Call for La Joven Estampa, Havana, May 10th-19th, 2007

La Casa de las Américas calls the young engravers from Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in the ninth edition of La Joven Estampa Award. The aim of this award, which has a biennial character Read More

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Silvio Rodriguez cancells concert in Chile over tickets prices

Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez cancelled his concert scheduled for Friday in the town of Talca, 255 kilometers South of Santiago de Chile, in protest of the high prices of the tickets that ranged from $80 to $110 US. Read More

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French film festival begins in Cuba

French cinema has a strong following in Cuba and this years French Film Festival begins Friday in Havana with 19 full-length features and two programs of short films scheduled. Read More

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Brazil, Cuba register record trade volume in 2006

Trade between Brazil and Cuba amounted to a record high of 374.85 million U.S. dollars in 2006, the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade said on Wednesday. Read More

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Medical school in Cuba for young people from Solomon Islands

Cuban medical brigade to provide services in that Southern Pacific archipelago Read More

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Cuba hosts International Piano Contest

The sixth Ignacio Cervantes International Piano Concourse and Festival will open at the Havana Amadeo Roldan Theater on March 8, with participation of 21 piano players from 10 countries. Read More

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Global Solidarity School in Cuba from May 6 to May 11, 2007

A group of North American labor, community, and academic activists are sponsoring the first annual Global Solidarity School in Havana, Cuba, from May 6 to May 11, 2007. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas, experiences, and strategies with leading Cuban activist educators and international cultural experts. The idea is to bring together people seeking to build a better world. Read More

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SKN looking to expand nursing training in Cuba

Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas is hoping that a larger number of nursing students from his country could undergo professional training in Cuba. Read More

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Cuban traders to Panama Fair

About 70 Cuban businesspeople are due to travel to Panama on Monday to attend the international multi-sector trade fair Expocomer 2007, slated for March 7-10 in that Central American nation. Read More

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UK wins Habanasommelier Contest

The representative of the United Kingdom, Fabien Garrigues, from the Malmaison and Du Vin hotels, won the Sixth International Habanasommelier Contest, held on the last day of the Ninth Havana Cigar Festival. Garrigues, who has a French nationality and is 26 years old, convinced the jury with his combination of a Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill cigar and a Mendoza brandy. Read More

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