The musicians making up the Cuban band ‘Havanization’ arrived in Miami for a concert in that city on February 17. Raul Paz, Kelvis Ochoa, David Torrens, Descemer Bueno and Diana Fuentes, accompanied by Miami rapper Mr Haka, will perform next Friday at the Manuel Artime Theater.
Read MorePhotographs by US citizen Chip Cooper and Cuban national Nestor Marti were presented yesterday in the Cuban capital with the launching of the book La Habana Vieja. El espiritu de la ciudad viva (Old Havana: The Spirit of the Living City).
Read MoreColombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Bogota said yesterday in Bogota that during her recent visit to Havana, the island’s government expressed interest in participating in the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
Read MoreCuba’s most well attended annual event is its International Book Fair and the 21st edition kicked off on Thursday at the San Carlos de la Cabaña fortress turned cultural center that overlooks Havana Bay. (8 photos)
Read MoreThe singer was nominated for an award in that competition in the “World Music” category for his album Afrocubismo, and ranks as the sole Cuban resident being considered for an award this year.
Read MoreAccording to the report, the two discussed “issues of regional and international interest,” though there was no mention of the possible participation of the island in the upcoming Summit of the Americas, to be held April 14 and 15 in Cartagena, Colombia.
Read MoreThe official Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, announced yesterday that research will be conducted for the first time to reveal the “enigma” of a missal attributed to Christopher Columbus’s chaplain.
Read MoreMinister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, Jorge Lara, arrives today in Cuba on an official visit to deepen the bilateral dialogue between the two countries, noted a statement from the Cuban Foreign Ministry.
Read MoreThe controversial film Verde, verde, by Enrique Pineda Barnet, will be presented on February 14 in the capital’s “Cinema 23 y 12” theater, reported the Cuban website Noticine.
Read MoreShowers are expected for most of the upcoming seven days due to conditions in the upper atmosphere. The heaviest rains are expected over the weekend. The maximum temperatures will range between 27°C (81°F) and 28°C (82°F), though only reaching 25°C (77°F) on Sunday. The minimum temperatures will dip down to about 21°C (70°F).
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