The symphony “Muerte y Renacimiento” (Death and Rebirth) will premiere on April 19 in Amiens, France, in homage to the Argentine-Cuban guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara. The concert is taking place under the auspices of “Cuba Si” (France).
Read MoreThis year the Cuban government will provide up to 160 million pesos ($8 million USD) in subsidies aimed at supporting the construction or repair of houses for the needy, reported the Trabajadores newspaper.
Read MoreA container that detached from a truck yesterday hit a bus full of passengers in Camagüey province. The accident resulted in six deaths and more than 30 people injured.
Read MoreIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended his official visit to Cuba today after meeting with both former Cuban President Fidel Castro and the current leader Raul Castro.
Read MoreThe cold front that arrived on Wednesday afternoon (January 11) will cause isolated showers in the first half of the period. The weather will improve after Sunday (January 15). With the exception of Saturday and Sunday, temperatures will be relatively cool. High temperatures will fluctuate between 24°C (75°F) and 27°C (81°F), while the lows will drop to between 16°C (61°F) and 19°C (66°F).
Read MoreDaniel Ortega was sworn in for his third term in office as president of Nicaragua on Tuesday and one of Cuba’s vice-presidents, Commander Ramiro Valdes, represented the island at the ceremony in Managua. Also present were the presidents of Venezuela, Iran and several Central American nations.
Read MoreJune Fernandez is a freelance journalist and blogger from the Basque Country. She has returned to Cuba for the second time, this time to talk about her activism and militancy in the arena of women’s rights, and to search for similar experiences here on the island.
Read MoreVicente Revuelta, a leading contemporary Cuban theater figure, died early yesterday morning here at the age 82. The funeral is scheduled for today at the Colon Cemetery.
Read MoreIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Cuba today on an official visit in which he will meet with President Raul Castro. The trip is aimed at promoting bilateral relations.
Read MoreWendy Cole, the editor of the US magazine Realtor, traveled to Cuba recently because of her interest in discovering the potential of the real estate market on the island.
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