Opens in Havana: Branch of ALBA Bank

According to a note from the Central Bank of Cuba published on Thursday by Granma news daily, the new branch, the first inaugurated outside Venezuela, was established as part of the signing of the Constituent Agreement of the Bank with the presence of representatives from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba. Read More

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Abe Osheroff, Veteran of Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Dies at 92, he to teach engineering in Cuba

Ran a candy store for many years and was the last secretary-treasurer of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Mr. Veltfort went on to teach engineering in Cuba and organize a drive to donate ambulances to the leftist government of Nicaragua in the 1980s. Read More

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Cuban grassquit, an endemic bird of the island in a vulnerable state

To preserve the Cuban grassquit, an endemic bird of the island in a vulnerable state, is a goal of some scientists of Pinar del Río, also considered Cubas natural cathedral. Read More

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Symbolic Cultural Institution of Pinar del Río, Cuba Milanés theater Nominated for Restoration Award

José Jacinto Milanés theater, a symbolic cultural institution of Pinar del Río is among the 12 nominees to the National Restoration Award granted by the National Union of Architects and Engineers of Cuba (UNAIC). Read More

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Cuban ambassador to Berlin filed a protest rejecting the visit to the German capital of Caleb McCarry

Cuban ambassador to Berlin, Gerardo Peñalver, filed a protest on Wednesday rejecting the visit to the German capital of Caleb McCarry, who is the Bush administration's Cuba Transition Coordinator in charge of designing and implementing a plan to dominate the Cuban people by force and establish an occupying government in the country. Read More

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Mexican tour-operators expect to send 100, 000 vacationers to Cuba this year

Mexican tour-operators expect to send 100, 000 vacationers to Cuba this year, according to a communiqué released by the office of the Cuban Tourism Ministry in Mexico. Read More

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A historic encyclopedia about Latin American and Caribbean music (megaproject sponsored by UNESCO) in Havana

Argentine researcher Malena Kuss of the International Musicological Society Board of Directors will launch the second volume of a historic encyclopedia about Latin American and Caribbean music in Havana on April 18. Read More

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The Poor Nations and Cuba the Same Destiny

In a recent study carried out by US scientists from the Garten Rothkopf Consulting Firm entitled A Model of Clean Energy in the American Continent made an analysis of the bio fuel sector up to the year 2010. Read More

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Latin American and Caribbean Theater Season Mayo Teatral in Havana

Actors and dramatists from Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba will participate at the Latin American and Caribbean Theater Season Mayo Teatral, on May 5-25. Read More

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Casa de las Américas calls for the year 2009 the 50th edition of its Literary Award.

Casa de las Américas calls for the year 2009 the 50th edition of its Literary Award. On this occasion there will be able to compete unpublished pieces in the genres or categories of novels, testimonial literature and literature for children and young people. Read More

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