Cuba Opens 39th International Caribbean Festival

Santiago de Cuba - With a strong folkloric show, the 39th International Caribbean Festival began the eve at the Heredia Theater in Santiago de Cuba, which will be run until July 9, dedicated to the Uruguayan culture.
Cuba legalizes independent movie making

New regulations for independent film and audiovisual creators were announced this Wednesday by Ramón Samada, president of the Cuban Institute of Film Art and Industry (ICAIC).
Statue of José Martí unveiled at Cuban Embassy in Washington

Washington - A bronze statue of Cuban National Hero José Martí was unveiled Monday at the Cuban diplomatic mission in the US capital.
International Festival of Social Communication begins today in Havana

The VI International Festival of Social Communication will begin its sessions today at the Conventions Center, an event that invites some 800 delegates to discuss key aspects of the sector until the 27th of this month.
UNEAC Congress elects new leadership

Havana - Luis Morlote Rivas, director of radio and television, is the new president of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, (UNEAC), replacing poet and author Miguel Barnet, who held that post for 11 years.
Changing our theater, from the art

The presentation of the play ''Todo cambiará'' by theater director Miguel García Ordaz took place at the Casa de Cultura Raymundo Valenzuela, with students from the Mártires de Humbolt 7 educational center, located in the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños.
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Havana - The King of Spain, Felipe VI, is presenting the historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, this Wednesday with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, in the context of the 500th anniversary of this capital.
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Paris - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said today in this capital that guaranteeing education would lay the foundations for lasting peace on Earth.
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Havana - The Mexican Embassy in Cuba will present the Cultural Merit award to Cuban dancer Viengsay Valdes, choreographer Alberto Mendez and cultural official Reinaldo Mendez, it was announced at a press conference.
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