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THIA Warns All Visitors to Cuba of New Travel Insurance Requirements

Effective May 1, 2010 Canadians visiting Cuba will be required to provide proof of travel health insurance that will provide coverage for medical services they may need while on the island. Read More

Estefans open Miami home to Obama, stirring debate

In the realm of Cuban musicians and entertainers, Gloria Estefan has been revered as the community's first daughter, the child of exiles whose songs of love and country are a staple in any music collection. Read More

Cuba expands its limited free-market experiment

In a shift driven by necessity, the Cuban  government is divesting itself of small state-run barbershops and beauty shops, turning wage earners into entrepreneurs in return for 15% of revenue. Read More

Agriculture becoming more efficient in Cuba

The Cuban government has asked for more efficient agriculture to cut its annual food imports. Read More

8th Gibara Low-Budget Film Festival Rolling

Over 160 films from 30 countries will compete at the 8th Humberto Solas Low-Budget International Film Festival to run from April 19 to 25 in Gibara, Holguin. Read More

Omara Portuondo at the Norwegian Opera

Cuban singer Omara Portuondo sang in the New Opera Theatre of Norway, which is the first performance of a representative of Cuban popular music in that scenario, local press reported. Read More

Gabo's Guayabera Enriched Cuban Museum

A guayabera (loose lightweight shirt) donated by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez will enrich the Sancti Spiritus museum's collection. Read More

Cuban Divers to Mexico World Tour

Cuban divers Jose Antonio Guerra and Jenkler Aguirre depart today for Veracruz, Mexico to compete next weekend in the second stage of the World Series of Diving. Read More

Cuba, France Parliaments Meet

Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly of the People's Power, held talks with a delegation of French legislators led by Socialist Sen. Bernanrd Piras, president of Amitié Groupe, says Granma. Read More

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs stops Rafael Pedro in 28 seconds

Former world heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs took only 28 seconds to knock out Rafael Pedro on Tuesday night. Read More