The Hip-Hop 2010 International Symposium will begin today in the Cuban capital with the participation of artists from Mexico, Haiti and the United States, the local press reported. The event, during which workshops, concerts and lectures will be given, is sponsored by the Cuban Rap Agency, the Institute of Music and the Hermanos Saíz Association.
Read MoreThe U.S. American Ballet Theatre will perform in Cuba next November 3 and 4 to pay tribute to prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, affirmed Rachel Moore, director of the company, which hasn’t danced in the island since 1960.
Read MoreAlthough the state of bilateral relations appears too fragile to support such a change, rumours have been circulating about contacts taking place that could lead to the freeing of U.S. government contractor Alan Gross, jailed and under investigation in Havana, and a ticket home for “The Cuban Five”, as the agents are known.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro met with the Cuban medical brigade that carried out a wide-ranging psychosocial and clinical-genetic study in Bolivia. “What is most important is the example set for the young people who, together with you, have begun to carry out this task among its people and in other countries,” said the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, who gave the members of the contingent a copy of his book “Por todos los caminos de la Sierra: La victoria estratégica.”
Read MoreThe Cuban government hopes to meet around 90 per cent of the housing needs of the population by 2020 and thus fulfill the Millennium Goals established by the UN, the local press reported. For this the authorities have proposed a construction plan of 60,000 new homes a year starting 2011, especially based on the so-called self construction effort.
Read MoreWhat is revolutionary in Cuba today is to link the socialist, democratic and anti-imperialist currents in support of a consensus-built socialist program that rescues the original democratic and emancipatory content of the 1959 revolution.
Read MoreThe race is on and time is running out. Will Obama ease travel restrictions before Congress gets even one Chamber to vote on the hard-worked bills that would lift the ban altogether?
Read MoreArte en La Rampa (“Art on the Ramp,” in reference to Havana’s sloping 23rd Street) is a well attended event that takes place every year in summer, and where its most important site is Pavilion Cuba, in the Vedado district. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban government hopes to be able to transport 52 per cent of domestic trade by railroad by 2011, Minister of Transportation César Arocha affirmed. To achieve this, the island is working on the repair of 6,000 kilometers of railways, in addition to investing five billion dollars in the purchase of locomotives and cars.
Read MoreCuba will be the venue of a golf tournament sponsored by former Mexican athlete Ana Guevara on October 13-17, the Athens 2004 Olympic silver medal winner announced in a press conference held in Varadero beach resort, some 120 kilometers east of the island’s capital. The Cuban authorities are planning the construction of 16 new golf courses in the Caribbean island nation as part of a program to boost tourism.
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