Yoruba Andabo Group successfully performed in Brazil

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban dance company Yoruba Andabo performed with a full theater and with total acceptance in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, informed the organizers of the tour. Read More

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Supply stores open in latest Cuba farm reform move

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba is opening stores in the countryside where farm supplies are being sold freely for the first time as the Cuban government moves to reform and revitalize long-centralized agriculture, farmers said. Read More

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Panama President makes unannounced visit to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Newsroom Panama - August 15. Political leaders are not usually camera shy, so it was a surprise when President Ricardo Martinelli made an “under the wraps” trip on the presidential jet, to Cuba, for a “private” visit with Cuban leader Raul Castro. Read More

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U.S. charges Britain's Barclays Bank with violating sanctions

<p style="text-align: justify;">Some people are under the impression, or giving out the impression, that Washington is ending the half-century-long blockade of Cuba. This doesn't tell us exactly what Barclay's admitted that it did as far as Cuba is concerned. Some of that will probably come out in time. Read More

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What Works: Great Lakes Youth Ballet

<p style="text-align: justify;">NORTH ROYALTON -- After years of ballet training in her homeland with the National Ballet of Cuba, ballerina Ana Lobe danced to cheers around the world. Read More

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Cuba airs film on Presidents Ho, Castro

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA — Cuban television presented a documentary film on Vietnamese late President Ho Chi Minh and Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday. Read More

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Six Cuban dissidents ready for release

<p style="text-align: justify;">(AFP) – 20 hours ago. HAVANA — A new group of six Cuban political prisoners is ready to be released and sent to Spain having undergone medical tests and filled out the necessary paperwork, friends and family said Sunday. Read More

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Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek spar in debate

<p style="text-align: justify;">Democrats Jeff Greene and Kendrick Meek traded jabs during a televised debate Sunday over travel to Cuba, the controversial plan for a New York mosque and federal stimulus aid. Read More

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Fidel and Colombianos por la Paz Meet in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, CUBA.- A group of members of Colombianos y Colombianas por la Paz, headed by Senator Piedad Cordoba, met with Commander in Chief Fidel Castro on Sunday morning in Havana, the Cubadebate Web site reports. Read More

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Cuban Oil Refinery to Save Half a Million Dollars

<p style="text-align: justify;">Over 1 000 tons of dielectric oil for 13,8 kv transformers will be produced this year in the ‘Sergio Soto’ oil refinery, from the central Cuban territory of Cabaiguán, which will allow the country save half a million dollars. Read More

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