The winners of the Casa de las Américas Prize 2017, whose significance for the continent and the Caribbean was demonstrated by the submission of some 400 texts, were announced during the closing event of the cultural program (January 16-26) in the institution's Che Guevara Hall.

Havana, Cuba - Los Agradecidos, (The Grateful), informal name given to the quartet of Raul Torres, Luna Manzanares, Eduardo Sosa and Ann Garces will perform this weekend in the Dominican Republic as a tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro during the 5th Summit of CELAC.

Doctor Eusebio Leal Spengler, historian of Havana, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, granted by the Government of Japan in recognition to his contribution to cultural exchange and understanding between that nation and Cuba.

The program ’’En Domingo’’ of Ariguanabo Radio enjoyed a memorable afternoon in the company of the singer-writer Raúl Paz. The writer of '' Revolution '' shared with the audience details of his personal and professional life. The radio listeners expressed their gratitude to the visitor, for giving his music to the Cubans.

Havana - The cultural center Pabellon Cuba, in one of the most central streets in this capital, will be the second venue to the International Book Fair (IBF), a place especially devoted to young people, according to reports today.

Havana - The Casa de las Americas Award has created over the years an important bibliography and this is a happy pretext for writers who do not fit into the literary commercial circuit, Alberto Salcedo said.