Cuban Forum on Peoples of African Decent Begins
Today, academics, researchers and artists from three continents will begin the 16th Scientific Workshop on African American Social and Cultural Anthropology.
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US College Baseball Team Plays in Cuba
A US college baseball team from Grand Valley, Michigan, traveled to Cuba to play in a series of three friendly matches this weekend and to donate medical supplies.
Read MoreNew Flight Between Argentina & Cuba
As of yesterday, a new air corridor between Argentina and Holguin province in eastern Cuba was established. The flights will take place every Tuesday on a Boeing 767 with capacity for 300 passengers.
Read MoreHuge Oil Rig Approaching Cuba
The massive “Scarabeo 9” oil rig arrived in the Caribbean island country of Trinidad and Tobago on December 24, where it is undergoing an inspection before leaving for Cuba this coming weekend. The rig was built in Shanghai at a cost of US 750 million.
Read MoreCuba to Provide Home Improvement Subsidies
The Cuban government will begin providing subsidies to low-income families for home improvements. The initiative will mainly benefit those families affected by catastrophes or natural disasters like hurricanes, as well as those people who live in at-risk conditions due to poverty.
Read MorePopulation Growth Declining in Cuba
Cuba started 2012 with just over 11,240,000 inhabitants, an amount similar to that in early 2011. Low levels of fertility on the island and emigration are two of the key factors.
Read MoreCuba Ends 2011 with 4.9 Infant Mortality Rate
Cuba reported a mortality rate of 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2011, placing the country together with Canada as the two countries with the lowest infant mortality rates in the Americas.
Read MorePope’s Cuba Visit Set for March 26-28
The visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba will take place on March 26-28, and will include open-air masses in the Revolution Plazas of both Santiago de Cuba and Havana. The Church has become more of an interlocutor with the government than any other civic institution or organization and has considerably more leeway to publish and disseminate different points of view.
Read MoreHavana Culture Calendar for Jan. 2012
With lots going on the first week of January 2012, the Kewelta Habana cultural calendar is the most complete place to find what’s happening in the Cuban capital. Another well done source on Havana culture in English and Spanish is the Cuba Absolutely website.
Read MoreCuba Baseball League at Year’s End
Surprise Matanzas (13-7) and perennial contender Villa Clara (14-6) are atop their respective divisions in the Cuban Baseball League at the close of 2011, with just under a fourth of the 96-game season completed.
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