A peculiar sound in Los Tambores de Bejucal

Los Tambores de Bejucal (Bejucal Drums) has just obtained the National Community Culture Award, rounding off a great number of recognitions won on and off the island. That outstanding folkloric group, emerged 44 years ago -on December 6, 1962-, from the fusion of the accompanying congas of Las Charangas de Bejucal Read More

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Cuba achieves best position in FIFA ranking

The International Federation of Soccer Associations (FIFA) made public the world ranking of the month of November, in which Cuba entered to occupy position 46, its best historical location in this important table which began in 1993. Read More

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The U.S. Government has fined director Oliver Stone for illegally traveling to Cuba. According to a tersely-worded Department of Treasury document released Dec. 1, the IXTLAN Corp. of Santa Monica, Ca. " Stones production company " will pay $6,322.20 to "resolve allegations of violations of the Cuban embargo." The violations occurred between Feb. 2002 and May 2003. Read More

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Cuban writer Miguel Barnet wins Juan Rulfo Prize 2006

Cuban writer Miguel Barnet was granted Juan Rulfo Prize 2006 in the story category for his book Fátima o el parque de fraternidad as organizers announced. Barnet, holder of the National Literary Award 1994, won over other 6 thousand candidates taking part in this edition. Read More

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First female umpire debuts in Cuban Baseball League

Granma newspaper spoke with Yanet Moreno Mendinueta, the first female umpire in the Cuban Baseball League, who made her debut behind the plate in a Wednesday night game between Matanzas and Villa Clara. Read More

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Yenier Marquez, Cubas best soccer player in 2006

Yenier Marquez, a defender from the central province of Villa Clara, was named the best Cuban soccer player of 2006, in a ceremony that ended local Soccer Day festivities, held on the 95th anniversary of the first soccer match held in Cuba on December 11, 1911. Read More

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Cubas Symphonic Orchestras gather in Havana

Classical music lovers in the Cuban capital will be treated with a series of concerts during the Third National Meeting of Symphonic Orchestras from December 16 to 23. Read More

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Mexico, Uruguay Films in Cuba Festival

Drama Mex, film by Gerardo Naranjo of Mexico and La Perrera, by Uruguayan Manuel Nieto, compete on Tuesday at the 28th Havana Film Festival, which entered its eighth day. Read More

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Cuba hosts Environmental Workshop

Cuba's Working Group for Havana Bay (GTE-BH) will hold an international workshop for the treatment of wastes in 2007, it was announced on Tuesday. At the workshop, Cubans involved in the project will exchange experiences with foreign experts about the future of the sea floor, the last stage in the cleanup. Read More

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Former Czech president calls for boycott on Cuba's tourism

Former Czech president Vaclav Havel called on people to boycott tourist trips to Cuba in a video recording presented at a conference held by Lech Walesa, former Polish president and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, in Warsaw today. Read More

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