“A festival of what?” one woman asked, as she watched a parade to the pipers moving down calle Obispo in Old Havana. When she found out that it was a festival of Celtic music and tradition, her face grimaced as she wondered, “Are there really that many followers of that culture in Cuba?”
Read MoreA manatee and its offspring have been visiting the waters of Havana Bay during the last two weeks, indicating that the bay is recovering from its environmental degradation, said Yosvany Simón Gil, director of the government organization in charge of cleaning up and preserving the bay.
Read MoreBoasting his second consecutive home run title and barely missing a rare and coveted “triple-crown” season, Granma outfielder Alfredo Despaigne has walked off with repeat Cuban League MVP honors and thus joined Wilfredo Sánchez and Yulieski Gourriel as the only back-to-back outstanding player honorees in league history.
Read MoreThe Cuban and Angolan authorities will analyze the implementation of a cultural agreement that will allow young people from the African country to study in art instructor schools in the island, announced Cuban Minister of Culture Abel Prieto, who met in Luanda with the governor of that capital
Read MoreThe Cuban Ministry of Public Health announced on Monday that a total of 1,015,857 persons had been vaccinated against the A HINI virus, equaling 90.5 percent of the target group. Cuba seeks to vaccinate a tenth of the overall population, concentrating on the most vulnerable groups.
Read MoreThe Cuban and Chinese Armed Forces agreed today to strengthen cooperation after a meeting in Beijing between Generals Alvaro López Miera and Chen Bingde, chiefs of the general staff of the respective armies.
Read MoreThe percentage of blank or annulled ballots increased from 7.01 per cent in the 2007 partial elections to 8.91 per cent in the elections of last April 25, representing more than 731,000 persons, according to data by the National Electoral Commission (CEN). The official instance reported that the turnout for the elections was 94.69 per cent of the persons registered to vote.
Read MoreFive girls and five boys are taking time to remember the hurricane that devastated their home town of Gibara in eastern Cuba two years ago, mingling their memories with their dreams, and filming images to make a video message for children in Haiti.
Read MoreTaking the title from a Jose White song —“La Bella Cubana”— a program has been organized to discuss the work of women connected to the universe of music. When creating this space, professor and musicologist Alicia Valdes intended to give light and voice to such females. (13 photos)
Read MoreFor the second straight Sunday, the Ladies in White, a small group of wives and mothers of political prisoners in Cuba were prevented from carrying out what had been their weekly march in Havana to demand their loved ones release.
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