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September 18th

Cuban President Raúl Castro on the Isle of Youth and toured storm affected areas

Cuban President Raul Castro presided over a Civil Defense Council meeting on the Isle of Youth and toured storm affected areas to assess the damage caused by the passing of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Read More

Cubans students from the National Ballet School to compete in Beijing

The students from the National Ballet School Osiel Gorneo and Dariela González are special guests in the II Beijing International Competition from October 25th to November 1st. Read More

The Cuban movie Omerta, by Pavel Giroud in the Saint Sebastian Movie Festival

The Cuban movie Omerta, by Pavel Giroud, will hold its world premiere out of competition in the Saint Sebastian International Movie Festival, which will pay tribute to Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Read More

Hotels Hit by Hurricane Ike Reopen in Trinidad, Cuba

The three hotels located in 400-year old Cuban city of Trinidad, which were affected by Hurricane Ike, reopened their doors to 400 national and international tourists. Read More

September 17th

Cuban President Raul Castro met with the Vice President of the Russian Federation

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday with the Vice President of the Russian Federation, Igor Ivanovich Sechin, who was in Cuba for a working visit heading a delegation of Russian ministers and usinesspeople. Read More

Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo met with Pacific Islands Leaders

Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo met Tuesday evening with the president of Kiribati, Anote Tong and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Apisai Lelemia, to whom he offered greetings from President Raul Castro. Read More

Cuban musical group Moncada to be honored in France after their success in Portugal

The members of the Cuban musical group Moncada arrived to the French city of Servran, where they were decorated, coming from Portugal. Read More

Cuban electrical workers returned electricity to 88 percent of the country

The effort carried out by Cuban electrical workers returned electricity to 88 percent of the country after important damages caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, it was reported Wednesday. Read More

The Cuban documentary "Out of their league" in the Movie Festival of the Fame Salon from New York

On a special presentation on the 19th, the movie Bull Durham will be paid tribute in its twentieth anniversary with the presence of Ron Shelton, director and script writer of the movie, together with three of the stars of the movie: Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and Robert Wuhl. Read More

In Cuba: Seventh National Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics "Gerontoger 2008"

Aging, primary health care and geriatric surgery are important issues to debate in the Seventh National Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics "Gerontoger 2008," starting Tuesday in this capital. Read More