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December 14th

Adalberto Alvarez awarded with the National Music Prize 2008

The Prize coincides with the celebration of his 60th birthday and the 36 years of artistic achievements. Read More

Ecuador: Pichincha Illiteracy Free for the Cuban "Yes, I Can" teaching program.

Pichincha, Ecuador's second most populated province, was declared illiteracy-free on Saturday after nearly three-year implementation of the Cuban Yo Si Puedo (Yes, I Can) teaching program. Read More

Brazilian filmmaker Orlando Senna: "The Cuban cinema international school as a unique one"

The Brazilian filmmaker Orlando Senna valued here the experience of the San Antonio de los Baños International Cinema and TV School in Cuba as unique due to its own philosophy. Read More

Sao Paulo Honors a renowned Cuban composer Leo Brouwer

More than 40 pieces by Leo Brouwer, most of them composed for guitar, allowed music lovers from this Brazilian city to gauge the artistic work of a renowned Cuban composer who has stamped his mark on world music.<br /> Read More

US documentary filmmaker Estela Bravo Happy for Toronto Top Award

US documentary filmmaker Estela Bravo got the top award at the Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival for her 34th work &quot;Quien Soy Yo?&quot; (Who am I?), dedicated to children of the disappeared in Argentina. Read More

Cuban Doctors Perform Record Number of Surgeries in Uruguay

Cuban doctors working in Uruguay as part of the Operation Miracle Eye Care Program have performed a record 5,000 cataract surgeries just in 200 days Read More

December 13th

Cuban Boxers Unbeaten in World Cup in Moscow

Cuban boxers Andry Laffita (51 kg), Idel Torriente (57) and Rosniel Iglesias (64 kg) gave Cuba its fifth, sixth and seventh consecutive wins during the World Boxing Cup that began yesterday in Moscow, Russia. Read More

Cuba, Venezuela Discuss 2009 Cooperation

They are discussing 311 cooperation projects for 2009 on industrial development, agriculture, education, health, sports and telecommunications. Read More

Havana Museum of the Revolution Celebrates its 49th Anniversary

The institution is currently going through a restoration process that includes improvements to its façade, change in functions of the museum and its areas, the fitting-out of exhibition rooms and the application of new technologies Read More

Lisandra Guerra Opens Track Cycling Cup for Cuba

Cuba's world 500M cyclist champion, LisandraGuerra, will represent Cuba on the third phase of the Track Cycling World Cup from Thursday through Saturday in Cali, Colombia. Read More