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May 15th

Cuban Scientists Monitor Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (acn) The Cuban scientific community keeps a close eye on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after the collapse last April of the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon platform. Read More

Attorneys Claim Habeas Corpus for Cuban Held in US Prison

South Journal—The defense team of Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cubans held in US prisons for 10 years now, will present a Habeas Corpus writ before June 14 so that US justice reconsiders the case. Read More

Cuba, Spain fight zombies

Havana's 5ta Avenida Producciones is teaming with Seville's La Zanfona Producciones to produce "Juan de los Muertos" (Juan of the Dead), a groundbreaking Cuban zombie film, and part of a growing semi-indie Cuban film scene. Read More

Cuba, Myanmar Want More Tourists

Cuba has only two golf courses, the other 10 were eliminated by the revolution in 1959. That is going to change soon, however, because the tourism ministry announced a new policy to allow foreign companies to build new tourism facilities in Cuba, including at least 10 courses, marinas and other developments. Read More

May 14th

Cuban Farmers' Congress Begins in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (acn) Finding ways to increase productivity, replace imports and speed up the commercialization process of agricultural products will be some of the main topics to be discussed during the Tenth Congress of the Cuban Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) that begins in Havana. Read More

Cuba Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Hemingway-Castro Meet

HAVANA – The celebration of the 50th anniversary of a meeting between former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and famed American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) has begun in a small fishing village east of Havana Read More

Cuba Requests Permission From Bolivia to Search for Guerrilla

Suarez Gayol was a memeber of the guerrilla column that was led by Che Guevara Read More

Latino Baseball Hall of Fame

The Latino Baseball Hall of Fame will induct its first class later this month at Casa de Campo, home of the Dodgers' training academy in the Dominican Republic. <br /> Read More

Cuba to host int'l poetry festival

HAVANA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Around 160 poets from over 40 countries and regions will attend the upcoming 15th International Poetry Festival in Havana, organizers said here Thursday. Read More

Alexander Abreu is making history

It is an accomplished fact that Alexander Abreu is making history. He formed his group Havana D’ Primera a couple of years ago. However, the name of this Cuban trumpet player is heard long since he has recorded many CDs with the most important Cuban bands. Read More