The version of Giant Steps by John Coltrane caused discussion around the term “fusion.” Ramos thinks the word is not used correctly by many musicians, which is why he prefers to use another term to refer to his work: “mixtures.”
Read MoreBacked by its considerable experience in urban agriculture, Cuba is tackling the challenge of food security through a new initiative that will bring farming to the suburban areas surrounding cities and towns.
The program was originally announced last August by President Raúl Castro, who declared that food production is “a matter of national security” and should involve “the largest number of people possible, through all available forms of land ownership.”
Read MoreCuba held runoff local elections on Sunday in 2,121 voting districts where no candidate received the absolute majority of over 50% in voting the previous week. Ruben Perez, vice president of the National Electoral Council told the press that in five provinces the turnout was over 91% an hour before the polls closed. Final tallies are expected on Monday afternoon.
Read MoreThey tell me there are marches here, like those in Cuba, that aren’t completely spontaneous. But this was one of the most spontaneous ones I’d ever seen. Though I don’t have many points of reference, because I’ve only been here a month in this city, I could note that people showed up here out of their own enthusiasm. (23 photos)
Read MoreCardinal Jaime Ortega asked oppositionist Guillermo Fariñas to relax his position and abandon the hunger strike he has been on since February 24 in demand for the release of the sick political prisoners. In statements to the press accredited in Cuba, the archbishop of Havana also announced he had mediated before the authorities to allow the Ladies in White to march this Sunday after the mass in the Santa Rita church in the capital’s Miramar district.
Read MoreThe Cuban health authorities began today the second stage of the vaccination against the A H1N1 influenza virus, which will cover some 150,000 minors between the ages of six months and nine years, reported the local press. According to data from the Ministry of Public Health, up to now 1,243 cases of persons affected by the disease have been reported.
Read MoreThe 30th Cuban International Tourism Fair begins Monday in this capital, reported IPS. Russia will be the guest of honor on this occasion, with a delegation of hotel companies and tour operators headed by Alexander Radkov, vice president of the Federal Tourism Agency. This year the island expects a growth in the number of visitors from Russia to reach the figure of 45,000.
Read MoreAfter hundreds of thousands of Cubans took part in the traditional International Workers Day parade in Havana on Saturday, the small group of protestors known as the Ladies in White held their habitual Sunday march without incident.
Read MoreSalvador Valdés, general secretary of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions (CTC), the only union organization in the island, asked for support for the reforms begun by the government of Raúl Castro, officially known as “updating of the economic model,” in his speech during the May Day parade in Revolution Square in this capital. According to Valdés, those changes will require “extraordinary efforts and sacrifices,” and he called for “sharing shortages and efforts to overcome them.”
Read MoreInternational Workers Day will once again be celebrated with the traditional parade through Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution. According to Cuban authorities on Friday over 1,300 labor leaders from 56 countries are on hand as well as representatives of 18 Cuba brigades and solidarity groups.
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