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January 27th

Cuban ballet dancers to perform in Prague

Cuban dancers Viengsay Valdes and Romel Frometa will perform at the Prague Ballet Gala in the State Opera Theatre on Thursday, sources of the company directed by Alicia Alonso reported. Read More

Cuban school kids honor National Hero Jose Marti

A weekend of festivities is underway as Cuban school children celebrate the 154th anniversary of the birth of that countrys independence leader, Jose Marti. For today a party is foreseen for the children in the Square of the Revolution, a veiled one to wait January 28 in the native house of the street Paula, and tomorrow Sunday the CTC summoned to a voluntary work in the whole country Read More

The Gaspar Jorge Garcia Gallo award handed in to a report on Cultural Studies

The report on Cultural Studies, Culture and Community Development, by Universidad de Oriente, received Gaspar Jorge García Galló Award, summoned in 2006 by Las Villas Main University "Marta Abreu". Read More

Famous ballerina dies in Cuba

Dancer Josefina Mendez, one of the four jewels of the Cuban National Ballet, as she was described by British expert Arnold Haskell, died on Friday after a lengthy illness, sources of the company confirmed. Read More

Leaders fall in Cuba baseball league

Group leaders Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus and Santiago de Cuba all lost night games on Thursday, and only Ciego de Avila, which played a day game, was able to win to go four games ahead in Group C. Read More

January 26th

Homage of Ever Fonseca

La Acacia Gallery inaugurated this weekend the personal exhibition Where the River Flow, homage of the plastic artist Ever Fonseca to his native town Manzanillo, with the presence of the artist. The 20 works included in the exhibition range from the 50 centimeters up to three meters and they were created with different materials like cloth, metal, paper and wood. Read More

Sting sang "Roxanne" for cuban musicians

British bassist and composer Sting sang the emblematic song "Roxanne" before Cuban musicians of the renown of Compay Segundos Group, Carlos Varela, Amaury Pérez, César López, Elmer Ferrer and Síntesis Group, among others, Prensa Latina knew today. The gathering with the ex-leader of The Police, who is in Cuba on a private visit since January 16, took place Thursday at the Club Habana, a beautiful facility located west of the capital. Read More

Charanga Habanera and Eddy K: The Big Ones?

Charanga Habanera and Eddy K latest video clip, singing together, fits perfectly to this axiom, the issue repeats itself in demonstrating, excuse me to say so, that they are the big ones and the school. They are certainly right about that they are completely the noble well-educated lords of triviality and aesthetics completely foreign to the principles of our national identity. And the video clip is there to prove so. Read More

Opportune diagnoses for the health

Among the participant reports in the Tenth Fifth National Forum of Science and Technique, it is the Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Sancti Spíritus, on the production of pregnancy diagnosticians and rotavirus. Read More

Website launched devoted to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti

The Jose Marti website of the office of Marti Programs was officially presented on Wednesday in Havana to spread information about the life, work and thinking of the world-famous Cuban. Read More