Confirmed two more cases of Swine Flu in Cuba

The Cuban Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday that two additional cases of Swine Flu A (H1N1) virus were confirmed on the island Read More

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Dies María E. Ibarra Martín, director of the Center for Marine Research at the University of Havana

María Elena Ibarra Martín, director of the Center for Marine Research at the University of Havana, a co-founder of the Cuban Society for the Protection of the Environment and a leader in Caribbean marine ecology, died on May 5 in Cuba. She was 76. Read More

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Students from the Cuban National Ballet School to perform succesfully in Cape Town

Students from the Cuban National Ballet School held three performances last weekend in Cape Town, South Africa and earned applauses and ovations from the present public. Read More

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Only metallic lighthouse of the Caribbean turns 107 years as the guardian of the Cuban western sea

Exclusive for its skeletal metallic structure, the lighthouse of Jutías Key celebrates its 107 years as the guardian of the Cuban western seas. Read More

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The Sandino oil tanker, carrying 390,000 barrels of oil, has left Venezuela en route to Cuba

The Sandino oil tanker, carrying 390,000 barrels of oil, has left Venezuela en route to Cuba, after an inauguration ceremony. Read More

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Puerto Rican Singer Danny Rivera will perform in Havana

Famous Puerto Rican singer Danny Rivera will perform in Havana on May 20 during a special homage gala to mark the centenary of the birth of the composer, piano player, violinist and orchestra director, Rodrigo Prats, a legend of Cuban music. Read More

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Cuba’s achievements in eye prosthesis rehabilitation for children and adults

Cuba’s achievements in eye prosthesis rehabilitation for children and adults will be presented at the Sixth International Ophthalmology Conference and the Fourteenth National Ophthalmology Conference taking place in Havana from May 11 to 15. Read More

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The Cuban musician Edesio Alejandro pays tribute to Juan Blanco

The 2009 Season of concerts of the National Laboratory of Electro acoustic Music continues its presentations, dedicated to the 30 anniversary of its foundation, 45 years after the first public concert of electro acoustic music in our country and to pay tribute to the work of Juan Blanco, this time with a concert of Edesio Alejandro. Read More

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Cuba Warns of World Environmental Deterioration

Cuba’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abelardo Moreno warned that in spite of numerous agreements and commitments, the inability of many countries to comply with them has contributed to the deterioration of the world environment. Read More

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Cuba imports daiquiris from US

Jugs of daiquiri mix. Gourmet nuts. Rolls of newsprint. Not exactly humanitarian aid, but still among the items sold to Cuba under an agricultural waiver carved out of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo. Read More

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