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After graduating as a specialist in General Medicine from Havanas Latin American School of Medicine, Ernesto Barzola went on to do a Master in Medical Emergency. He is now ready to return to serve his hometown.

Cuba plays the United States Friday in the semifinals of the 2007 Confederation of Pan American Baseball Federations "AAA" Pan Am Junior Championships for players 18-and-under taking place in Ixtapa, Mexico.

Education Minister was enthusiastic about preparations. He noted that many schools had received repairs, school materials purchased in far off countries arrived on time and that the number of teachers continues to increase.

According to official data from 2006, more than 60 percent of land in Cuba is arable. But of the 6.6 million hectares of farmland, only 3.1 million are currently under cultivation, of which approximately 1.2 million are planted in sugarcane, 180,000 in rice and 806,300 in a variety of vegetables, fruits and grains.

The expert will focus his lecture on the notable perpetuation, in that Caribbean island, of the ritual practices named Reglas del Palo Congo and Mayombe.

The natural richness of the insular marine shelf of Cuba reaches continental scales, diving is an attraction for many visitors and Cuba is one of the best places to carry out this activity. Moreover, Cuba is considered today for many divers the ideal place to make their job because there are essential factors to achieve their objectives.

Cuba's Yargelis Savigne got gold, Russia's Lebedeva silver and Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece won bronze.

This is the first occasion, to the knowledge of the Company, in which a clinical trial has been cleared by the FDA for a drug of Cuban origin.

Cuba has one general teacher per 15 high school students and one general teacher per classroom at the technical colleges.

The event guarantees classification places for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, with the participation of 776 athletes, from powerful countries like Japan, Russia, Holland, France and Cuba.

Prestigious Spanish choreographer Rafael Bonachela will premiere on Friday at the Grand Theater of Havana his Demo-n Crazy ballet piece, which will be interpreted by Cuba's famed Contemporary Dance Company.

During the upcoming academic year in Cuba, special emphasis will be made on students acquiring and consolidating values

The project, which combines traditional Cuban rhythms with Jamaican Ska, had a great impact in numerous European festivals

According to information from the Cuban cinema website, "La Edad de la Peseta," co-produced by Spain and Venezuela, will be included in the category for the best Ibero-American motion picture in the Goya Award, while in case of the Oscar, it would be for Best Foreign Language Film.

Yipsy got silver in women's hammer throwing at the World Athletics Championship in Osaka, Japan, with a toss of 74.74 meters