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Cubadisco, the coveted International Fair for the Cuban recording industry market, will be holding May 27th-29th the 11th edition to mark its 10 years in which many people have worked with love and dedication. It hasn't been a paved road for this event, dedicated to promote the best cultural proposals of the Cuban music.

Cuba's first Museum of the Railroad reopened in the municipality of Bejucal, Havana, to commemorate the International Day of Museums, May 18th and the 170 anniversary of the first railroad in Cuba. The remodelled center founded twenty years ago, displays the history of the railroad in Cuba, seventh country in the world and first in Ibero America to have it.

Cuban athlete Guillermo Martinez showed he is in top form in preparation for the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro this July with an 85.93 meter javelin throw at the Grand Prix of Fortaleza, Brazil. Martinez, 25, moved into third place in the 2007 world rankings behind Athens 2004 champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway (86.39) and Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia (86.26).

Days before traveling to Havana to participate in the Cubadisco 2007 music fair, Japanese guitarist and composer Antonio Koga sent a large number of guitars to the island for Cuban musical instruction.

The massive expansion of information and communication technology programs are being planned in Cuba, with implementation to take place over three to next five years for the benefit of the general public, government agencies and institutions, and student and youth organizations

Over the weekend, Cuba will evaluate its capability to confront natural disasters.

Once again, the notoriety of this territory in the creation of pottery and ceramics is showed up in the Clay and Fire Party (Fiesta de Barro y Fuego)that started Wednesday at the Plaza de los Trabajadores, located in the historic quarter of Camaguey city.

Cuban experts report the UN is currently carrying out a conservation project for Aratinga euops, an endemic bird in danger of extinction. The initiative, taking place in the Guamuhaya Massif's Yaguanabo Valley in the center of the island, has allowed so far a substantial increase of that bird s population in the zone.

Cuba has reduced the use of chemical pesticides by 50 percent replacing them with biological products and favoring the development of natural enemies of insects that plague crops. Maximo Martinez, vice director of the National Vegetable Health Center, said more than 1.5 million hectares of vegetables and fruits are protected every year using biological products.

"A slightly nice moment was followed by a very painful one" wrote Independence leader Máximo Gómez in his notebook, after learning about the death of the Maestro. The written words sum up everyday war events: you can live today and die tomorrow, and at the same time recognize the man who risked everything of himself to serve his country by organizing the independence war.

About 30 nations will participate in the V International Congress on Renewable Energy, Energy Savings and Energy Education (CIER 2007) to be held in Havana this month. Sponsored by the Technical University of Renewable Energy (UTER) of the Jose Antonio Echeverria Polytechnical Institute, from May 22 to 25 debates will center on efficiency and energy management

A peacock wooing its mate was the first sight revealing the presence of species almost extinct from the Cuban countryside. The scene is just one among many to enjoy at the Tierra Brava reserve, Sao Arriba, near the city of Holguin.

Repair work on the railway branch linking Herrera ad Felton towns in Holguin province will soon start and it is due in three years. However, early constructive works will make it transitable again in just a few months.