone to cave-ins after Where mambo is king: Havana nights - Sep 20, 2008 Canada.com,Touristy Old Havana, with its colonial facades and Hemingway-themed bars, is chockablock with cafes and restaurants geared toward gringos. Ike kills 4 in Cuba, takes aim at Mexico, US Gulf - Sep 9, 2008 The Associated PressTeresa Tejeda, scared to stay in her dilapidated Old Havana home, evacuated with several hundred other elderly people to a government shelter. Ike gains strength over Gulf, aims for Texas - Sep 10, 2008 The Associated PressShe huddled Tuesday with 109 expectant and new mothers and their children in a wing of an Old Havana maternity hospital. "They came looking for me yesterday Havana Driver Enters Plea - Sep 24, 2008 Central Illinois Proud,A 25 year old Havana driver, charged with aggravated DUI in connection with a fatal accident, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Fulton County Cuba Visit Is Like A Trip Back In Time - Sep 6, 2008 Hartford Courant,From the true glories of the Old Havana section, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to the miles-long, romantic Malecon waterfront walk, from the zippy nightlife Gustav taunts tragic coast - Aug 31, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,A key concern for Havana was Old Havana, the crowded and charming colonial-era quarter. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1982 and its fragile, Havana on maximum alert - Sep 8, 2008 News24,Havana is a key concern during storms, particularly the neighbourhood of Old Havana where thousands of fragile, centuries-old buildings are prone to Cost to see US men, Cuba in soccer? Four pennies - Sep 6, 2008 Houston Chronicle,...muggy afternoon, Califf was one of several US players who ventured out to the streets of old Havana (Habana Vieja to the locals) to walk the streets and Deadly Ike cuts across Cuba as Haiti toll rises - Sep 9, 2008 AFPIn the capital, authorities evacuated more than 20000 people from colonial-era Old Havana, an elegant but fragile UNESCO World Heritage Site where Cuba: escaping Castro's shadow - Sep 4, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk,Old Havana is like a living, breathing movie set, a sound stage for a Spanish film noir. Tonight, this particular movie’s characters are an eclectic group Gulf Coast braces, flees as deadly Gustav takes aim at US - Aug 31, 2008 AFPA key concern was for the crowded and charming colonial-era Old Havana, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 1982. Most of Cuba's housing stock is State of Sports in Cuba: Pastime ignites passions - Sep 15, 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Two blocks from Parque Central in Old Havana is the Kid Chocolate sports complex, named for Cuba's first professional boxing champ, Eligio "Kid Chocolate" Sir James Galway: Strolling O'Reilly Street with Tiempo Libre - Sep 18, 2008 Concierge,I know Havana well from having covered the restoration of Old Havana for Conde Nast Traveler ("Old Havana gets a Face-Lift," Stop Press, July 1999), Gustav slams Cuba as powerful Category 4 hurricane - Aug 31, 2008 The Associated PressIn tourist-friendly Old Havana, heavy winds and rain battered crumbling historic buildings. There were no immediate reports of major damage, Buildings destroyed, power out as Ike hits Cuba - Sep 9, 2008 KMPH Fox 26,Winds howled and heavy rains fell in old Havana. Towering waves broke over a seaside promenade, near historic and aging buildings. Roadways have been strewn Weekly Day Tripper - Sep 9, 2008 Birmingham WeeklyBoth have nice modern designs, which normally would be good, except they are in the heart of the Malecon in Habana Vieja, Old Havana, and no doubt replaced In Cuba: Cultural Project ‘Cultura entre las manos’ - Sep 4, 2008 Cuba Headlines,...by the Cuban Association of Persons with Hearing Difficulties took place last August 30th, at the Convento de Nuestra Señora de Belén in Old Havana. Books and Art Close Cuban Summer - Aug 29, 2008 Prensa Latina,The tour will close the 8th edition of Rutas y Andares (Routes and Walks), a project organized by cultural institutions in Old Havana to encourage Cuban New restaurant pays culinary dividends Cuban version of American ... - Sep 25, 2008 Chestnut Hill Local,I was struck by how much it looked like Old Havana ... We eventually were shown this vacant property at 8609 Germantown Ave. (previously the home to a yoga Hurricane Ike rips into Havana's World Heritage Site - Sep 10, 2008 Architects' Journal,Hurricane Ike has battered historic buildings in parts of Old Havana, a World Heritage Site in Cuba's capital. The city boasts an array of Baroque buildings Sister pirates, Viva Las Vegas and bridesmaids - Sep 25, 2008 Tampabay.com,Thursday: Old Havana Nights cocktails and auction party to benefit Voices for Children; Champion for Children awardee Tampa Bay Buccaneer Derrick Brooks; The maker of lights, the cuban film maker Humberto Solas, died - Sep 20, 2008 Cuba Headlines,It was in one of these intense days of the Festival that I heard he was born in Old Havana and when he was going to school, he loved to cross the Cathedral Havana Historian Leads Out-Of-A-Novel Tour - Aug 29, 2008 Cuba Headlines,The tour is closing the 8th edition of Rutas y Andares (Routes and Walks), project organized by cultural institutions of Old Havana that encourages the News Minute: Bush on troops...Rumors in Korea...Ike hits Cuba - Sep 9, 2008 WBAY,HAVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ike has been tearing across Cuba, and dumping heavy rains on old Havana. Towering waves have been breaking over scenic parts of the Bush on troops...Candidates react...Ike over Cuba | KXNet.com ... - Sep 9, 2008 Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,HAVANA (AP) Hurricane Ike has been tearing across Cuba, and dumping heavy rains on old Havana. The Category 1 storm is expected to move out over the Gulf of On Hurricanes, Fear and Fatigue - Sep 8, 2008 New York Times,...‘’Hopefully it won’t come through here,'’ said Yusenka, who was selling dolls and other trinkets out of her Old Havana home. “We’ll see. Cubans flee their homes as Hurricane Ike moves across the island - Sep 7, 2008 The Olympian,Residents of Old Havana were lining up to fill jugs with potable water from blue tanks placed in the streets. "We only have the government to depend on," CUBA DIARY: Viva Ernest and Elvis - Sep 7, 2008 Soccer AmericaThe Plaza de Armas in Old Havana is as usual, with scores for vendors selling used books. It's of little surprise what books dominate the vendors' displays. Continuum: Slovakian Art in Cuba - Sep 6, 2008 Cuba Headlines,The exhibit, inaugurated at the Los Oficios Gallery in Old Havana, reflects the artists’ vision on traditions and their value and the relation between CUBA DIARY: What soccer game? - Sep 4, 2008 Soccer AmericaIn the hotel lobby of the Parque Central in Old Havana, the television is tuned to CNN, with coverage of the Republican Convention. Later in the evening, Ike weakens to Category 1 over Cuba - Sep 8, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,...''Hopefully it won't come through here,'' said Yusenka, who was selling dolls and other trinkets out of her Old Havana home. ``We'll see. Russia-Cuba ties worry US - Sep 1, 2008 Los Angeles Times,Igor Sechin, center, one of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's closest aides, walks through the historic center of Old Havana in late July. Vital: Kids Are Back In The Running - Aug 31, 2008 Glasgow Daily Record,It was a local fun run that sparked nine-year-old Havana Russell's interest in running. Havana took park in a 3K cross country event at Mugdock Park near Hurricane Ike Exits Caribbean, Leaving Trail of Destruction - Sep 10, 2008 About - News & Issues,Waves smashed over the famous Malecon seawall in Havana, and some of the historic buildings in Old Havana were damaged by the storm. Jennifer Lopez Throws Marc Anthony A Salsa-Filled Celebration - Sep 17, 2008 The Daily Blabber from iVillage,Marc turned the big 4-0, in a big way, as Jen arranged an Old Havana-style theme, turning the Bowery hotel into a 1940's Cuban nightclub. Gustav Barrels Towards the US After Tearing Through Parts of Cuba - Aug 31, 2008 Wall Street JournalIn tourist-friendly Old Havana, heavy winds and rain battered crumbling historic buildings. There were no immediate reports of major damage, Gustav slams Cuba, nearly Category 5 - Aug 30, 2008 BlueRidgeNow.com,In tourist-friendly Old Havana, heavy winds and rain battered crumbling historic buildings. There were no immediate reports of major damage, Ike gains strength over Gulf, aims for Texas - Sep 10, 2008 BlueRidgeNow.com,Teresa Tejeda said she was too scared to stay in her shaky, old Havana apartment building, and joined several hundred other elderly people at a government Deadly Ike cuts across Cuba, eyes US Gulf coast - Sep 9, 2008 Kuwait Times,In Havana, authorities evacuated more than 20000 people from cobblestoned colonial era Old Havana, an elegant but fragile UNESCO World Heritage Site where Texas girds for the worst as deadly Ike closes in - Sep 10, 2008 Turkish Press,In the capital, authorities evacuated more than 20000 people from colonial-era Old Havana, an elegant but fragile UNESCO world heritage site of [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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