Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Abel Prieto was “liberated” from the post he has held for 15 years on Tuesday but no reasons were given. During the Communist Party Congress last April, Prieto was also excluded from the powerful Politburo as well as the Central Committee.
Read MoreThe organizers of the 14th Habanos Festival reported last Friday that over $ 960,000 was raised from the annual auction of Cuban cigars at the closing of the event in the Cuban capital. All of the funds will be donated to the Cuban health system.
Read MorePresident Hugo Chavez sent a message to the people of Venezuela through a video recording on Saturday from Havana, where he is recovering from surgery on the same area of his pelvis where he suffered cancer last year.
Read MoreA traffic accident occurred on Friday in which a bus overturned in central Cuba killing five people – four adults and a seven-year-old child.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke to his country from Havana on Sunday indicating that the new tumor removed from his “pelvic region” was cancerous but that it hasn’t spread to any organs.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in his post-operation recovery in Cuba, taking walks around the hospital and communicating to his country and the world via telephone and Twitter.
Read MoreFormer president Fidel Castro met with about 700 peace activists associated with the international peace organization Peace Boat, whose cruise liner recently landed in the capital.
Read MoreCuban filmmaker and essayist Jose Massip received the 2012 National Film Award here on Thursday in recognition of his outstanding career of over 50 years.
Read MoreAfter nearly a week of activities, the 14th annual Habanos Festival concludes today at the capital city’s PabExpo fairgrounds with an auction of humidors and other items related to tobacco agribusiness.
Read MoreBeginning on Thursday, a resolution came into force from the Ministry of Domestic Trade allowing the unrestricted sale of salt at stores on the island.
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