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"Love in Times of Cholera" of Garcia Marquez Novel on Film in Havana, Cuba

nesy — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:36:03 -0400

The version for the big screen of the novel "El amor en los tiempos del colera" (Love in Times of Cholera) by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1982 Nobel Literature Prize, attracts the attention of film buffs in Havana.

Solidarity with the Cuban Five On The Rise in Australia

nesy — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:45:54 -0400

A meeting in solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the U.S. was held in Sydney, the capital of Australia, by scholars and members of friendship and political organizations.

Cuban Women and Men’s Judo Selections are Ready for Miami Pan-Am Match

nesy — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:52 -0400

Cuban women and men’s judo selections are ready to participate in the Pan-American Championship to kick off May 8, in the US city of Miami.

In Havana: Brazilian "Mamulengo" Puppets

nesy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:33:06 -0400

The popular "Mamulengo", a Brazilian puppet show, is in Cuba with University of Brasilia Scenic Arts Professor Izabela Costa for the eighth International Puppets Workshop being held here, with artists from 10 countries.

Cuban Troubadour Silvio Rodríguez Considered One of Top Singer/Song-Writers in Ibero-America

nesy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:05:18 -0400

Cuban song-writer and singer Silvio Rodríguez is considered one of the best exponents of the ‘trova’ song movement all over Ibero-America.

Cuba are as rich as that the Galapagos Islands and compare also to certain ecosystems of Africa

nesy — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:24:23 -0400

The ecological diversity of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountain range, in eastern Cuba, is among the richest in the world, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) representative said on Thursday.

Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso and Cuban National Ballet in Egypt

nesy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:18:34 -0400

Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, director of Cuba's National Ballet, said in Egypt that she wants to live another 200 years to make all the dreams and projects she still has in mind come true.

Cuban Institute of Radio and Television made the announcement to open TV channel with foreign content.

nesy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:45:12 -0400

The move to provide more foreign content on Cuban TV comes at a time when Cuba's new president, Raul Castro, has begun lifting what he has called "excessive prohibitions" in the country. Cuba's state-run television broadcaster says it plans to launch a 24-hour channel with mostly foreign content in a move to provide Cuban audiences with more variety.

Cuba described as positive a report by the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

nesy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:11:03 -0400

Cuba described as positive a recent report by the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler, regarding the current situation on the island and said it is an example of cooperation and dialogue.

Relate cordial in the trade between Cuba and India

nesy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:04:06 -0400

Cuba fosters a stable political and social atmosphere and offers guarantees and incentive facilitating the development of economic and commercial relations, Cuban ambassador to India Miguel Angel Ramirez said here.