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Archaeological findings in the Santa Teresa de Jesus convent

The transitory exhibition room from the La Real Fuerza Museum Castle is welcoming an important selection of objects found in an archaeological context dated between the second half of the 18th century and 1830 Read More

Cuban-Americans travel to their homeland in ever-increasing numbers, paper reports

Cubans living in the United States are flying to the island in rising numbers, taking advantage of the relaxation in travel regulations, the Mexican newspaper La Jornada reports. Read More

Cuban Erick Hernandez Sets New World Record in Ball Control

Cuban Erick Hernandez set another world record in ball control,when he hit the ball only with his feet for six hours and four seconds, at Havana's Parque Central Hotel. Read More

South Florida sees upswing in family trips to Cuba

South Florida has seen a surge in trips to Cuba as new U.S. policies toward Havana take shape. Read More

Friends of Habano. The opening of a new cultural Project

An interesting initiative from the Museum of Tobacco from the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana is the creation of an exchange space between women who are related in some way -mainly through their work- with tobacco. Read More

Agricultural exports to Cuba fall in 2009 as result of U.S. recession

Agricultural exports to Cuba declined by more than $180 million in 2009, down from a record $715 million in exports set in 2008, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. Read More

Cuba's sugar cane industry produces electricity

Five sugarcane processing plants in the Cuban province of Camagüey are generating some 6 100 Megawatts in this current harvest season, representing the equivalent of the electricity used by 60 645 houses in one month, an output which is exported to the national grid (SEN, by its Spanish acronym). Read More

International umpire from Holguin to participate in Women's world softball

What was a possibility months ago now has become reality because the International Softball Federation has announced that international umpire Raul Garrido Camilo Holguin, has been selected to participate in the twelfth Women's World Championship of the sport, in Caracas, Venezuela, from next June 23 to July 3. Read More

Viva Cuba Round in France

Spring has arrived in France coinciding with the Third Viva Cuba Round, just concluded here to promote Cuban tourism and culture. Read More

Cuba eyes foreign investment to halt sugar industry decline

Cuba may open sugar production to foreign investors for the first time since the 1959 revolution as it seeks to reverse the once proud industry's relentless decline, business sources said this week. Read More