Cuban poets at the Bogotá International Festival

It is an event that is being organized since 1991 by the literary magazine Ulrika and it will gather together poets from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela. Mexico is the guest country. Read More

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The 2008 Popular Song Festival will be very soon in Varadero, Cuba

Sponsored by the Cuban Ministries of Culture and Tourism, the event will be presided over by the famous musician Juan Formell, director of the Van Van orchestra. The Festival will be held at the famous Varadero amphitheatre as well as in other locations of the blue beach, such as the Plaza America Convention Centre. Read More

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In Ciego de Avila, Cuba: Five Years Without Deaths by Traffic Accidents in Jardines del Rey

Since May 9, 2003 no death by traffic accidents has been recorded on the roads of Jardines del Rey (King's Gardens), the famous tourist destination, in Ciego de Ávila, the central Cuban province. Read More

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Cuba will build 14 new prefabricated plants to increase house building in the next few years.

Touring the Cuban eastern province of Camaguey, Construction Minister Fidel Figueroa said the new system will allow to build 4,000 houses a year. Read More

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Positive environmental indicators exhibit the province of Camagüey, Cuba

Positive environmental indicators exhibit the province of Camagüey after the implementation of programs indicted to mitigate the contaminant load and to improve the quality of the soil. Read More

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India, Cuba to Foment Economic Ties

India Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma confirmed his government commitment to support and help promote trade and economic ties with Cuba. Read More

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Cuba to Debate on Relationship Between Pork Production and Environment

The relationship between pork production and environment is one of the main issues to be addressed by Latin American and European experts attending a seminar in Havana this week. Read More

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The average life expectancy in Cuba is nearing 80 years.

The average life expectancy in Cuba is nearing 80 years, and the country boasts over 1,800 centenarians, said professor Eugenio Selman, president of the 120 Years Club. Read More

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The mother of a dissident Cuban doctor has been reunited with her grandchildren in Argentina.

The mother of a dissident Cuban doctor has been reunited with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Argentina after Havana agreed to let her leave the island. Read More

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Chile Reaffirm Solidarity with Cuba

Delegates to the National Inter-Zone Meeting of the Chilean Movement of Solidarity with Cuba rejected US President George W. Bush's recent threats against the island state, and reiterated their support of the Cuban Revolution. Read More

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