Raul Paz sings in Cuba

"It has been over twenty years that I last sang in Pinar del Río, hence it was so important for me to come here", expressed Raul Paz after finishing a successful concert in José Jacinto Milanés Theater of that western province. Earlier he had performed in Havana City. Read More

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Hand to Hand: Alberto Cortez and Pablo Milanes

Two of the greatest voices of Latin American music, also privileged for their condition as authors of anthological songs, the Argentinean Alberto Cortez and the Cuban Pablo Milanes will make history in a two-man presentation. Read More

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Cuba's Minister of Informatics and Communications meets with Malaysian Official

The Minister of Informatics and Communications, Ramiro Valdez met on Monday in Havana with the Governor of the Malaysian state of Malaca, Khalil Yaakob who is in Havana heading a delegation from the Asian nation. Read More

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A Cuban wins the Fray Luis de León Prize

Cuban playwright and narrator Reinaldo Montero also literary advisor of Teatro Estudio Group has just won the Fray Luis de León Prize in the auspices of the Spanish Government of Castilla y León Community. Read More

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Bust of Botswana Leader unveiled in Havana

The vice-president of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, attended the ceremony for the unveiling of a bust of Seretse Khama in the Park of the African Patriots in the Cuban capital. Read More

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Santiago de Cuba Carnival announced for July 21 to 27

The Carnival Organizing Committee made it public that Cuba's most internationally renowned popular celebration will be held in this city from July 21 to 27. The Rumbón Santiaguero, as the carnival is popularly called" is one of the emblematic celebrations on the island, especially of this southeastern city located almost 620 miles from Havana, the country's capital. Read More

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Cuban province increase tobacco production yields

A notable increase of yields in the harvest of the tobacco leaf will make it possible for Las Tunas province to reach a similar level of production as last year. Despite the fact that so far the collection has fallen short by 470 hectares as compared to last year's harvest. By the end of the campaign, it will be possible to turn out 1, 150 tons of dry tobacco, thus equalling the output in 2006. Read More

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Victory for Cuba at Human Rights Council

The US's manipulations against Cuba at the Human Rights Council were brought to an end during the fifth period of sessions of that Geneva-based UN body, whose members decided to finish the mandate of the so-called Personal Representative of the Human Rights High Commissioner for Cuba. Read More

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Vilma Espin, a woman committed to Cuba and its Revolution

Vilma Espin, like heroines Celia Sanchez and Haydee Santamaria, will always be an example of a woman committed to her country, the Cuban Revolution, the Party and Fidel Castro, said Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, member of the Politburo of Cubas Communist Party on Tuesday. Read More

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