The director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alicia Alonso, will travel today to the United States to receive a tribute by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) for her 90th birthday, reported the Cuban ballet company’s press office. Alicia danced with the ABT between 1941 and 1948, at the beginning of her career, when she interpreted Giselle, considered by specialists as the pinnacle of her artistic life.
Read MoreThe Cuban Vegas Robaina Famoso cigar won the Best of the Best of 2009 Prize, awarded by Moscow’s Cigar Clan organization, which also sponsored an exhibition of 50 works by 15 of the island’s visual artists, reported IPS. The competition, in which several countries participated, also recognized brands from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
Read MoreThe political opposition in Cuba is waiting for the materialization of the expectations generated by the meeting between the Catholic Church hierarchy and President Raúl Castro regarding the release of the political prisoners, according to statements to the press by representatives of those groups.
Read MoreThe breaking down of a bus is one of the worst and not so infrequent things that can happen to those of us who depend on the Cuban public transportation system. That’s why it’s not only important that these vehicles be maintained, but also that we deposit our fares in the money box when we get on.
Read MoreThe Cuban government does not believe in the promises of change made by U.S. President Barack Obama until the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States charged with espionage are released, affirmed National Assembly of People’s Power speaker Ricardo Alarcón during the opening of the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO) seminar in this capital.
Read MoreAs written, the bill would restore U.S. citizens’ right to travel to Cuba and improve procedures for U.S. agricultural sales to the island.
Read MoreIt is not a matter of imposing upon producers the bourgeoisie discipline of hunger or compulsory military service, but instead it’s about “associated labor plying its toil with a willing hand, a ready mind, and a joyous heart”
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the work of the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti, said Henriette Chamouillet, WHO representative in that country, Cuba’s state-run press reported. The island is collaborating with that multilateral agency in three fundamental areas: care for pregnant women and newborns, vaccination and the extension of free healthcare services.
Read MoreThe Ridley Thomas ship docked in the port of Santiago de Cuba, in the island’s eastern region, where it will continue the exploration of the underwater seabed for the optic fibre cable that will come from Venezuela in early 2011 and will greatly increase the Caribbean country’s communication possibilities, announced Anthony Pyne, manager of China’s Geological Projects Company.
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