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December 15th

Uruguayan Film Awarded in Havana

The Uruguayan film El baño del Papa (The Popes Toilet) won the Glauber Rocha 2007 award issued by Prensa Latina news agency at the Havana Film Festival. The jury also gave special mention to Mexican director Carlos Reygadas for Luz Silenciosa (Silent Light). Read More

Fidel Castro Sends Letter to Informative Round Table of Cuban Television and Radio

The president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, sent a letter to the Informative Round Table of the Cuban Television and Radio, concerning the new commitments contracted in the United Nations (UN) by the Caribbean island. Read More

García Bernal Debuts at Havana Festival

This is the second time that Garcia Bernal visits the island, in June 2004 he attended the premiere in this capital of "Diario de Motocicleta" (Motorcycle's Diaries) by Brazilian Walter Salles Read More

December 14th

Homeopathy Against Epidemic Hazard

A homeopathic product to prevent an outbreak of Leptopirosis and Hepatitis Type A, is administered for the first time at large scale in Cuba. The product had been tested on smaller populations with high effectiveness. Read More

Cuban Telecom Minister Visits China

The also Commander of the Revolution and Member of the State Council met with Chinese Minister of Computer Sciences Industry Wang Xudong. Read More

New Latin American Films Studied

The president of the International Festival of the New Latin American Films holding its 29th event assured that it is a complex world which we confront and that forces us to rethink it. Read More

New Ophthalmology Facility Opened in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba

The new health institution features a state-of-the-art technology and is provided with four surgery theaters, a cornea bank and an outpatient clinic, among other facilities. Read More

Leduc Lets Audience Conclude His Film

"This is an open film and, you, the audience, have to somehow finish it. It is meant to spark debate, to create an atmosphere of uncertainty and internal confrontation. Read More

Sport Teaching System Enhanced in Ciego de Ávila

The sport teaching system in Ciego de Ávila province, besides allowing for the integral and free shaping of 3 372 student-athletes and improving the material conditions for the healthy practice of exercises, perfects its sport schools Read More

Cuban Even Fontaine Elected Chairman to UN Inspection Unit

Cuba's Even Fontaine was elected chairman of the UN System's Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). It is the highest position taken on by a Cuban official within the international organization. Read More