Cuba’s Fina Garcia Marruz Receives Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry
Cuban writer Fina Garcia Marruz said that the Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry —which she was awarded earlier this year and, on her behalf, was received on Monday by her grandson Jose...
View ArticleInternational Gathering in Holguin Demanded the Return of the Cuban Five
Holguin, a city located some 700 kilometers east of Havana, gathered men and women from all continents to voice their demand for the release of the five Cuban political prisoners incarcerated in the...
View ArticleUnscreened Interview with Fidel Castro to Be Exhibited at Havana’s Film
An interview with the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, which was recently found by film director Rebeca Chavez in the archives of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), will...
View ArticleEcuadorean President Thanks Cuba’s Assistance in the Public Health Sector
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa thanked Cuba’s cooperation with his nation, particularly in the Manuela Espejo Solidarity Mission, a nationwide study carried out by Cuban health professionals in...
View ArticlePresident of Angolan Parliament Supports Cause of the Cuban Five
The president of the Angolan Parliament, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, expressed his unconditional support of the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998 during a...
View ArticleCuban Writer Leonardo Padura Wins French Literary Prize
Cuban writer and journalist Leonardo Padura, famous for his crime novels, will receive the 2011 Roger Caillois French Literary Prize of Latin American Literature on December 7.
View ArticleUNICEF Official Praises Cuba’s Efforts to Guarantee Children’s Rights
The representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba, Jose Juan Ortiz, praised the political will of Cuba to guarantee and protect children’s rights.
View ArticleLeinier Dominguez Ties in Second Day of Championship of Spanish Chess Clubs
Cuban Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez tied with local GM Francisco Vallejo in the second day of competitions of the Division of Honor of the Spanish Championship of Chess Clubs that is under way in...
View ArticleRaul Meets with President of Angolan Parliament
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Wednesday with the President of Angola’s National Assembly, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, at the end of this official visit to Cuba.
View ArticleNGOs to Demand Cuba’s Elimination from U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the United States are organizing an international meeting for December 1 in which participants will demand that Cuba be taken out of the U.S. list of state...
View ArticleCuban Competing to Host Finals of Int’l Collegiate Programming Contest in 2018
Cuba hopes to organize in 2018 the Finals of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC), an event that brings together representatives of renowned...
View ArticleCuban and Venezuelan Symphonic Orchestras to Perform Together in Havana
The Cuban and Venezuelan symphonic orchestras will perform together for the first time on Sunday, November 27, at the Lazaro Peña Theatre in Havana, as part of the program of activities of the...
View ArticleLeinier Dominguez Unbeaten After Four Rounds at Championship of Spanish...
Cuban Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez beat Armenian GM Gabriel Sargissian and Ukrainian GM Sergey Fedorchuk on Wednesday and thus remained undefeated after three days of competition in the Division...
View ArticleCuban Miguel Barnet Presented with Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Cuban writer, poet and ethnologist Miguel Barnet received on Wednesday in this capital the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Knight Degree), in a ceremony attended by Culture Minister Abel Prieto...
View ArticleCuba and China Check Cooperation on Biotechnology
The Sixth Meeting of the Joint Working Group for Biotechnological Cooperation between Cuba and China was inaugurated on Friday in Havana with the presence of the vice president of the Cuban Council of...
View ArticleHavana Historian Eusebio Leal to Receive Foedus Award
Havana Historian Eusebio Leal has won the Foedus Award 2011, granted by the Foedus Foundation to personalities that distinguish themselves for their work in the fields of culture and solidarity.
View ArticleThree Cuban Hotels Win World Travel Awards
Three Cuban hotels —Hotel Nacional, Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa, and Occidental Royal Hideaway Ensenachos— were included in the list of Caribbean winners of the prestigious 2011 World Travel...
View ArticleBritish Solidarity Activist Says the Cuban Five Remain Firm and United
British Father Geoffrey Bottoms, who has visited three of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the United States —Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez— said that,...
View ArticleCuban Film Wins Award in Uruguay’s Latinuy Festival
The movie ‘Jose Marti: el ojo del canario’ (Jose Marti: the Eye of the Canary), by Cuban filmmaker Fernando Perez, was awarded the First Prize of the Third Latinuy International Film Festival that...
View ArticleLeinier Dominguez Wrapped Up Excellent Performance at Championship of...
Cuban Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez tied with Ukrainian GM Ruslan Ponomariov and thus wrapped up his superb performance in the Division of Honor of the Spanish Championship of Chess Clubs that...
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