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April 21st

Nine Productions for Cubadisco International Prize

Conceptual proposals articulated on recordings of excellence characterize the nine productions honored with the International Cubadisco 2010 Awards Read More

Cuba Women's Volleyball 2010 Program

Cuba's female volleyball team preparation for the 2010 World Cup started by winning Copa Telefonica in Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla Colliseum in Lima, Peru, along three-week high-altitude training. Read More

Sole Concert by Los Van Van Next Saturday

Juan Formell and his legendary orchestra “Los Van Van” will give a sole concert at the “Jose Marti” Anti-Imperialist Tribunal next Saturday, April 24 at 8:30 pm.  Read More

Cuba's `Johnny Appleseed'

A Cuban agricultural scientist who uses a guitar and a song to spread the benefits of organic farming has won the prestigious Goldman Prize, a $150,000 award presented each year to grass-roots ``environmental heroes.'' Read More

President Raúl Castro : The Revolution will not be destroyed

Excerpts from speech delivered by Raúl Castro in Caracas on Monday, during the ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence from Spain. Read More

Rangel's bid to lift the embargo tops a list of the 10 'most hopeless bills' in Congress

The website Congress.org profiles 10 bills remarkable for "their sheer hopelessness from efforts to return to the gold standard to allowing the president to run for a third term, these bills are truly quixotic, endlessly tilting at legislative windmills." Read More

Cuba Bets on Open Source Platforms for Technological Independence

Cuban Deputy Minister of Informatics and Communications Boris Moreno said that Cuba is moving towards open source platforms to counteract Washington’s economic blockade. Read More

April 20th

Climate Summit Begins

The People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth has begun this Tuesday with a mass event at the Sebastian Ramirez de Tiquipaya Stadium, 12 kilometers (7,4 miles) of Cochabamba. Read More

Heavy Rains Cut Road Access to Towns in Eastern Cuba

Heavy rains that lasted some 20 hours caused rivers to burst their banks and cut road communications among the towns scattered throughout the coast in Eastern Cuba, an unprecedented event according to locals. Read More

Chavez hosts Latin American allies for summit

President Hugo Chavez marked the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence movement Monday with celebrations and a gathering of his closest Latin American allies. Read More