Havana, January 19 (RHC-PL) -- Participants from Brazil, Venezuela, Italy and the United States are to take part in the 10th Nicolas Guillen International Music and Poetry Festival and Colloquium. The event is from March 22nd to the 24th and will also include national speakers Dr. María del Carmen Barcia, Dr. Reynaldo Sanchez Porro, and poet and researcher Waldo Leyva. ... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday evening with peace negotiators, representing the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP).... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez heads the Cuban delegation to the 21st Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which will hold sessions Tuesday in Haiti.... More


Santiago de Cuba, January 18 (RHC)-- Residents of eastern Santiago de Cuba are on alert following a number of moderate earthquakes early Sunday morning. Reports from the area say that security measures are being implemented by Civil Defense authorities.... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- The Cuban General Customs Office confiscated more than 100 kilograms of illegal drugs in 46 drug trafficking attempts between January and December last year. ... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro will pay an official visit to France on February 1st and 2nd, on the invitation of his French counterpart Francois Hollande.... More


San Salvador, January 18 (RHC)-- Various committees of solidarity with Cuba in El Salvador have agreed to hold demonstrations and other protest actions on the 17th of each month, for as long the the U.S. blockade and other anti-Cuba legislation remains in place.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro congratulated the Organization of Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) on occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary, celebrated on Friday, January 15th. ... More


Guatemala City, January 16 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, visiting Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa met with Cuban health and education professionals who are offering their services there as part of cooperation programs with the Central American country.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Renowned Cuban revolutionary and leader Pedro Miret died in Havana on Friday at the age of 88. ... More


New York, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The Septeto Nacional de Cuba performs Saturday at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, along with the iconic Broadway Orchestra of New York. ... More


Paris, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The awards ceremony for the International UNESCO/Jose Marti Prize will be held in Havana on January 28th, coinciding with the 163rd birthday anniversary of National Hero José Martí. ... More


Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- The first group of 180 Cuban immigrants, of the more than 7,000 stranded in Central America, have arrived in Laredo, in the U.S. State of Texas. ... More


Havana, January 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro presided over the 13th plenary session of the Communist Party's Central Committee, which evaluated various documents that will be discussed at the 7th PCC Congress, scheduled for April here in Havana.... More


Havana, January 15 (RHC)-- A two-decades-old battle over who has the right to use the Havana Club trademark in the United States played out quietly at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week with the decision that the rightful owner is a Cuban government company.... More


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