Cuban Cigar Master's Death Seals His Legend

Cuba's most famous tobacco grower, Alejandro Robaina, died this week. Robaina, who was 91, belonged to one of Cuba's oldest tobacco-growing families. Read More

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Cubans hold municipal elections; belie criticism

Almost all of Cuba's 8.4 million eligible voters were expected to turn out for the vote — which will choose 15,000 people to fill seats in 169 municipal assemblies. Read More

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U.S. budgets $20 million for anti-Cuba groups

For 50 years the U.S. government has tried to develop a counter-revolutionary movement in Cuba. While it has been defeated at every turn, it is once again pouring money into this campaign. Read More

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Cubans ready to hold partiall elections sucessfully

Officials of the Provincial Electoral Commission in the Cuban province of Camagüey said that details on the partial elections are ready so that the suffrage can be held successfully and the people can massively exercise their constitutional right: voting. Read More

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The Exceptional Nature of Cuban Urban Agriculture

After 50 years of socialist rule, Cuban institutions, as well as the mentality and expectations of the Cuban public, differ vastly from those in the U.S. Read More

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Sancti Spiritus to Host Caribbean Birds Festival

The central objective of the Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival is creating a culture to protect birds, and it is scheduled from April 22th, to May 22th, reported one of its organizers. Read More

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In the final stages a Cuban documentary about a transsexual

The documentary &quot;En el cuerpo equivocado&quot; (In the wrong body), which is the story of Mabi Susel, a transsexual who undertook in Cuba in 1988 a sex change operation, is in the final stages of post production, announced sources of the Cuban cinema institute, informs PL.<br /> Read More

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Cuban documentary by Ian Padron at the 26th Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival has grown from 500 attendees in 1985 to more than 35,000 in 25 years, which is clear evidence of the great demand for quality Latino art programming in Chicago. Read More

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May processions and Cubadisco 2010 in Holguín

The Pilgrimages (Romerias), dedicated to the Canadian city of Toronto, to the solidarity among the nations and to the anniversary 50 of ICAP (Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples), as well as to the centennial of José Lezama Lima birth date, are announcing their usual spaces for joy of those who expect the event during the whole year. Read More

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H1N1 Virus Keeps Striking Cuba

For the fifth week in a row, the number of H1N1 cases continues to grow throughout the country, said Dr. Otto Pelaez Sanchez, head of the Transmissible Diseases Department of the Cuban Public Health ministry. Read More

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