Pablo Milanes Concludes Mexico Tour
Cuban singer Pablo Milanes gave a concert on Tuesday during the 26th Zacatecas Cultural Festival before thousands of people at the Plaza de Armas in the Mexican capital
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Demand for Justice Raised in Cuba Around Murdered Afro-US Youth
Participants at the International Nicolas Guillen Symposium and Festival of Music and Poetry on Tuesday called for justice in the case of the murder of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenager who was killed in Florida by a racist vigilante.
Read MoreChilean Student Leader Camila Vallejo Visiting Havana
Student leader Camila Vallejo arrived in Havana on Monday with leaders of the Communist Youth of Chile. The delegation was invited for the celebrations on the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Young Communist League.
Read More‘Habanastation’ at New York’s Havana Film Festival
Cuban filmmaker Ian Padron will open the 13th edition of the Havana Film Festival (April 12-20) with his award-winning film Habanastation, which will be seen for the first time by the New York public.
Read MoreDespaigne New Cuba Home Run King
Granma’s Alfredo Despaigne cracked home runs number 34 of the current Cuban baseball season setting a new league record in the second inning on Tuesday night April 3 (2012), in Havana’s Latin American Stadium. Later in the game he also belted No. 35.
Read MoreRiver Clean-up Project Launched in Central Cuba
State-owned enterprises in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus are implementing a project to promote the gradual clean-up of the Yayabo River.
Read MoreUS Socialist to Speak in Havana about Malcolm X
American socialist Omari Musa will give an address today about Malcolm X at the Eighth International Nicolas Guillen Symposium and Festival of Music and Poetry, which is being held here in Havana until April 6.
Read MoreSelf-employment Increases in Cuba
As of February, the number of self-employed workers in Cuba reached 371,200 workers, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. The most common are those engaged in food preparation and food sales, which represent a sixth of the total number of small business operations.
Read MoreInt. Poetry/Music Festival Starts Today in Cuba
The Eighth International Nicolas Guillen Symposium and Festival of Music and Poetry opens today in Havana. Topics include “The Race Question in Literature and Art,” “Great Anti-racist” Figures” and “Forms of Rebellion in Africa.”
Read MoreCuban Doctor Reinstated after 25-day Hunger Strike
Cuban physician Jeovany Vega Jimenez ended his hunger strike on Sunday after being reauthorized by Cuban authorities to practice medicine. Jimenez Vega as well as Dr. Rodolfo Martinez Vigoa had been prohibited from practicing their professions after the two of them protested to the Ministry of Public Health asking for a review of their salaries.
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