Fidel Castro: "will not aspire to or accept... the positions of President of Council of State and Commander in Chief."

Fidel Castro, the Cuban president who seized power in a 1959 revolution, has stated in a quote in Cuba's state-run newspaper Granma that when the National Assembly of Cuba meets on February 24 he "will not aspire to or accept... the positions of President of Council of State and Commander in Chief." Read More

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A colloquium on legendary Cuban musician José Luis Cortés, "el Tosco", Honored at Havana Jazz Festival

The international symposiums taking place alongside the Jazz Plaza 2008 Festival in Havana wrapped up on Friday with a colloquium on legendary Cuban musician José Luis Cortés, "el Tosco". Read More

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A cultural hand to hand: Spain and Cuba

After the publication of the call for the I Cuban - Spain Cultural Day was held, some days ago, the first meeting between executives from both sides, who agreed on the actions and agreements to take in the wide spectrum of the solidarity exchange between the two nations. Read More

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Cuban singer songwriter Eliades Ochoa paid tribute in Galicia

Cuban singer songwriter Eliades Ochoa paid tribute in Galicia to the musicians who accompanied him a decade ago in the unforgettable experience that was the CD Buena Vista Social Club. Read More

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For blind people Cuba has 119 libraries

This was known during the IV Plenary of the National Blind Association (ANCI, after its initials in Spanish), held at the blind people rehabilitation center at the town of Bejucal in Havana province. Read More

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The Cuban film La Edad de la Peseta (The silly age) Wins Santa Barbara Award

The Cuban film La Edad de la Peseta (The silly age) won the Nueva Vision Award for the best Spanish-language film at the recently concluded 23rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival, California. Read More

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Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, arrives on Monday in Havana, Cuba.

Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, arrives on Monday night in Havana for an official visit at the invitation of the Cuban government. Read More

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A Soloist with Choral Answers: Miguel Barnet.

The author of Biography of a Run Away Slave (73 editions) is 68 years old. He created for himself an extroverted personality for others to see. He is a sad man that is always happy. He enjoys intelligent walks and deserted beaches. Read More

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Cave art made by indigenous people in a central Cuban province

Cave art made by indigenous people in a central Cuban province continues revealing the primitive communities' forms of life, cult, magic and evolution, researcher Luis Olmo Jaz said. Read More

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From the bullfighting era to the Moncada Barracks: new MMFA exhibition explores a century of Cuban history in pictures

In its cutting-edge exhibition ¡Cuba! Art History from 1868 to Today, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts takes a close look at Cubas national history. The show aims to give the viewer a glimpse into the realities of a Cuban guajiro, slave, or revolutionary by the time she exits the gallery. Read More

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