Esteban Lazo in Costa Rica for Presidencial Inauguration

HAVANA, Cuba, May 8 (acn) Esteban Lazo, Vice-president of the Council of State, is heading the Cuban delegation that will participate on Saturday in the swearing-in ceremony of the new Costa Rican head of state, Laura Chinchilla Miranda. Read More

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Cuban migrants stopped at sea, returned to island

More than two dozen Cuban migrants were repatriated to Cuba on Sunday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Read More

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Obama Urged to Lift U.S. Restrictions on Religious Travel to Cuba

Leaders of the National Council of Churches and Church World Service are urging the president to lift the restrictions on religious travel to Cuba, calling the current U.S. policy toward Cuba “ineffective and counter-productive.” Read More

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Havana’s May Theater Season Opens with a tribute to a Peruvian Group

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) The 2010 edition of Havana’s Latin American and Caribbean Theater Season, known as Mayo Teatral, began on Friday with an exhibition in this city to pay tribute to the emblematic Peruvian group Yuyachkani, at the Casa de <br /> las Americas cultural institution.<br /> Read More

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Michael Moore on Cuba TV

The day after May Day, also the day of the second round of the municipal elections, I saw Michael Moore’s new film, Capitalism: A Love Story.  Read More

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Sick Cuban boy helped by Sharon Baptist church in Smithfield, N.C.

During the past six months, the congregation of Sharon Baptist Church in Smithfield worked to bring a 12-year-old Cuban boy with a fatal disease to North Carolina for medical treatment. Read More

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Famous Cuban vedette to be distinguished

Cuban vedette, Candita Batista, received here the Distinción Artista Emérito (Distinguished Artist Award) from the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (National Union of Writers and Artists from Cuba) (UNEAC in Spanish). Read More

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Nicaragua, Cuba to Boost Multidestination Tourism

Nicaraguan Tourism Minister Mario Salinas encouraged Cuba to promote joint bi-national multidestination packages within the 2010-2020 National Development Policy (NDP). Read More

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Operators Appreciate Santiago de Cuba Attractions

A group of tour operators from different countries learned about the culture, history, traditions and the tourism product of this city during a familiarization tour of the Eastern Cuba, Cuban National Information Agency reported.<br /> Read More

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Cuban romance still haunts Obama nominee for ambassador

The nominated ambassador to El Salvador has sparked controversy because of her ex-boyfriend's ties to Cuban diplomats. Read More

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