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May 26th

Cuba's Jazz Band to Malaysian Festival

The Cuban Jazz quintet Habana Sax will participate at the 2008 International Jazz Festival in the eastern Malaysian city of Miri, following its designation as the most popular band in the previous event. Read More

A look at cuban centenarians

A new study characterizes the 100-year-old plus population in Cuba and establishes the operational definition of the concept of «satisfactory longevity» on the island Read More

Cuba garnered Gold at Montreal Pan-Am Judo Championship

Cuba won three gold medals at the first stage of the Pan-American Judo Championship underway in Montreal, Canada. Read More

Aldo Lopez Gavilan at Cubadisco 2007

Aldo Lopez Gavilan sat down at the piano, moved his fingers and began to talk with the universe for nearly two hours on the stage of the Amadeo Roldan Theater in Havana at Cubadisco 2007. Read More

World Volleyball League opened in Cuba

Egypt and Cuba debuteb Friday at the Sports City Arena in Havana. The two teams compete in Group C which also includes Russia and Serbia. Read More

Solar energy has a promising future in Cuba

Dr. Luis Berriz, president of the CUBASOLAR society, spoke about Cubas potential for developing solar energy infrastructure duriing the Fifth International Convention on Renewable Energy, Energy Savings and Energy Education CIER 2007 being held in Havana. Read More

Cuba's National Ballet on stage in Costa Rica

Cuba's National Ballet is at the stage of the National Theatre in San Jose, Costa Rica on the nights of Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26. Read More

The gentleman of the machete

History and philosophy of a 88 year old man , still a cane cutter who emerges from his apparent contradictions. Esteban Figueroa Peña, of 88 years of age, still goes to cane plantations, as a member of the brigade Antonio Maceo, in La Palma municipality. Read More

Silver for Cuba in World Cup Canoeing

Cuban canoeists Serguey Torres and Karel Aguilar won a silver medal at the World Cup that concluded May 20 at Szeged, Hungary, with competitors from 104 countries. Read More

Cuba Wins gold and silver in Pan-Am Cycling meet

Cuban athletes Julio Herrera and Lisandra Guerra won Gold and Silver respectively in the first stage of the Pan-American Cycling championship underway until May 27 in Valencia City, Venezuela. Read More