National Theater Festival: Far Beyond the Awards

We won't speak of awards, we will speak of shows. The awards, of course, they are important; but, according to an old saying, far more important than winning is competing. Awards in art, regardless the prestige and honesty of any jury, are used to being a very subjective issue. Read More

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Haydeé Santamaría medal awarded to Cuban personalities

The Haydeé Santamaría medal was awarded to Armando Hart, Eusebio Leal, Harold Gramatge, Alfredo Guevara, Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés during a ceremony that took place in the Casa de las Américas Read More

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Sport for all on agenda in Cuba. From the International Olympic Committee

The 11th World Sport for All Congress will be held in Havana, Cuba, from October 31 to November 3 at the Havana International Conference Centre. It will be the first time that the Cuban Olympic Committee will host the Congress. Read More

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Cuban Minister satisfied with quality of the sugar cane

Cuban Sugar Minister, Ulises Rosales expressed satisfaction over the reactivation of sugar cane production in the country, while cutting this crop at a plantation in Pinar del Rio province. Read More

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Cuba builds 79,000 homes in 2006

At the close of September, the National Institute of Housing reported 79,751 homes finished out of a plan of 100 thousand this year. Read More

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Russia tops Havana Trade Fair

Russia will take part of Havana Fair FIHAV-2006 with more than 40 companies and a private pavilion of one thousand square meters, the biggest presence at the forum in the last few years, affirmed enterprise sources Wednesday. Read More

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Cuba appoints ambassador to Namibia

Cuba has appointed Ana Vilma Vallejera Rodriguez as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Republic of Namibia Read More

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Craftsmen in Cuba work to save Hemingway's Boat

A small group of ordinary craftsmen in Cuba are trying to preserve one of their country's national treasures, the boat Ernest Hemingway once fished from. Read More

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Quite a party!

20th edition of Havanas International Ballet Festival joins renowned figures of the world and to this small Caribbean island, the event comes to be the Dance Olympics running from October 28 through Nov 6 Read More

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Omara Portuondo in Europe

Omara Portuondo, the golden voice of Cuban song, the "diva" of the Buena Vista Social Club project returns to the European stages to kick off a tour that will take her to UK, Belgium, Russia and Spain Read More

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