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US Musician at Cuban Jazz Festival

Pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill is participating in the 27th International Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana, which is underway through this Sunday, December 18.

Major Highway Reconstructed in Eastern Cuba

The road along the south-eastern coast between Santiago de Cuba and Granma provinces is currently undergoing construction work that involves significant financial investment.

End of the Year Recess for Teachers

HAVANA TIMES, Dec 16 — Cuba’s teachers and students will be on break throughout the island from December 25 to January 2, Granma newspaper announced today.

The recess includes each of the subsystems of the Ministry of Education and other agencies of the central government administration.

During this period, schools and educational institutions throughout the country are expected to adjust their work forces to assist those students who need to additional attention.

Cuba’s teachers and students will be on break throughout the island from December 25 to January 2. The recess includes each of the dependencies of the Ministry of Education and other agencies of the central government administration.

Cuba Tourism to End Year Up from 2010

So far Canada has been the largest source of visitors to Cuba, with more than 820,000 visitors; followed by England, Italy and Spain. Behind those three countries are France, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Russia and Venezuela.

ECURED Website Marks Its First Year

The Collaborative Cuban Encyclopedia (ECURED) yesterday celebrated its first anniversary at a school in the Havana municipality of Boyeros.

Standstill in Bathroom Fixture Production

Production has been at a standstill since August at the bathroom fixture plant run by the Empresa de Ceramica Blanca in San Jose, in the province of Mayabeque. A delay in the import of gypsum has prevented the production of 20,000 hospital fixtures.

Cuba’s 4-Day Jazz Plaza Opens Tonight

The 27th Jazz Plaza festival opens Thursday night in the capital with a host of Cuban and visiting performers. The four days of concerts (Dec. 15-18) takes place in ten different venues (including one in Varadero) and also includes a program of workshops and conferences. The opening night gala at Havana’s Mella Theater includes performances by the Cuban Symphonic Orchestra, Digna Guerra and the Entrevoces vocal group, Arthur O’Farrill (USA) and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

The Weather in Havana, Dec. 15–21

The weather for the next seven days will be influenced by a high pressure system; therefore we’ll have generally good climatic conditions. However rain is expected with the arrival of a frontal system at the end of the period. The maximum temperatures will reach up to around 26°C (79 F) and the lows will fall to about 20°C (68°F).

Cuba Allocates Funds for Mosquito Control

The Cuban government issued a report on state spending for the campaign against the “Aedes aegypti” mosquito, the transmitter of the dengue plague that affects the Cuban people.

US Nobel Chemist Interested in Cuba

US biologist Peter Agre, the 2003 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, expressed his desire to establish partnerships between scientists from the US and the island when he spoke yesterday at a meeting between researchers from the two countries.