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Ciego de Avila writer to win the 2010 Julio Cortazar Award

<p style="text-align: justify;">27 de Agosto 2010. Félix Sánchez, Ciego de Avila province´s writer, is the winner of the 9th Julio Cortazar Short Story Ibero American Competition for his story, Los confines de la muerte, as it was announced yesterday at the Dulce María Loynaz Cultura Center in Havana. Read More

Fidel Castro Meets with Daniel Estulin in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">RHC. Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, met with the Russian writer Daniel Estulin, author of a trilogy that exposes the so-called Bilderberg Club. Estulin thanked Fidel Castro for the inclusion of fragments of his texts in his most recent journalistic columns. Read More

Cuban Local Beekeepers Obtain High Volumes of Honey

<p style="text-align: justify;">CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) Beekeepers in coastal areas of the province of Ciego de Avila contributed more than US$100,000 to the Cuban economy in the period from June to the present with the collection of 50 tons of honey. Read More

Spanish Ballet of Cuba Returns to Gran Teatro

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Spanish Ballet of Cuba (BEC) is back at Havana’s Gran Teatro with two performances in September choreographed by director and first dancer Eduardo Veitía. The Spanish Ballet will present their Greatest Hits from September 17 to 19, followed by Emigrantes, by first dancer Irene Rodríguez, September 24 to 26. Read More

Cuba Announces National Baseball Pre-Selection Team

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban Baseball Federation announced on Thursday the national 39-member pre-selection team for the World Championship and Pan-American Games qualifier scheduled for October 1-10 in Puerto Rico. Read More

Former U.S. President James Carter Ends N. Korea Visit

<p style="text-align: justify;">Pyongyang, 27 ago (Prensa Latina) Bilateral relations and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula were discussed by North Korean officials and former U.S.President James Carter during a visit that ended Friday. Read More

AP: Cuba's Fidel Castro claims al-Qaida leader Osama bin laden is a a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent

<p style="text-align: justify;">12:27 PM EDT, August 27, 2010. HAVANA (AP) Fidel Castro says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former President George W. Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents recently posted on the Internet prove it. Read More

DEMOCRACY NOW: In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed US Contractor

<p style="text-align: justify;">Richardson says release of Cuban Five and Gross are not linked...I can easily see that in any official communications neither country would be linking the two cases. Gross was sent to Cuba specifically as part of the program to subvert the revolution. Read More

Travel Ban on Cuba to Be Lifted, Maybe

<p style="text-align: justify;">Aug 26, 2010. For years the rest of the world has been able to take advantage of the pristine beaches, clear waters, and impressive architecture of Cuba, where there are also countless all-inclusive resorts. But the U.S. is still banning travel to the country. Read More

Cuba, with eye on golf, liberalizes land law

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Aug 26 (Reuters Life!) - The Cuban government will allow foreign investors to use state-owned land for up to 99 years in a change that is likely to bring developments of luxury golf courses to the island nation. Read More