The Cuban Book Fair is coming next week

More than 500 publishers from 82 countries will participate at the 16th International Book Fair in Cuba (FIL), which will cover 40 cities, and opens at the San Carlos de la Cabana Fort in Havana on February 8. In the announcement news conference, FIL President Iroel Sanchez explained this fair will have 135 exhibitors, 82 of them foreigners, a never before registered figure, attesting perhaps that word has spread of Cubans love for books. Read More

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Madrid tourism campaign for Cuba

"Long Live Cuba" is the title of a new image campaign at the Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR), revealed the Tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz. Read More

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Education conference opens in Havana

A total of 5,500 educators from 30 countries will attend the "Pedagogy 2007" education conference in which a record total of 2,411 works will be presented Read More

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Cuba expounds on its advances at World Social Forum

"The Cuban revolution has been and will be a fortress of socialism in Latin America and of resistance to imperialism," said Cuban legislator and economist Osvaldo Martinez Tuesday, speaking at the Seventh World Social Forum (WSF). Martinez, chairman of the Cuban parliaments Economic Affairs Committee, participated on a panel on critical thinking and social struggle in Latin America that included well-known intellectuals and professors. Read More

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Young artist from plastic arts selected for Italian contest.

The young painter from Bauta, Denys San Jorge Rodríguez was selected to participate in the international exhibition ARSLATINA in Antichi Forni, Macerata, Italy, with a piece from the series Hijo de papá (Son of Dad) (a mixed-metal technique, in which he uses holography, dry end and silk screen, engraving techniques...). To this contest came more than 60 artists from plastic arts from all over Latin America. Read More

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3rd International Congress on Technology, Multimedia and Virtual Reality call

The Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to the 3rd International Congress on Technology, Multimedia and Virtual Reality, that will take place from February 12th-16th, 2007, at Havana's Conventional Center of Cuba, in the middle of the 12th International Fair of Informatics "INFORMATICA 2007." Read More

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CUBADISCO present at MIDEM 2007

Starting Monday 22, Cuban artists will have a first class promotional space for their most recent productions of the islands rich musical heritage during the MIDEM 2007, the most important music industry gathering in Europe. Read More

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V edition of America Cantat, to be held from March 30 to April 7 in Cuba

Cuba will be soon seat for a great meeting related to the choral music, the V edition of America Cantat, to be held from March 30 to April 7. The event comes every other year at diverse places of Latin America. Read More

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The 9th International Cigar Festival will be celebrated in Cuba

The 9th International Cigar Festival will take place in Havana, from February 26th to March 2nd. This event aims at fostering a wide exchange of experiences, products and ideas, besides providing delight to the people. An official statement issued by Habanos S.A. International Corporation informed in Havana that this encounter will include a Commercial Fair, Habanos Armagnac's Award, Habanosommelier contest and the launching of the product line Cohiba Maduro. Read More

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Cuban television in fiesta

Certainty of progress and development is the vogue of the Third National Television Festival, declared president of Cuban Institute of Radio and Television Ernesto Lopez at the opening of the event. Read More

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