With Cuba’s National Theatre having been completely restored, the doors to its enormous Avellaneda Hall — with its three levels and 2,254 seating capacity — will re-open on Sunday, October 28, for the opening ceremony of the Havana International Ballet Festival.
Read MoreA second round of municipal elections scheduled for Sunday morning, has been suspended while authorities face the situation after Hurricane Sandy hit the island on Thursday.
Read MoreThe northeastern Cuban province of Holguin has once again been severely beaten by a hurricane. Preliminary data shows at least 17,000 thousand homes were damaged by the passing of Hurricane Sandy early Thursday.
Read MoreAlthough its center is now far to the north, Hurricane Sandy continues to affect Cuba with heavy rains in the central and western parts of the country. Civil defense authorities have declared an Alert Phase for the provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila.
Read MorePreliminary data on the effects of Hurricane Sandy in eastern Cuba shows 11 fatalities, nine in Santiago de Cuba and two in Guantanamo. The authorities are still compiling the extensive damage occured to homes and agriculture.
Read MoreAs Hurricane Sandy (105 mph winds) churns into the Bahamas, reports are beginning to come in on the damage caused during its passing over eastern Cuba.
Read MoreBolivia’s government entered into contract on Tuesday with the Cuban company DATYS to set up a modern system for immigration control in that south American nation’s main airports and at fifteen key points along it borders.
Read MoreCuba is the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean that appears in the report on gender inequality published by the World Economic Forum. The Caribbean nation now ranks in 19th place (up from 20th) out of the 135 countries evaluated.
Read MoreThe Big Band Ribe, a jazz and concert band from Denmark, performed on Tuesday at the Casa de la Guayabera, located in the central province of Sancti Spiritus.
Read MoreThe Cuban executive order concerning the transfer of user rights to campesinos for the working of state-owned lands has increased the amount of property that each farmer can work to 166 acres,.
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