Havana - The White House prohibited the federal government from financing educational and cultural exchange activities with Cuban officials and state entities, allegedly to prevent human trafficking between the two countries, according to a memorandum sent to the State Department.

Ceramist Jorge Armando Acosta Álvarez and his family, members of the ''Barro sin Berro'' project from Ariguanabo, were selected to participate in the National Forum of Science and Technology, of the Cuban Cultural Assets Fund.

The Villa del Humor celebrated its 225th anniversary and the 43rd of the local organs of the People's Power, with a political-cultural gala.

Moscow - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday decorated some of the 52 workers and two Russian companies responsible for restoring the dome of the Havana Capitol building, in a ceremony at the Ibero-American Cultural Center.

Alicia dances like the wind; It would be said that she represents the wind; But the wind moves and nothing explains, And Alicia explains with the movement (...) Now, she goes up and does not go down by her footprints: Her feet have wonderful wings And her hands reach the stars.

The 'Culture: Shield and Sword of the Nation' reflection panel was held on Wednesday at the provincial branch of the Jose Marti Cultural Society (SCJM).

Still recent are the echoes of the Day of Cuban Culture and the panel discussed issues such as the precedents of Cuba's cultural policy and its continuity within the revolutionary process, a paper presented by Juan Eduardo Bernal, SCJM president in Sancti Spiritus.