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April 27th

Viengsay Valdes Breaks in Paris Myth on Remakes

Paris, (PL).- Cuban National Ballet Prima Ballerina Viengsay Valdes has displayed in Paris her skills and angelical figure to break the myth on remakes in a memorable performance of Giselle. Read More

150 Million Dollars in Cell Phones

Cuba invested about 150 million dollars for the development of cellular phones since 2003 and plans to exceed the first million lines at the end of this year, reported official sources today. Read More

Cuba opens a School onTourism

Cuba has opened a new School on Tourism, thus confirming the industry's increasing spiral which annually brings more than two million visitors from around the world. Read More

FAO Conference: Climate and Food Security

The 31st FAO Regional Conference with venue in Panama is starting the debates on Monday during its technical phase regarding climate change and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

Red Sox Ink Cuban Backstop Adalberto Ibarra

Baseball's international free agency often flies kind of under the radar, but given successes like, say, Felix Hernandez and Johan Santana, one shouldn't diminish its significance. Read More

Cuba may be game for golf

Cuba's Tourism Ministry says it would like to build 10 new courses around the country and attract high-rollers from Europe, Canada and even the United States if the U.S. eases its 48-year trade embargo. Read More

Cuban Workers’ Confederation Calls for Large Participation in May Day Celebrations

HAVANA, Cuba, (acn) The Cuban Workers’ Confederation (CTC) issued a call urging the Cuban people to participate in the national May Day celebrations in response to an ongoing anti-Cuba media campaign by the United States and its European allies. Read More

April 26th

Over Ninety-three Percent of Cubans Had Voted One Hour before the Closing of Electoral Colleges

A total of 93.49 percent of Cubans registered at electoral colleges had voted at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, according to a report by the National Electoral Commission (CEN). Read More

Reagan-era accord allows for deportations of some Mariel refugees

Deported last October from the United States to Cuba, René Alamo spends most days sitting alone in a bedroom of his family's house outside Havana waiting to hear whether he will get to rejoin his wife and children in South Florida. Read More

Cuba calls on the USA to lift the embargo

Cuba has called on the United States to lift its 48 year embargo on the Caribbean Island.<br /> Read More