Cuban writer Leonardo Padura warned this week at the Casa de las Americas about the “disastrous state” of novelistic creation in Cuba because of the difficulties faced by islanders who write,.
Read MoreDecember is the month when cold fronts return to affect the country. It is characterized by temperatures that are somewhat cooler than in November, especially in its second half. Maximum temperatures will range just above 25°C (77°F), while the minimum temperatures will drop to around 17°C (63°F).
Read MoreCuban authorities today ruled the possibility of the US “contractor” imprisoned in Cuba, Alan Gross, as suffering from cancer, though this had been speculated in recent weeks. The results of a biopsy conducted on October 24 confirm that a lesion behind Gross’s right shoulder “is not carcinogenic.
Read MoreThe Cuba government has approved the creation of a business group that will bring together 38 state companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, two fields on which Raul Castro government is placing much hope.
Read MoreThe joint venture Brascuba SA will soon start production in Cuba of Brazilian “Plaza” brand cigarettes. The goal is to export 500 million units by 2017, while at the same time gain consumers here on the island.
Read MoreAn Ecuadorian bank headquartered in Miami, Florida, was forced by the US government to block the delivery of $101,000 to the Cuban Council of Churches from the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI).
Read MoreCuba owes some $1.2 to the Romanian state for loans made by the “fraternal friend” during the regime headed by Nicolae Ceausescu, reported the local Adevarul newspaper on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe director general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, has begun her first official visit to Cuba, where she will meet with government officials until Thursday.
Read MoreAntonio Rodiles, founder of a Havana audio visual project with guest panelists called Estado de Sats, was released from jail over two weeks after his arrest, his website reported on Monday.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expected in Cuba later Tuesday to receive further medical treatment as a follow up to his post-cancer recovery program.
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