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South of the Border

With a screenplay co-written by Tariq Ali and Mark Weisbrot, Oliver Stone’s South of the Border promised to be a good movie. Read More

José Saramago, Nobel author, Communist, mourned in Portugal

<div align="justify"> Saramago was born in 1922 into a poor peasant family. He worked as a mechanic, proofreader and journalist for decades before fully turning his attention to writing. Indeed, he only began to receive recognition for his literary work when he was in his mid-50s. </div> Read More

Cuba's golf future, promising but still far off

If Cuba plays it right, thousands of tourists could eventually be swinging their clubs at an 18-hole golf course overlooking the turquoise waters and golden beaches just east of Havana. Read More

Cuba makes achievements in oral health

<div align="justify"> HAVANA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Cuba has reached the goal of children's oral cavity health two years ahead of the deadline set by the World Health Organization (WHO), Estela Gispen, president of the Cuban Society of Stomatology, said on Monday. </div> Read More

Man's American dream started in Cuba

<div align="justify"> Warm congratulations to Isaac ``Ike'' Behar who will be honored on June 17, with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed on him by the Latin Auxiliary of Douglas Gardens. </div> Read More

Handal Steel exports HRS to Cuba

<div align="justify"> Monday, 21 June 2010 12:21:19.Hebei Province-based Chinese steel producer Handan Steel Company, a subsidiary of Hebei Steel Group, has lately announced that it has successfully produced 3,800 mt of hot rolled sheet in specifications of 5-20 mm × <br /> 2,000 mm × 8,000 mm as per US standards. </div> Read More

First Iranian company sets foot in Cuba with irrigation system

<div align="justify"> Sun, Jun 20, 2010. AFP. HAVANA, CUBA - Irrigation systems maker Tad.Co has become the first Iranian company to open an office in Cuba, the weekly Opciones said Saturday, amid signs of closer ties. </div> Read More

Smoking bans and economics hit famed Cuban cigars

HAVANA (Reuters) – Global economic woes and the worldwide spread of smoking bans are taking their toll on Cuba's famous cigar industry, with the just-completed harvest of the country's finest tobacco down 14 percent over 2009, local media said on Monday.<br /> Read More

Los Van Van are set to make their Brisbane debut

<div align="justify"> Direct from Havana, for the first time in Brisbane, Cuban super-group Los Van Van will bring the music that has created legions of fans throughout the world to QPAC´s Concert Hall stage. </div> Read More

Health Program during Summer

<div align="justify"> The Cuban Ministry of Public Health will carry out a prevention campaign during the summer to reduce the incidence of diseases that are common during that period.<br /> </div> Read More