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March 8th

Avilanian Jumper for Third Prize in Indoor World Championship

Yoandris Betanzos, the Avilanian triple jumper, will be one of the 13 athletes representing Cuba in the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. Read More

Fidel Castro: a survivor of a huge manhunt

A large number of assassination attempts on the life of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro occupy a prominent position in the list of actions of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) against the Cuban Revolution. Read More

U.S. to Allow Export of Web Services to Iran and Cuba

According to The New York Times, the United States Treasury Department will tomorrow give Internet services license to export services to these countries. Read More

Pop Art in the Heart of Havana

Since early February the temporary hall of the Universal Art Building of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) opened its curtains for the exhibition “El Pop Art en la Colección del IVAM” Read More

Manatee saved by a fishing brigade in Zapata Swamp

A river fishing brigade saved a 600 pound manatee from drowning caught up in a net in  Tesoro Lake, in Cuba’s western Matanzas province. Read More

Cuban Territorial Publishing Houses Celebrate 10th Anniversary

On occasion of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the territorial publishing houses, Cuban Minister of Culture Abel Prieto referred to it as something really exceptional for the development of Cuban literature. Read More

Cuban National Ballet to Perform for International Women's Day in Havana

The Cuban Federation of Women (FMC) along with the Cuban National Ballet (BNC) are holding a special gala to celebrate International Women’s Day, March 8, at the Gran Teatro in Havana. Read More

Cuban Baseball Quarterfinals Meet Expectations

An opening week of post-season action has followed close to form and thus brought precisely the results most prognosticators envisioned. Read More

March 7th

Cuban Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company Warmly Welcomed by the Canadian Public

Warmly welcomed by the audience everywhere it has performed, Cuba’s Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company is presenting its pieces Elementos, Fuerza y Compás and Tablao, in a tour of over 20 Canadian cities. Read More

Cuba: ALBA Prize for Critic and Art Theory

Researchers of Latin America and Caribbean can compete in the 1st ALBA 2010 prize of critic and art theory announced yesterday. Read More