The Cuba government has gone past its projected Tuesday completion date for the 2012 Census of the island, according to official reports. Work continues on the collection of data, with more than 300,000 people yet to be surveyed.
Read MoreThe film Los desastres de la guerra (The Disasters of War), the latest release by Cuban director Tomas Piard, has just been released in theaters in the capital.
Read MoreCuban state TV accused the dissident Martha Beatriz Roque of “faking” her recent eight-day hunger strike held to demand the release of an imprisoned opposition member, reported DPA on Tuesday night.
Read More“Cuban society is changing, but I dare not say if it’s for the better,” said the writer Leonardo Padura. His comments came on Monday at the San Sebastian, Spain Film Festival, where he’s presenting the film 7 dias en La Habana (Seven Days in Havana), for which he was the screenwriter.
Read MoreThe satirical zombie film Juan de los muertos (Juan of the Dead), directed by Alejandro Brugues, is the Cuban candidate for a nomination in the category “Best Latin American Film” at the 27th Goya Awards ceremony in Spain.
Read MoreThe number of undocumented foreigners being held by the Panamanian National Border Service has tripled in recent weeks, with most of those detainees being Cubans who entered the country through the Darien Gap, the jungle border with Colombia.
Read MoreThe Communist Party of Cuba has just removed Liudmila Alamo from her office as the first secretary of the Young Communist League (UJC). The reshuffling took place during the recent National Committee plenum of the youth organization.
Read MoreBolivian president Evo Morales left Havana on Monday en route to New York City, where he will participate in debates at the 67th session of the UN General Assembly.
Read MoreThe Baseball Federation of Cuba announced last week the official list of 56 players shortlisted to participate in European and Asian tours next month.
Read MoreUnder the slogan “Defending the People’s Will,” a group of local residents in eastern Las Tunas Province made public their support for Sirley Leon Avila, an elected delegate who is fighting to re-open an area school.
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