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Havana’s Libertarian Spring

The Alfredo Lopez Libertarian Workshop, one of the autonomous collectives that make up the Observatorio Critico network in Cuba, along with the Cristo Salvador Gallery, has just announced that the first Primavera Libertaria (“Libertarian Spring”) will be held in Havana from May 11 to June 7 this year.

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Cuba Bids a Last Farewell to Juan Formell

Personalities of culture as well as political figures came on Friday to pay tribute and say a final farewell to Juan Formell a great of Cuban music. Formell and his band Los Van Van have been popular for decades in Cuba and far beyond its borders. (16 photos)

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Cuba Returns Catholic Church Properties

The return of property from the churches seized by the Cuban government after the triumph of the Revolution in 1959 is more and more a fact. The old College of the Jesuit Fathers. “At this time, the correct word is ‘process,’ because it is an initiative begun some years ago that has not stopped,” says from Havana Msgr. José Félix Pérez, associate secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba.

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Cuba Mourns Van Van’s Juan Formell

Cuban musician Juan Formell, founder and director for more than four decades of the legendary band Los Van Van, died on Thursday, reported the evening Cuban National TV News. Director, bassist, arranger, composer, singer, and record producer, Formell was born in Havana on August 2, 1942. (7 photos)

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Havana Weather for May 1-7

Genarlly good weather for the coming 7 day period with some late afternoon rains characteristic of this time of year. The maximum temperature will range around 30° C (86 F) and minimum around 23° C (73 F).

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