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December 25th

Cuban Volleyball Players Qualify for Beijing Olympic Games

Yumilka Ruiz was judged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament, as well as the leading offensive player and second best in assists. Read More

New Cuban Childrens Music CD Presented

A new CD of traditional childrens song performed by talented young Cuban artists was released Sunday at the Cantándole al Sol Childrens Song Festival. Read More

HIV/AIDS The number of cases increases

At the end of October, 40 new HIV positive cases were detected in Pinar del Rio, which means 15 more infected people than last year. Read More

December 24th

Havana Historian

Queen Sofia, of Spain, presented Havana historian Eusebio Leal Spengler with the "Reina Sofia International Award" in the category of Cultural Heritage Preservation and Restoration. Read More

Casa de las Américas Award will open the 2008

As every year, January has the mark of the Cuban Casa de las Américas and its prestigious awards that will be 49 years old and will have between the 21st and the 31st of January 2008 in Havana its exchange journeys between creators. Read More

Cuba and Venezuela Sign Fourteen Economic Agreements

Cuba and Venezuela continue to strengthen relations with the signing Saturday by President Hugo Chavez and Cuban First Vice President Raul Castro of fourteen economic agreements within the framework of the 4th Petrocaribe Summit. Read More

Havana's Malecón: A Meeting Place in the Cuban Capital

Foreign vacationers' growing interest in the Cuban capital, which carries a rich history of traditions and architectural works. Read More

Guanajay, a film by Humberto Solás, will start shooting in 2008

Humberto Solás, director of film Lucía, shot in 1968, and ranked among the top ten Cuban and Latin American movies of all times, is one of the most outstanding Cuban movie dirctors. Read More

Over 1,500 Figures Reject US-Cuba Blockade

Kraft, one of the leaders of the US music industry, opposed all manipulation to impede cultural relations among both countries. Read More

Renowned Cuban Journalist and Writer Joaquín G. Santana Passes Away

Renowned Cuban journalist and writer Joaquín G. Santana died on Friday in Havana of a heart attack at the age of 69. Read More