Costa Rica routs Cuba 5-0 at Cowboys Stadium

<p style="text-align: justify;">ARLINGTON -- Costa Rica simply dominated Cuba in the opening match of the 2011 Gold Cup at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday.Costa Rica rolled to a 5-0 victory even without playing its injured captain, Bryan Ruiz, in midfield.The Cuban defense pushed a high line to the midfield stripe. However, crafty passing and patient timing from the Costa Rican midfield and forwards allowed them to run basically at will into the Cuban penalty area. Read More

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Fabelo in Istmo

<p style="text-align: justify;">5 de Junio 2011. Preceded by the unanimous recognition in different countries, the winner of prizes and distinctions for the quality of his work, a must be presence in every respectful Cuban contemporary art space, the work by Roberto Fabelo reached the Contemporary Art Museum from Panama, with the exhibition Naturaleza casi viva casi muerta (Almost life almost dead nature), a set of oil paintings, paper and metal drawings in which the artists´ imagination shows once again his preoccupation for human beings, as he expresses metaphorically the impending threats that pend on the relationship man-nature, which is so precarious and dramatic in our times. Read More

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Dance Music Enthusiasts in Camagüey Received Local Notable Adalberto Álvarez

<p style="text-align: justify;">Adalberto Álvarez in Camaguey. Photo: Annielsy Perez Camagüey, Cuba, June 4 .- The doors of the Teatro Principal in Camagüey slid open Friday to welcome with pride its notable Adalberto Álvarez, world-renown pianist, director and composer.His fans in Camagüey enjoyed the unmistakable rhythm of his band, and to the beat of hits such as “A bailar el toca toca” and “El melon”, the latter owing to the demand of the audience. Read More

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Cuban Cigar Store Opened in Madeira, Portugal

<p style="text-align: justify;">Image, taken at Havana's International Convention Center, during the 13rd Habano International Fair. Photo: Marcelino Vázquez Hernández./AIN Havana, Cuba, Jun 3.- With the inauguration of a Casa del Habano store in Funchal, the capital city of Portugal's autonomous Island of Madeira, the commercialization of Cuban cigars continues to expand. Read More

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Six Indian pugilists enter last four in Cuba meet

<p style="text-align: justify;">New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) As many as six Indian boxers entered the semi-finals of the 41st Giraldo Cordova Cardin Memorial Boxing Tournament in Havana, Cuba.The ones who made it to the last four stage are Thokchom Nanao Singh (49kg), Suranjoy Singh, Santosh Harijan (both in 52kg category), Kuldeep Singh (75kg), Manpreet Singh and Paramjeet Samota (both in 91kg category). Read More

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Cuban Visitors Share Sounds and Moves of Their Roots

<p style="text-align: justify;">June 5, 2011. By JON PARELES. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. The choir members are also products of Cuban music schools, where the precision of classical technique doesn’t restrain the power of island traditions. The choir was a spinoff of the Professional Choir of Camagüey, formed in 1994 by Emilia Díaz Chávez. From a repertory of old and recent Haitian songs it has developed a traditionalist hybrid that is sleek, theatrical, socially conscious and full of joyful life. Read More

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Cuba Hosts Meeting of Control Bodies From Central America and the Caribbean

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, June 05, 2011 11:51 AM. The 35th meeting of the Central American and Caribbean organization of governmental supervising bodies (OCCEFS, Spanish) starts this Friday in Havana at the Palco Hotel. Cuba, represented by the country's General Comptroller, was elected president of the organization in 2010. OCCEFS emerged in 1995 in El Salvador and comprises control and supervision bodies from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Belize and Cuba. Read More

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Chinese VP in Cuba to meet on economic ties

<p style="text-align: justify;">Reuters. By Jeff Franks. Sat Jun 4, 9:57 pm ET. HAVANA (Reuters) – Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Cuba on Saturday for a three-day visit expected to accelerate fast-growing economic relations between the two communist-run countries.One of Cuba's six vice presidents, Esteban Lazo, was at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport to greet Xi, who is tipped to succeed Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2013. Read More

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Make Cuba your first choice for relaxation

<p style="text-align: justify;">June 04, 2011 11:04 PM. When we decided upon an all-inclusive vacation, Cuba was definitely our first choice. To me it held everything in a holiday – sun, beach, pool and a chance to explore another country, one steeped in history and culture. We stayed in Varadero, a small peninsula dotted with beautiful resorts. Varadero is capitalism at its finest, surprising really, on this small communist island. A friend told me Varadero boasted one of the world’s most beautiful beaches and I have to agree. Read More

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Cubanist revolution: Isolation did nothing to slow production of fine art

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, June 05, 2011, 7:21 AM. Dan Bischoff/For The Star-Ledger By Dan Bischoff/ Much of what we say about art is an analysis of influences: Rembrandt learned his tricks of light by studying Caravaggio, say or Picasso unlearned the Western figural tradition by studying indigenous art in ethnographic museums in Paris.Cuba still embargoed by the United States (but open to the rest of the planet), Cuba’s faux-isolation has in some ways made its art and artists more personal, more spiritual, and more contemporary than any other art anywhere.<br /> <br /> Read More

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