Lates Cuba News

Some 20 Nations to be represented at Havana’s International Construction Fair

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:01 +0100

Firms and entrepreneurs from 20 countries will participate in the 8th International Construction Fair (FECONS 2010), scheduled for March 3rd through April 3rd at Havana’s Pabexpo Pavilion.

Statement from UNEAC and the AHS: To the intellectuals and artists of the world

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:01 +0100

While the Book Fair was taking place from one end of our country to the other and hundreds of Cuban doctors were saving lives in Haiti, a new campaign against Cuba was being cooked up.

Neurology 2010 Congress Underway in Cienfuegos Province

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:02:05 +0100

The National Congress on Neurology was inaugurated on Tuesday in this city, with the presence of professionals from around the country and from another eight nations.

Cuban Poloists Score Goals against the Stream

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:50:09 +0100

In every sport the pursuit of excellence keep in with the concentration of quality, especially in collective disciplines where, in addition to the natural conditions of the athletes, technical-tactical systems and the skill of the trainers to move their pieces join together.

Ivanchuk and Short Confirmed for Capablanca Chess Memorial

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:44:06 +0100

Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuck and English Nigel Short have confirmed their participation in the Elite Group of the annual Capablanca International Chess Memorial scheduled to begin in Havana on June 21st.

Cuba and Russia Analyze Prospects of Tourism Cooperation

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:40:28 +0100

The president of the Russian Federal Agency of Tourism, Anatoli Grechkin, met on Monday with Carmen Casal, Foreign Relations Director at the Cuban Tourism Ministry (MINTUR), to discuss prospects of bilateral cooperation in this sector.

The Franchi Alfaro House: El Escorial Café in OLd Havana

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:36:36 +0100

This former colonial mansion, also known as the home of the Marquises of the Royal Proclamation," is located on one corner of Plaza Vieja, and forms part of a group of houses with similar 18th century architectural characteristics.

Cuban Van Van Make Prague Dance

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:29:15 +0100

After 28 years of absence from the Acropolis Theater in Prague, the Cuban group Los Van Van made an euphoric public dance with its extraordinary two-hour performance, which included its most popular tunes.

Cuban Chess GM Draws Twice at Melody Amber

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:25:19 +0100

Cuban Leinier Dominguez drew two matches this Monday to accumulate two points in the Melody Amber chess tournament in Nice, France, where four players share the top.

World Sciences Congress in Cuba

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:22:08 +0100

A conference dedicated to bring new generations closer to the knowledge of educational exact and natural sciences will start on Tuesday in this capital in the presence of experts from eight Latin American countries, Europe and the United States.

Music to Mute Film in Electroacoustic Festival in Havana

manso — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:17:54 +0100

Mexican specialist Mauricio Valdes will speak about his experiences in mute feature films' live musicalization in the first academic day of the 13th International Festival of Electroacoustic Music.

Slide show on bicycling journey in Cuba

manso — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:59:25 +0100

Petaluma Bounty farm manager Amy Rice-Jones discusses onion cultivation with a Cuban organoponico farmer.

Russian Ship Sails to Cuba

manso — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:32:12 +0100

The Russian ship Kruzenshtern began an international crossing which will take it to the Cuba’s Havana port by the end of April.

Venezuela Thanks Cuban Energy Experts

manso — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:41 +0100

Venezuelan authorities appreciated on Monday the support offered by Cuban advisors of the Energy Revolution mission, the fourth stage of which includes the installation of nearly 50 million of energy-saving bulbs countrywide.

The City of the Big Earthenware Jars is Camaguey

manso — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:41:46 +0100

This location is known as the City of the Big Earthenware Jars, a name given just after its final settlement, inland, supposedly at the beginning of January, 1528.