First Festival of Cuban Timba, set to be held on June 16 at the Copacabana Nightclub in New York, will feature performances by leading bands from the island, including Los Van Van, NG La Banda and Manolito Simonet.
Read MoreCuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, a three-time Olympic and world champion, died on Monday in Havana, the victim of a heart attack at the age of 60.
Read MoreThe far eastern province of Guantanamo will host this year’s July 26th commemoration, the top political holiday on the Cuban calendar. The date recalls the attack on the Moncada Garrison back in 1953, which, while unsuccessfully militarily, is considered the spark that led to the Cuban revolution five and a half years later.
Read MoreThe team of Cuban baseball players to play a 5-game exhibition series in Nicaragua was announced over the weekend. The manager is Roger Machado who took Ciego de Avila to the national championship.
Read MoreThe controversy around a canceled Cuban music festival in Miami in April 2011 will be brought before a court in a trial that will begin on August 13. The plaintiffs are asking for $1 million in compensation for losses incurred due to the cancelation of the event.
Read MoreThe Estado de SATS project, the “Academia Blogger” project of blogger Yoani Sanchez, and EBE (a Spanish event on social networks) have announced the holding of a “Festival Clic” in Havana from June 21 to 23.
Read MorePresident Raul Castro, in his capacity as first secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba, spoke with Jose Luis Centella, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain.
Read MoreThe Cuban male volleyball squad lost its final chance to qualify for the Olympics due to a win by Germany on Sunday during a pre-Olympic tournament in Berlin.
Read MoreThe Eleventh Biennial of Havana, the largest visual arts event on the island on a biannual basis, closes its doors today after having stimulated the social imagery of Cubans, a theme that prevailed throughout the event.
Read MoreCuban baseball player Alexei Ramirez received a big surprise on Saturday when he was presented with a replica of his 2004 Olympic Gold Medal, which he had lost when coming to the USA.
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