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Book Fair Dedicated to Caribbean

The 2012 Cuba Book Fair, the island’s most well attended yearly event, will be dedicated to the culture of the peoples of the Caribbean as well as to Cuban intellectuals Ambrosio Fornet and Zoila Lapique. The event will take place in Havana from February 9 to 19 and then move across the country.

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Castro Speaks Out Against Corruption

President Raul Castro called on people to firmly confront the negligence and irresponsibility that damages the national economy. He spoke during a plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

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Cuba’s Council of Ministers Discuss Census

An expanded meeting was held in Havana of the Council of Ministers last week, Discussions were held on preparations for the population and housing census to be conducted in September 2012. The results will allow the Cuban government to have more precise information about the economic and social situation of the island’s population.

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Cuban Singer a Success in France

Cuban singer Ivette Cepeda commented yesterday at a press conference about the French public’s warm reception of her at a recent concert on stage at the Eigheim Les Bains Arts Center in Paris.

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Cuba’s Lawmakers Discuss Discrimination

“They spoke of the need for a law against all forms of discrimination,” wrote Mariela Castro Espin in her blog today when referring to the Cuban parliamentary commission that is addressing the issue of racial discrimination.

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Cuba Marks 50 Years Since Literacy Campaign

Today at 6:00 pm will be the main celebration for the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the island as a “territory free of illiteracy” following the 1961 literacy campaign. The celebration will be broadcast live on Cuban TV and radio.

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Havana Weather for Dec. 22-28

The air flow associated with the passage through the area of a weakened frontal system will provide some rain in the middle of the upcoming seven-day period. Otherwise we will have slightly cooler temperatures and weather associated with a cyclonic influence. The maximum temperatures will reach up to around 27°C (81°F) and the lows will drop to close to 21°C (70°F).

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