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February 2nd

The new direction of the Association of Writers and Artists from Cuba in Santiago de Cuba was elected.

The composer of Cuban popular music, Rodulfo Vaillant García, was ratified in the presidency of the Provincial Committee of the UNEAC, a responsibility he has been holding for ten years. Read More

Argentinian writers Samantha Schweblin and Laura Yasan Win Main Casa Awards in Havana.

Argentinian writers Samantha Schweblin and Laura Yasan won on Thursday the Casa de las Americas Award in the categories of Short Story and Poetry, respectively. Read More

Leisure and Ecotourism in Cuba

Cuba's tourist industry, backed by traditional sun and beach options, also offers a natural wealth conditioned by the island's strategic location in the Caribbean region and by a well-preserved natural environment. Read More

The Provincial Assemblies of the People's Power Will Be Set up This Weekend in Cuba.

Will be established Saturday with 1,201 delegates elected by 96.89 percent of Cubans, who voted on January 20. Read More

Guatemala plans to send more medical students to Cuba

There are a total of 419 Cubans working in Guatemala; 294 of them are doctors in 114 of the countrys departments, covering a population of 2, 582, 475 inhabitants. Read More

General Secretary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Unity Labor Party Visits Cuba.

Julien Francis, General Secretary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Unity Labor Party, leads a delegation from his country visiting Cuba. Read More

Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned down an invitation to visit Brazil from President Lula

Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned down an invitation to visit Brazil from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, citing health reasons, Castro himself wrote in an essay published yesterday. Read More

Winners of Loynaz and Villaverde Contests in Pinar del Rio City, Cuba.

The results of the national literature contest Hermanos Loynaz and of the eigth edition of Cirilo Villaverde contest were made known in a press conference in Pinar del Rio city. Read More

The Romerías de Mayo, to the North of the Cuban East, have consolidated the yearly existence of the event.

The Portal for the Cuban Culture, Cubarte, will be alert this year in every activity organized in the Romerías de Mayo (May Festivities), Holguín, the City of the Parks. Read More

Brig. Gen. Armando Lopez Orta of the Cuban Domestic Affairs Ministry Intends to Create Regional Children 's Network

Experts from 15 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have, since Monday, debated experiences related to confronting sexual abuse of minors, exchanged information on the current limitations in the field and became aware of Cuba's progress in this area. Read More