"Plan Turquino" and Educational Program for Children in Cuban Mountains

Children from "El Algarrobo" (carob-tree) rural settlement in central Cuba are currently used to gather under the tree after which the community was named in order to do the drawings requested by Maria Dolores Pérez Carrazana, promoter of the Cuban school program "Education for your Son" in this region. Read More

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UNESCO Assistant Director General Francoise Riviere Impressed by Cuba Arts Schools.

UNESCO Assistant Director General Francoise Riviere said Thursday she was impressed with the development of arts schools in Cuba. Read More

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15th Meeting of Ballet Companies will be held in Havana beginning March 14.

The 15th Meeting of Ballet Companies will be held in Havana beginning March 14 with the presence of more than 40 companies from 11 countries. Read More

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Wives of two Cuban Antiterrorists, Imprisoned in United States, Arrived at Geneva.

The wives of two Cuban antiterrorists, imprisoned in the United States, arrived at this city, where they will have diverse interviews, besides encounters in Berne, the Swiss capital. Read More

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In Mexico: Casa de las Americas presented the call for the 2009 Literary Award at the International Book.

Casa de las Americas presented the call for the 2009 Literary Award at the International Book Fair of the Palacio de Mineria (FILPM) of Mexico. Read More

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Cuba Fights in Valencia

World champion Yargelis Savigne leads the group of Cuban athletes who make their debut on Friday in the first day of competitions of the 12th World Indoor Athletics Championship that begins today and runs through March 9th in Valencia, Spain. Read More

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10th International Conference of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems Concludes Today.

The 10th International Conference of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems concludes on Friday at Havana's Convention Center with the presence of more than one thousand experts from nearly 50 countries. Read More

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8th of March: International Women Day

On the 8th of March 1931 was held for the first time in Cuba the International Womens Day at a small room of the Working Centre of Cuba, located in Revillagigedo Street in Old Havana. Read More

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On International Year of Languages: Homage to José Martí.

"Who better than José Martí can tell us about the importance of our mother language, how to promote and preserve it? We should resort to Martí once and again, every time we want to improve our language, put some spirit into the way we use it... Every time we read Martís works it is like we get vaccinated and stronger." Read More

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Cuban's Minister of Culture Emphazises in the cultural value of the Book Fair.

The Book Fair is the right space for the cultural exchange between the writer and the readers, indicated Abel Prieto, minister of Culture, during his visit to this city. Read More

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