UNESCO Nominated in Havana to Memoria del Mundo the Latin American ICAIC Newsreport

Memoria del Mundo (Memory of the World), a program from the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), nominated in Havana the Latin American ICAIC Newsreport, from the Cuban Institute of Art and Movie Industry, (ICAIC) to be included in their registry. Read More

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Cuban artist Alfredo Sosabravo at French Film Fest in Cuba

The pictorial work "Jugando con la esfera" an oil painting, dimensions 90 cm x 70 cm, by the Cuban artist Alfredo Sosabravo, 1997 National Fine Arts Prize, is exhibited as part of the week of French filmography in Cuba. Read More

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Sri Lanka"s Science and Technology Minister Tissa Vitarana on Friday extolled the Cuban advances in that sector

Sri Lanka"s Science and Technology Minister Tissa Vitarana on Friday extolled the Cuban advances in that sector, from governmental commitment and support to putting science at the disposal of the people. Read More

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Mexican officials searched Friday for 37 illegal migrants from Cuba and Central America

Mexican officials searched Friday for 37 illegal migrants from Cuba and Central America snatched from a government bus at gunpoint by armed men whom authorities believe belong to an international migrant trafficking ring.<br /> Read More

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The Book Fidel, Bolivia and Something More Presented in Havana

The book “Fidel, Bolivia y algo mas” (Fidel, Bolivia and Something More), a moving testimony of the memorable visit paid by Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to the Bolivian cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz in August, 1993, was presented on Thursday at Havana’s Convention Center. Read More

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At the Karl Marx Theater in Havana Gala Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Birth of Che Guevara

A political-cultural gala was held Friday evening at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the birth of Ernesto Che Guevara. The event included the premiere of the choral symphony entitled &quot;El cantar del caballero y su destino&quot; by José María Vitier. Read More

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Governments of Spain and Mexico Urge EU to Lift Sanctions against Cuba

The governments of Spain and Mexico advocated on Thursday the lifting of the diplomatic and economic sanctions that the European Union (EU) imposed on Cuba in 2003. Read More

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Puerto Rican singers Andy Montañez, Jacqueline Capo and Chucho Avellanet acted at Varadero Festival

Puerto Rican singers Andy Montañez, Jacqueline Capo and Chucho Avellanet arrived in Varadero last Thursday to participate in what they called a Puerto Rican bohemian night at the World Music Festival Varadero 2008. Read More

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Nine Cuban young artists expose in Madrid

The exhibition ¨Crónicas del Entusiasmo¨ (Chronicles of Enthusiasm) was opened at the Luz y Suárez del Villar Gallery in Madrid with the presentation of 12 pieces made by 9 young Cuban artists with the main goal of promoting and commercialize the Cuban contemporary art. Read More

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Brazilian writer and Dominican Monk Frei Betto expressed: ‘Che and the Cuban Revolution Will Live Forever’

Brazilian writer and Dominican Monk Frei Betto expressed his conviction that legendary Guerrilla Commander Ernesto Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution will live forever. Read More

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