A new billboard to raise awareness of the case of the Cuban Five will soon be erected on Hollywood Boulevard

The 14 by 48 foot billboard will appear February 1, as part of a campaign started by the US Committee to Free the Cuban Five to break the US media imposed silence, reported Juventud Rebelde newspaper. Read More

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The 4th International Symposium of Hypertension, HTA 2008 will be Held in the City of Santa Clara, Cuba, from May of 2008.

The topics included in HTA 2008 cover an important part of the current strategies to fight hypertension. The Symposium includes the study of the more vulnerable sectors of the population, with risk of suffering the illness, as well as diverse proposals of means for diagnosis and treatment. Read More

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The University of Pinar del Río in Cuba and Pachacanac Municipality in Peru: a Future Accord of Cooperation was Initiated.

With a Letter of intent signed in the University of Pinar del Río between Hugo Ramos Lezcano, mayor of Pachacanac municipality (Peru) and Erasmo Ares Rojas, rector of the above mentioned institution, a future accord of cooperation was initiated. Read More

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The Cadillacs and Dance Shows are Fun, but real Havana - beyond the Cliches - is More Exciting

I love Havana. It beguiles and intrigues like no other city I know, but it is also one of the most difficult places to explore without bumping into a cliché; to go beyond the classic cars, the dancing shows and the mojitos and hang out with the locals. Read More

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Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage Heads the Cuban Delegation to the 6th Summit of the ALBA.

According to a wire from the Cuban News Agency that quotes to Granma newspaper, the sessions at the highest level of this Summit of the Peoples 's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) will take place on Saturday at the ALBA Caracas hotel in the Venezuelan capital. Read More

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Cuba Aims to Preserves an Attractive and Ecologically Functional Dunes in the Jardines del Rey

Attractive and ecologically functional dunes in the Jardines del Rey, an archipelago on Cuba's north coast, are being monitored and controlled since this is one of the island's main tourist areas, with some 3,600 rooms distributed between 12 hotels. Read More

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The "Gran Hotel Sevilla" Stands to Celebrate its First Century in the heart of the Habana

Next to the Paseo del Prado, a promenade in the heart of the former Villa de San Cristóbal de la Habana, the "Gran Hotel Sevilla" stands to celebrate its first century on March 22, 2008. Read More

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The Paradisus Rio de Oro Cuban Hotel Receives Award for Best Tourism Website

This hotel in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin is among the top ten preferred hotels by travellers in the categories of Best All Inclusive Hotels of the World and most Romantic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

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Seven Young Members of the Spanish Ballet of Cuba Defect in Mexico

At least seven young members of the Spanish Ballet of Cuba have defected during an arts festival in the Mexican city of MA©rida, and four of them already are in Miami. Read More

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Priority to Preparation for Beijing Games Gives the Cuban Olympic Committee

The monitoring and support of the athletes' last stage of preparation for next summer's Beijing Olympic Games is one of the main tasks of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC) in 2008. Read More

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