Joao Pablo Fariñas González

joao@rreloj.icrt.cu
3 October, 2017 Vietnam and Cuba Check and Widen Bilateral Relations

Vietnam and Cuba have confirmed their mutual desire to strengthen their bilateral relations in all areas as the 35th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission between the two nations begins today in this capital.

9 September, 2017 Hurricane Irma Batters Cuba on Way to Florida

Havana Cuba.-Cuba’s northern coast suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Irma early Saturday, with state media reporting widespread damage to buildings. The Esmeralda Weather Center in Camagüey Archipelago said meteorologists measured winds of up to 124 mph before the weather gauge blew off. Waves were reportedly more than 16 feet high, and hospitals, factories, and […]

7 September, 2017 US Singer Rufus Wainwright to Perform in Cuba

Havana, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) US singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright will perform a concert on September 24 at Havana”s Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso (Gthaa), where he will share the stage with local artists, organizers confirmed here today. During the recital, scheduled for 17:00 local time, the musician will be accompanied the Symphonic Orchestra of the Gthaa, […]

17 August, 2017 US Powerboat Pilots to Set Speed Record on USA to Cuba Route

Havana, Cuba.-U.S. powerboat pilots, Nigel Hook and Jay Johnson, will try to set two world speed record on the Key West-Havana and Havana-Key West routes today. According to the organizers of the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup event Key West to Cuba, the Lucas Oil SilverHook powerboat, piloted by Hook and Johnson, left Key West early […]

17 August, 2017 Cuban Socio Cultural Project Goes to France

Camaguey, Cuba.-The French city of Toulouse will receive an exhibit dedicated to Latin American hand made puppets and dolls of the Cuban socio-cultural project Carsueños, based in the Cuban eastern central city of Camaguey. Nearly two decades of work are endorsing the work of the project, completely addressed to handicrafts. There will be a similar […]

21 July, 2017 Drought Persists Despite Water Availability Improvement in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Although the situation with water in Cuba has slightly improved so far in July, the drought continues, a source of the sector reported today. Argelio Fernandez, senior expert to the Hydrological Service and Availability of the National Institute of Water Resources (INRH), specified that the volume of accumulated water increased in 88 million cubic […]

21 July, 2017 Bolivia’s President Winds UP Working Visit to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Bolivia”s President Evo Morales wound up a state visit to Cuba after meeting First Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel, his last activity of his agenda in the island. In the encounter, Morales was accompanied by his Foreign Minister Fernando Huanacuni, the Cuban Television prime news hour reported. The Bolivian Head of State was seen […]

21 July, 2017 Jazz Musicians Chucho Valdes and Gonzalo Rubalcaba to Play Concerts

Havana,Cuba.- The outstanding Cuban jazz musicians Chucho Valdes and Gonzalo Rubalcaba will perform individual concerts at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso in August, said organizers today. The concerts, organized by the Cuban Institute of Music (ICM), are included in a program of summer concerts that has the two musicians as one of […]