Film Appreciation Festival in Las Tunas

The 14th Film Appreciation Festival Cinemazu in Las tunas from May 22nd to 25th, will be dedicated to the best of the Spanish cinema of all the times. It is a true delight for the public of this territory of Cuba where the Spanish cinema has its fans. The contest will screen films of classic Spanish folm makers such as Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Amenabar, Luis Buñuel, Vigas Lunas and Carlos Saura, among others. Read More

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Cuba: Thermal waters in Villa San Jose del Lago

The reopening of the health services in this facility has meant a new era for Traditional and Natural Medicine in Sancti Spiritus. Read More

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Study to protect endemic species in Cuba

The enterprise of Flora and Fauna of Ciego de Avila province, together with other institutions are carrying out a study of endemic species and those in risk of extintion to help in their conservation. The probe begun three years ago, is being carried out in keys Ana Maria, south of the Cuban archipelago, to facilitate a controled management of that protected area of national interest. Read More

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Grandmasters honor cuban chess meet

Chess grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk Ukrainia) and Kamil Miton (Poland) lauded the quality of the 41st Memorial Jose Raul Capablanca Tournament opening Friday. Upon arriving in Cuba, Ivanchuk, ranked 12th with 1,729 point ELO, noted the elite group s level with four visitors and six locals, making this a top level event. Read More

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Ten nominees for Cuban National Environment Award

The ACINOX steel company of Las Tunas and the " Las Licuas-Cayo Cristo " Marine Natural Reserve located in Villa Clara province are among this year's nominees to the National Environment Award of the Republic of Cuba. This award was created in 2001 with the aim of rewarding companies, workplaces, organizations and individuals that have developed a significant support for the solution or diminishing of the impact of environmental problems. Read More

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Havana Opens Cubadisco Music Fair

The International CUBADISCO Music Fair begins Saturday May 19 in Havana, a cultural event that organized by Cuban Institute of Music in its 11th edition. Karl Marx Theater, with capacity for 5,000 people, will be scenario for the CUBADISCO award-ceremony, also special and honor laureates awarded by the jury will be presented. Read More

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Cuba braces for natural disasters

The popular drill "Meteoro 2007" takes place in Cuba on Saturday and Sunday, as a precaution against the coming storm season, affecting the island every year from June 1 to November 30. Read More

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Cubadisco: The great musical party

Cubadisco, the coveted International Fair for the Cuban recording industry market, will be holding May 27th-29th the 11th edition to mark its 10 years in which many people have worked with love and dedication. It hasn't been a paved road for this event, dedicated to promote the best cultural proposals of the Cuban music. Read More

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Cuba's First Railroad Museum reopens

Cuba's first Museum of the Railroad reopened in the municipality of Bejucal, Havana, to commemorate the International Day of Museums, May 18th and the 170 anniversary of the first railroad in Cuba. The remodelled center founded twenty years ago, displays the history of the railroad in Cuba, seventh country in the world and first in Ibero America to have it. Read More

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Cuban javelin thrower among worlds best

Cuban athlete Guillermo Martinez showed he is in top form in preparation for the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro this July with an 85.93 meter javelin throw at the Grand Prix of Fortaleza, Brazil. Martinez, 25, moved into third place in the 2007 world rankings behind Athens 2004 champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway (86.39) and Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia (86.26). Read More

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