Cuba: Nominees to Cubadisco 2008 Announced

Over 100 discs were nominated to the International Fair Cubadisco 2008 Awards, which 12th edition will run in Havana from May 17-25, dedicated to Africa and its Diaspora, music and poetry. Read More

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CUBA is to extend services provided by its medical personnel to 81 countries during the year

CUBA is to extend services provided by its medical personnel to 81 countries during the year, announced Alberto González, director of the Ministry of Public Healths Central Cooperation Unit. González reported that work has begun to prepare new groups of collaborators who will travel to countries such as the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Read More

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Dies the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba

Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, has died in Havana. Read More

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An urgent need for Cuba: Information literacy in health

Good practice should form the basis for the development of literacy, transferring positive experiences contributes to improving the quality of the process and encourage collaboration among the partners in the literacy program; communicate and share experiences in the process of literacy is the foundation for the program's success. Read More

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Elect Leaders: Cuban Writers and Artists Union (UNEAC)

Delegates to the Seventh National Congress of the National Cuban Writers and Artists Union (UNEAC) are to elect Wednesday the new executive committee of that institution, on the second day of the meeting, to be run until April 4. Read More

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Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro sent a letter to the 7th Congress of the UNEAC

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro sent a letter to over 400 delegates gathered at the 7th Congress of the Cuban Union of Artists and Writers expressing that although he can not attend the forum he is aware of the concerns of all members of the organization. Read More

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Moments from the Romerías in Holgín Cuba

Under the slogan Patria es Humanidad (Homeland is Humanity) and in tribute to the 110th anniversary of José Martís crossing through the territory of Holguín, young people from here and there show their artistic expressions through the different cultural manifestations in the best stage of the world, the city of Holguín and in the happiest festivities: the May Romerías. Read More

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President Raúl Castro Receives Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The president of the councils of State and Secretaries, Army General Raúl Castro, yesterday afternoon received Igor Evguienevich Levitin, minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. Read More

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Governor of Brazil's Rio state was considering inviting Cuban physicians to help fight the dengue

Governor of Brazil's Rio state Sergio Cabral said Wednesday that he was considering inviting Cuban physicians to help fight the dengue fever epidemic in the country. Read More

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All of the man and all of the time: José Martí

With the recent circulation of six new volumes, the critical edition of the Complete work by José Martí reaches the number sixteen of the series, a bit more than the third part of the total number of volumes that is expected to reach this collection. Read More

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