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January 7th

A decade of Habano Cigar Festival to be celebrated

This is one of the leading world events on Premium Cigars, according to specialists` reports.The ten years of the Habano Cigar Festival will be celebrated next February. Read More


New streetlights assembled in Camagüeys historic square

The Office of the Historian of the City of Camagüey (OHCC) invested in the project as part of its plan to set the streetlights in the key sectors of this city, one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards in America. Read More

Pollution lowers in Cuban Mountains

More than 37 % of forest areas in the island are located in the mountain ranges of Guaniguanico (western region), Bamburanao and Guamuhaya (central), Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa and Sierra Maestra (eastern). Read More

Cuban ballet choreographer dies in Gainesville

Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso died of heart failure in his adopted home of Gainesville, was best known for his 1967 work "Carmen Suite," the only Bolshoi Ballet ever commissioned by a on-Russian. Read More


Cuba Uses More Fuel Oil in Power Plants

So far, 77 million of a 91-million-peso budget have been invested in the project, whose magnitude can be measured by its generation capacity of 142.2 megawatts. Read More


Havana hosts 49th Casa de las Américas Literary Prize

They will be selecting the best among essays, short stories and poetry, the three genders to be considered in 2008. Read More

January 6th

Alejandro Lora gambled all on art and low budget cinema

He arrived in Cuba on a warm July afternoon, in 2006. He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt and cheap shoes. His luggage consisted of a few clothes and the bulkiest: a video camera, a tripod and a computer with all the hardware necessary to make videos. Read More