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Veteran and young members of Cuba’s main translating entity: ESTI (Team of Translation and Interpreting Services), are participating in a three-day symposium in Havana as part of activities to commemorate the 35th anniversary of this organization that offers its services in more than 15 languages.

The XII Edition of Barriocuento 2008 will last until next Sunday. The venues of the event will be the Casa de Africa and Casa de la Obra Pía, in Old Havana.

Children and youths from the eastern province of Holguin are participating in the fourth edition of the Video Art Festival based in each of the Community Video Clubs (VCJ) of the territory.

The University Social Work Brigades (BUTS) of this eastern province of Las Tunas are getting ready to guarantee the organization of the productive tasks this summer.

An exhibition by renowned Cuban painter, engraver and ceramist Nelson Dominguez is displayed for the first time in Vietnam.

Cuban ambassador to the Dominican Republic Juan Astiasarán termed as successful the 3rd Traveling Cuban Book Fair, which concluded in the city of Barahona, the last leg of a tour of five Dominican provinces.

Consecutive lectures on Humanitarian International Law (HIL) and more than a dozen of work agreements to negotiate services and to incorporate volunteers from state ministries and Non-Governmental Organizations in Las Tunas, are some of the actions to strengthen the work of the Red Cross in this eastern province of Las Tunas.

The Committee will focus on reinforcing values defended by the Revolution and civic education in the new generations. A Committee on youth, childhood and women’s equality issues was constituted on Friday by Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcón at the Havana office of the Federation of Cuban Women.

The 15th national Festival on film analysis Cinemazul will be held in this eastern province of Las Tunas from the 20th to 25th this month and will render homage to the filmography of the genius Charles Chaplin.

Egyptian historian and archaeologist Zahi Hawas praised the program of restoration and protection of the cultural heritage in Old Havana.

Havana historian Eusebio Leal said tourism in Cuba has taken on popular dimensions as he defined the travel industry as cultured and mature. He spoke Thursday during the 28th International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA 2008) taking place in Havana.

The National Fine Arts Museum presents a retrospective of the pictorial work of one of the best Cuban poets of all time. I’m talking about Un Sol Desconocido: Samuel Feijoo, which was inaugurated on April 25.

Statistical of the community Video Clubs program in this eastern province of Las Tunas assure that 60 percent of people that attend these facilities are students between eight and 17 years old.

Pro-Environment Work Brigades to Be Formed in Cuba. This summer, Cuban university students will work on the cleaning up of their communities and universities

The 3rd Traveling Cuban Book Fair is on a tour of five cities in the Dominican Republic, attracting people to various parks, where tents with books are set up.