In Santa Clara, Cuba: City Metal Rock

To the festival will attend the rock groups Claim and Jefrry Dhammer from Holguin; Unlight Domain, from Matanzas; Akupuntura, from Cienfuegos; Prótesis, from Las Tunas, and Stigma from Havana. It was said to AIN by Ernesto Cabanes, president of the Hermanos Saíz Association in Villa Clara. Read More

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China's President Hu Jintao travels to Cuba on Monday

China's President Hu Jintao travels to Cuba on Monday for a close-up look at the government of new President Raul Castro, a fellow communist struggling to lead his island nation through the devastating effects of three hurricanes and the international financial crisis. Read More

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Cuban dramatist is nominated to the 2008 Great Britain writers award

The piece Cuba, mi amor, written by the English scriptwriter Jenny Bucmanck and the Cuban dramatist Ulises Rodríguez is nominated to the 2008 Great Britain writers award. Read More

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Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba Praises Fidel Castro's Book

Liberal Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba praised Fidel Castro's latest book Peace in Colombia, saying it may contribute to the search for a negotiated solution to the guerrilla conflict in Colombia. Read More

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Reflections by comrade Fidel Castro: The Washington Meeting

According to recent statements, some supportive governments do not cease to say they want to facilitate transition in Cuba. Read More

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Cuban Oil Company: One Million Tons Extracted in 2008

Those ten tons of crude oil plus the accompanying nearly 400 million cubic meters of gas, have given a major boost to Cuba's economic and social development. Read More

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UNESCO: Cuban dance Tumba Francesa is officially a patrimony of mankind

The first working day of the Inter government committee to Safeguard the Immaterial Cultural Patrimony of UNESCO, held recently here, formalized the Representative List of the Oral and Immaterial Patrimony of Mankind. Read More

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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe to Cuba

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Joaquim Rafael Branco, arrives in Cuba Saturday for an official visit. Read More

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Lucía Jerez, a choreography made by Alicia Alonso

The penultimate day of the XXI International Ballet Festival of Havana was dedicated to the 400 years of the Cuban literature and brought us closer to an awaited world premiere: Lucia Jerez, a choreography made by Alicia Alonso, based in a script written by Fina Garcia Marruz, from the novel Lucia Jerez, of our national Hero Jose Marti, which is also known as Amistad Funesta.<br /> Read More

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President of the Ibero-American Society of Neonatology affirmed in Havana Cuba is a model

The president of the Ibero-American Society of Neonatology Augusto Sola affirmed in Havana Cuba is a model for alternative health care to minors and praised their progress in Neonatal medicine. Read More

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