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The “From the Aconcagua to the Turquino Peak” project, made up of Cuban journalist and students from Havana’s Institute of International Relations will visit the birthplace of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, before starting a tour of the iconic Sierra Maestra in the east part of the island.

Cuban pitcher Luis Miguel Rodríguez, Olympic runner up in Beijing 2008, had a great performance when his team from Holguín defeated the Santiago de Cuba squad and is about to classify to the current playoff of the current baseball season on the island.

The exhibition “Sortilegio de los ocres negros y grises” (Spell of the black and gray ochers) by Cuban artist Nelson Dominguez , National Prize for Plastic Arts 2009, opened last Sunday in Holguin, as part of 28th Culture Fiesta recently concluded in this eastern province.

The Mockingbird had disappeared. Its bewitching trill ceased to be heard in the few woods that remained in Banes after the pass of hurricane Ike last September 2008. Since then, no mockingbird was spotted all around.

The Kung Fu, a martial art of Chinese origin, escaped from the secret walls of the Shaolin temple to expand all across the world in many styles and different schools.

Heavy rains were reported over the past 24 hours in nearly the entire eastern province of Holguin. The rains are welcomed, as they will greatly benefit local agriculture

The coastal city of Gibara in the eastern province of Holguin, will host the 7th "Humberto Solas International Low-Budget Film Festival, schedule from April13 to 19.

Naranjan Dhallas, Director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences of Winnipeg, Canada, praised on Wednesday Cuba’s achievements in the field of cardiology.

Cuba's nickel industry, damaged by Hurricane Ike a week ago, has resumed some production, state-run media said Sunday, quoting basic industry Minister Yadira Garcia on a tour of the plants and mines.

Hurricane Ike weakened to a Category 2 storm after making landfall in northeastern Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Monday.

The findings were the result of ongoing excavations in the locality known as Chorro de Maita, in the Holguin municipality of Banes by experts with the local office of the Cuban Ministry of Science and with the US University of Alabama.