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The 12 permanent working commissions of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament), constituted with a provisional nature last May, will be in session next Monday and Tuesday.

About 600 artists and academics from 18 nations have begun to arrive to the Cuban eastern city for the 28th Festival of Caribbean Culture scheduled for July 3 to 9.

The first book on general oncology written in Cuba, which covers the main tumors affecting human beings, was presented today in this city.

La cuenca del Toa, one of the books from the collection of Doctor Antonio Núñez Jiménez was presented in Havana, in memory of the 85th anniversary of the birth of the man considered to be one of the discoverers of Cuba.

Cuban dancers Linnet Gonzalez and Ernesto Alvarez, soloists of the Cuban National Ballet took part at the VI International Ballet Gala in Nicaragua, held in the cities of Leon and Managua of that friendly country.

The Cuban eastern city of Guantanamo will co-host the 28th Festival of the Caribbean from July 4th to the 8th with the participation of local artists and guests from countries such as Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.

Only a few nights ago, the IX Jazz Festival Casa de Teatro offered its first international presentations.

The 41 Cucalambeana folkloric party begins Tuesday with the traditional parade from Cucalambe Street to the Cultural Square, downtown Las Tunas, to celebrate the 179 birthday anniversary of the bucolic poet of the 19th century, Juan Cristobal Napoles Fajardo.

The summer opens to moviegoers with several proposals, among which highlights go to a sample of the best contemporary Japanese cinema, which will be screened from July 8-15 at the Rosario Novoa Hall, of the Hemicycle of Universal Art, of the national Museum of Fine Arts (former Centro Asturiano) always at 4:00 pm.