PM Records cultural institution, presided over by Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés, will carry out next September 4 in the Cuban capital the first edition of the Propositions Festival, an alternative space of respect for human diversity and nature.
Read MoreCuba presented the Art of Beer Cultural Route, a tourist package that tours 30 sites in the eastern city of Holguín related to the history and present of that beverage, the local press reported. The initiative opens tomorrow, precisely one week before the start of the carnival in that city, known for the production of the Mayabe beer.
Read More“Sure, I don’t have a boss and I get paid daily. If I get just 20 pesos in one morning for one delivery, added together for 30 days that comes to 600 pesos (about $24 USD, or more than the average fulltime Cuban wage). But the truth is that it’s rare for me to have just one customer per day; usually there are two or three. So if you add all those up, you’ll see that the advantage is significant, though there are also days when I don’t have any business,” says Carlos who delivers gas cylinders for a living.
Read MoreAgricultural production in Cuba decreased by 7.5 per cent in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, the National Office of Statistics reported. The drop in the agricultural and cattle sectors has been added to the collapse of the 2009-2010 sugar harvest, the worse since 1905.
Read MoreHavana is a city where people are often out in the streets for one reason or another. Since the overwhelming majority of the population uses public transportation or walk where they are going there is a constant flow of passersby, people in line to buy something or others just hanging out. (94 photos)
Read MoreThe link does work, although not perhaps from your end. However, as of early August 2010, on their official site – www.inder.cu/beta/competitions/marabana – under Inscripciones (Registrations), the reference is still only to the 2009 marathon and not that planned for this year.
Read MoreThere are no casas particulares or apartments for rent in Varadero. This is also the case in other resort areas such as Playa Santa Lucía and Guardalavaca. In these three areas, all of which are among the country’s most popular tourist destinations, legislation prohibits the operation of private rental of accommodation and the encouragement of formal hotel operations.
Read More“When time starts to change, no one can stop it,” says a character in “El canto del pozo ciego” (Blind Mouth Singing), a play that is reviving the cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States, which has been virtually nonexistent over the past 10 years.
Read MoreThe Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE) and the London Imperial College are financing a project on Energy Communication and Culture, sponsored by the Cuban Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Respect (CUBASOLAR), IPS reported today. The initiative will train media, education and research specialists on how to communicate the results of environmental, energy and food education projects.
Read MoreIn an interview given to journalists from the Telesur multinational channel, former Cuban President Fidel Castro ruled out that the Colombian armed forces would begin a military conflict on the border with Venezuela. During the conversation the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution reiterated his concern about a possible nuclear war between Iran, Israel and the United States, a subject to which he has dedicated his latest Reflections published by the Cuban press.
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