Several titles for Cuban Judokas in Belgium

The Cuban national men and women's judo teams began their annual European tour with very good results in two tournaments held over the weekend in Belgium. At the women's 23rd Open Tournament of Arlon, Cuba won five titles. On Saturday, in the Under-20 competition, the titles were for 48-kilo world champion Yanet Bermoy, Sheila Espinosa (52 kg) and Onix Cortés (63 kg). Read More

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U.S. Avoids Trying Luis Posada Carriles for What He Is: A Murderer and Terrorist

Cuba's Foreign Ministery published an official note on Monday in Havana on Washington's continued protection of Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada Carribes. On January 31, the note says, the United States government once again used legal subterfuge to avoid bringing charges against Luis Posada Carriles for what he actually is: a murderer and a terrorist. Read More

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New cuban tool for children with Down Syndrome

Thanks to a software program created by the Community Computers Centers program in Cuba, children with Down syndrome are improving their language skills. Read More

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Mountain population grows in Cuba

An increase of over 50 thousand persons in mountain population in Cuba indicates better living conditions, said Lazaro Vazquez, Executive Secretary for the National Comisión attending those areas. Cuban mountain areas are currently inhabited by 720 thousand persons, distributed over 10 provinces of the island's territory. Read More

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Cuban Milanes sings in Spain for peace

Cuban singer and songwriter Pablo Milanes closed his tour of Spain with a concert for peace in Sevilla, as part of anti-imperialist campaigns in that country and against a NATO meeting. Nearly 3,000 people attended the concert organized by the youth and sports delegation from Sevilla in the Mar del Plata sports center, according to a Prensa Latina note. Read More

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Modern Cultural Center inaugurated at Cauto Cristo, Granma province

"We have to continue defending our national identity", asserted Abel Prieto Jimenez, Cuban Minister of Culture and member of the Political Bureau at the Cuban Communist Party, during the opening ceremony of a modern Cultural Center at Cauto Cristo, a municipality located in Granma province. Read More

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National Community Culture Awards 2006

Four cultural institutions and and other four personalities of Cuban culture in the communities were recognized with the National Community Culture Award. The activity took place at the theater of the Professional Arts School located in Granma province, and was attended by Abel Prieto Jiménez, Minister of Culture and a member of the Communist Party Political Bureau, and Lazaro Exposito Canto, also a member of the Party's Central Committee and First Secretary in the eastern province. Read More

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The Servando Cabrera Moreno Museum-Library re-opened its doors

More than 70 pieces that show all of the splendor and achievements of the Cuban visual artist Servando Cabrera Moreno (1923-l981) are being exhibited in the re-opened Museum Library that has the name of the creator, in its new venue in El Vedado in the capital. Read More

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Salsa great Pedro Knight dead at 85

Pedro Knight, widower of the legendary salsa singer Celia Cruz, died Saturday after years of diabetes and other ailments. Knight, an accomplished trumpeter who spent his last months mired in financial and legal disputes, was 85. Read More

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Earthquake rattles Cuba, no injuries

An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter Scale rocked eastern Cuba and parts of the Caribbean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The strong quake was centered south of Manzanillo in Granma province rattled several nations in the region, Cuba's Prensa Latina news agency reported Monday. No one was reported hurt. Read More

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