Renowned Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdes wants to bring together the founding members of Cuba’s popular band Irakere for a concert that would make music history. “I think this would be a rewarding experience for everyone, a kind of gathering, of reuniting,” said the founder of the legendary, now-dissolved band.
Read MoreRené González, the only free member of the five Cuban agents sentenced to long prison terms in the USA, made a call Wednesday on the island’s TV for all his compatriots to wear yellow ribbons for the release of their peers.
Read MoreWe will have partly cloudy days and some afternoon showers starting on Sunday. High temperatures will be stable around 32 C (90 F) and the lows around 24 C (75 F). Tropical Storm Gabrielle is currently located just south of the Dominican Republic and in the coming days will continue moving northwest. It poses no danger to Cuba.
Read MoreThe Cuban judoka Asley Gonzalez denounced an attempted bribe to lose the final match for the gold medal, (90 kilograms), at the recent World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. “They offered me US $15,000 and then $20,000 to lose…
Read MoreAnother collaborative technology project is underway since early this year between the Cuban government with the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, to “promote the production of agricultural products of higher quality.”
Read MoreUS swimmer Diana Nyad completed on Monday her quest to cross the 110 miles between Cuba to Florida. It was her fifth try to complete the feat, reported dpa news. Nyad, 64, arrvied close to Key West, after more than 50 hours in the water and became the first person to complete the course without protection of a shark cage.
Read MoreAs the Obama administration seeks Capitol Hill support to bomb Syria as punishment for alleged use of chemical weapons; Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Sunday that urges the US Congress to take the lead from the British Parliament, whose rejecting such action made an important contribution to world peace.
Read MoreUS swimmer Diana Nyad launched a new attempt today to swim from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage, after four failed efforts. The 64-year veteran swimmer intends to make the journey of 100 nautical miles, in about four days if the weather is favorable.
Read MoreAfter undergoing reparations in August, Cuba’s Cinemateca has a host of films ready for the month of September. The main theater, the Charles Chaplin, will feature Russian cinema from Sept. 1-7; an Italian comedy retrospective from Sept. 8-15 and 17-21, a one night showing of the Cuban film Siglo las luces on Sept. 16, and Mexican cinema of the 1990s from Sept. 22-30.
Read MoreHavana’s Almacenes Ultra department store will remain closed “until further notice” on instructions from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The busy store was closed last week owing to “large concentrations of mosquitos and rodents and severe leaks in sanitary facilities,” store sources confirmed.
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