Havana Cardinal Addresses Cubans on TV
Cardinal Jaime Ortega spoke Tuesday on national television to encourage Cubans to give the warmest welcome to Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of the upcoming papal visit to the Caribbean nation.
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Cuba Film Director Protests Censorship
Institutional censorship of a documentary about a Cuban rapper compelled filmmaker Fernando Perez to quit his position as director of the Eleventh Youth Film Festival, to be held in Cuba from April to 3 to 8.
Read MoreVatican Sends Cuba the “Pope’s Crocodile”
The reptile is being returned to its natural habitat in Cuba later this month – a journey coinciding with the pontiff’s own visit to the island nation scheduled for March 26-28.
Read MoreCuba Baseball: Holguin No-Hits Camaguey
Holguin pitchers Raimar Navarro Mendoz and Pablo Millan Fernandez Rojas made it into the record books on Tuesday throwing a combined no-run, no-hit game against Camaguey.
Read MoreRegional Conference on Family Medicine Starts Today in Cuba
The Third Regional Congress on Family Medicine and the tenth International Primary Health Care Seminar open today at the Havana Convention Center.
Read MoreCuban Film Co-Productions for 2012
The Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) foresees several co-productions and collaborations with national and international institutions this year.
Read MoreFidel Castro to Make New Book Presentation
The book Nuestro deber es luchar (Our Duty Is to Fight), by ex-Cuban president Fidel Castro, will be released simultaneously on Wednesday in cities around the world.
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Offering More Cuba Flights for Pope’s Visit
The US travel agency Airline Brokers has added more flights to Cuba to the worshippers hoping to visit the island during the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, according to an announcement by the Archdiocese of Miami.
Read MoreAmericas Summit Boycott Undecided
Following a meeting with representatives of the 8-nation ALBA bloc, Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday that those nations have not yet decided whether they will be attending the Summit of the Americas in Cartegena, Colombia.
Read MoreFrank Fernandez Invited to Re-opening of Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow
Cuban pianist and composer Frank Fernandez has been invited to the reopening of the Bolshoi Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, set for on March 22, according to statements by the artist in Havana.
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