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Random audits will help combat corruption

The office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) will carry out at least 750 surprise audits of unnamed companies nationwide "to halt labor indiscipline, crimes and corruption," the official media revealed Monday. Read More

Rerouting' of fuel is a serious concern

Cubans have a novel way to cheat the government out of thousands of gallons of gasoline, the daily Granma reminded its readers Tuesday. Read More

Cuban Pianist Wins Prize in Int’l Piano Contest in France

Cuban young pianist Jorge Gonzalez Buajasan won the special prize of the Flame International Piano Competition of France, with the performance of pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Alexandre Scriabin at the International Art Center of Paris. Read More

The Ballet Nacional de Cuba's Second program

The Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s second programme at the London Coliseum this season, Magia de la Danza, is a series of well-known sequences from classical ballet. A ‘best of’, if you will. Read More

For students, Cuba's trip is a dream they will never forget

On a five-day trip to Cuba, nine eighth-graders from the Tower School got a rare glimpse of the seldom-visited country and its people who will likely never leave. Read More

Barbershops, beauty shops can be leased by employees

Workers at small (three-chair) barbershops and beauty shops are being offered a choice by the Cuban government, Reuters reports.<br /> Read More

Cuba joins search for oil in Venezuela

Cuba and Venezuela will jointly develop four oil fields in eastern Venezuela, the Venezuelan publication 2001 said. Read More

Bust of Fidel to be unveiled in Caracas

A bronze bust of Fidel Castro will be unveiled this week in Caracas, outside the National Assembly building, announced Gerson Pérez, a leader of the ruling PSUV, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Read More

Cuba: Clinton's comments on Castros 'cynical'

Cuban state media dismissed U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a cynic on Monday for her assertion that Fidel and Raul Castro don't want Washington's 48-year embargo lifted because they would no longer be able to blame America for their country's problems.<br /> Read More

Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Sends Message of Solidarity to Cuba

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer sent a message of solidarity to the Cuban people, in which he reaffirms his support of the Revolution in the face of the sordid media campaign launched by the United States and Europe against the island. Read More