The eleventh Biennial visual arts festival in Havana will host an environmental sculpture that is atypical for the island’s art scene. The creation will be set up in a pubic area of ??the capital city during the Biennial, to be held from May 11 until June 11 in Havana.
Read MoreThe western province of Matanzas began implementing a new tourist information system to enhance visits to seldom-visited attractions. After research into the matter, efforts have begun to promote sites like the Palmar de Junco (one of the longest running active baseball stadiums in the world), and the Zapata Marsh Reserve.
Read MoreThe oil rig that will be involved in the offshore drilling project in Cuba, led by the Spanish multinational Repsol, arrived Thursday off the coast of Havana. The moveable rig was built in China at a reported cost of $750 million USD.
Read MoreThe Communications Ministry issued two resolutions this week to reduce the cost of cellphone messaging within Cuba and eliminate the charge on receiving phone calls. Other existing fees will remain unchanged: Sending SMS abroad will continue to cost 1.00 CUC, while receiving messages — both locally and internationally — will remain free.
Read MoreAt least three people died and six were injured in the partial collapse of a building in central Havana, Cuban state media reported Wednesday. Cuba has serious housing problems, due to the poor state of many buildings that have not been renovated for decades.
Read MoreThe introduction of agricultural education in all schools and teaching universities across the country is the focus of a three-day workshop taking place in the central province of Villa Clara.
Read MoreThe Sixth Cuban Conference on Education, Orientation and Sex Therapy will be held in Havana from January 24 to 27. The conference proposes a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of human sexuality, which is expressed in the integration of the social, psychological, spiritual and biological processes of the sexes.
Read MoreA group of Cubans living in Miami plan to celebrate the visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI in March by organizing a flotilla in international waters off the island’s coast.
Read MoreAt least 4,900 Cubans applied for home improvement grants or loans from the government on Monday, the first day that this program began operation.
Read MoreThe first air link between Washington and Havana will begin on March 21, announced William Hauf, the president of Island Travel & Tours. Currently seven airports in other US states provide this service, while ten others have been allowed to establish air links with the island.
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