Havana, Cuba.- After almost a week of screenings, the film cycle dedicated to the British rock band The Beatles closes today with the film Sergeant Pepper, Lonely Hearts Club Band, by Michael Schultz. Written by Henry Edwards, the film has a sequence similar to a rock opera, which integrates songs by the iconic group, with […]
Rabat, Morocco.- The screening of the Cuban film “José Martí, el Ojo del Canario” (José Martí, Eye of the Canary) on January 27 will pay tribute to the Cuban national hero in Morocco, diplomatic sources said. The full-length feature film directed by Fernando Perez that shows passages that marked Marti’s childhood and adolescence will be […]
Santiago de Chile, Chile.- The blockade maintained by the United States against Cuba is the longest economic war in history, Pedro Bronzic, member of the Chilean solidarity movement with the Caribbean country, recalled today. As is already a tradition, the group -with its different committees- participates in the O’Higgins Park of this capital in the […]
Havana, Cuba.- India’s Minister of State for Foreign and Cultural Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi, begins an official visit to Cuba with the purpose of boosting bilateral relations. During her stay, the distinguished visitor will hold talks with Cuban authorities and carry out other activities of interest, the local Foreign Ministry informed in a press release. Lekhi’s […]
Mexico City, Mexico.- Young circus talents from the National Center of Art Schools of Cuba (CNEAC) are participating in the Mérida Fest 2023, a multifaceted event that brings together young artists. According to Raisel Calvo Margolles, Cuban consul in Mérida, the youngsters were privileged to receive a class on body awareness given by Sonia Castañeda, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, in this capital, is celebrating the 205th anniversary of its foundation on Thursday with a cultural gala in which students from the National Art Schools will participate. An exhibition of paintings, engraving, and sculpture, among other disciplines, by the students of the two-hundred-year-old school will also […]
United Nations, United Nations.- On Thursday, Cuba will assume for the first time the pro tempore presidency of the G77 plus China, so as to promote the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and foster international solidarity and cooperation in the post-pandemic context. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla are expected to […]
Washington, United States.- After a two-year halt, Western Union (WU) has quietly resumed family remittance to Cuba through a pilot program with the hope of expanding its operations in the future, the company says, a much-anticipated step that provides Cuban-American families with a more reliable way to aid their families in Cuba. “It is with […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s Gaviota Tourism Group and the Spanish chain Roc Hotels agreed to sign a hotel administration and commercialization contract, according to a message distributed in Havana. The statement from the parties expresses that the deal points to the Hotel Lagunas del Este II (Ex Ocean Casa del Mar) which will be marketed under […]
Panama City, Panama.- The University of Panama (UP) will dedicate the International Summer School to Cuba this year, it was learned today during a visit to the institution by the island’s ambassador, Víctor Cairo. The diplomat was received by the rector of the main public high education center, Eduardo Flores, in a preparatory meeting for […]
