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May 12th

Foreigners to attend Cuban Nursing Congress

Delegates from 20 countries have confirmed participation in the 12th Congress of the Cuban Nursing Society, scheduled from May 28 to June 1 in Havana. Read More

Cuban boxers defeat romanian fighters

Cuban boxers defeated Romanian fighters during a friendly competition in that European country, as part of a tour of the so-called Old Continent. The Cubans won seven of nine fights, including the one in which light welter boxer Inocente Fiss defeated Olympic medalist Ionut George. Read More

Underground attractions in Western Cuba

Cuba's westernmost province, Pinar del Río, has one of the largest cavern systems in the Caribbean Island. The province's underground wealth attracts both tourists and experts and the latter carry out periodical studies on the region's caverns. Read More

May 11th

A high level in the new generation of the Cuban National Ballet

The most recent generation of the Cuban National Ballet took the stage of Havanas Gran Teatro last weekend, and demonstrated the high level with which the young dancers come out of the art school system in the Island. Read More

Writers from 50 countries in Poetry Festival in Havana

Writers from about 50 countries will gather here between the 28th of this month and the 2nd of June to celebrate the African and Caribbean poetry, request the stop of the Iraq war and ask for the preservation of nature. Read More

Travelling Caribbean Films Festival in Bahamas

A Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase was brought to the shores of Grand Bahama from May 7th-9th by the Freeport Film Society in an attempt to expose residents to the culture of other Caribbean islands. Read More

May 10th

Voices from Lethbridge

Some years ago, during a world short movie convention, the Canadian Professor George Evelyn had found in Exaudi a particular distinction when facing the singing. Read More

US probes Michael Moore for Cuba health trip

The US government is investigating controversial filmmaker Michael Moore for taking some victims of the September 11 terror attacks to Cuba for medical treatment in a key scene of his new documentary. Read More

May 9th

Cuba hosts ibero-american museum meet

Cuba will be the venue for the fourth Ibero-American Meeting of Museums and Historic Centers, convened by the Office of Havana City historian May 22-25. Read More

Cuba implements measures to boost tourism

In order to increase tourist arrivals in Cuba, authorities announced a series of measures that will make it easier for travelers to fly to the Caribbean Island. Heriberto Prieto, first vice president of the Civil Aeronautic Institute, said that the new measures are aimed at boosting Cuba's tourist industry. Read More