Santiago de Cuba, Cuba News

In the early 1950s, a doll called Scribbles shook up the toy industry. Her face had no features of its own but could be sketched on with a special marker, washed clean and drawn on again.

Santiago de Cuba, Jul 7 Ten Honduran medical students in Cuba participate in the Caribbean Festival here in spaces programmed for a delegation from their country who cannot attend.

Santiago de Cuba, Jul 3 The 29th Caribbean Festival is scheduled to start in this eastern city on Friday, dedicated to Honduras and turned into another international tribune to denounce the military coup perpetrated against the constitutional government of that Central American country.

Santiago de Cuba, Jun 23 The Cuban eastern city of Santiago de Cuba is ready to receive one of the most popular cultural events in the region, the Caribbean Festival, dedicated this time to a Central American country: Honduras.

Havana, Jun 25 A well-known narrator and writer, Juan Bosch , former president of the Dominican Republic, will be commemorated on the centennial of his birth date during the Festival of the Caribbean to be held in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.

Havana, Jun 24 An unusual demonstration of the traditional Honduran people''s culture will be appreciated by the people of Santiago de Cuba, when the Garifuna Folkloric Ballet of that country performs in that city, as part of the also known as Fire Festival.

Marcel Hatch writes: We've just launched the website for our second annual Librarians, Writers and Bibliophiles Havana Book Fair Tour from February 13 to 20, 2010.

The 19th Annual Havana International Book Fair - Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana - considered by some to be the most important in Latin America, is scheduled for February 13-20, 2010.

Roots and Identity in Santiago de Cuba at the Festival del Caribe Santiago de Cuba will host the 29th edition of the event.

Santiago de Cuba, Jun 16 Cuba has invited, for the first time, a Central American country to the Caribbean Festival, the 29th edition of which is dedicated to Honduras.

On June 5, the Community of Sant'Egidio inaugurated the 'Home of Peace and Dialogue' in Havana .

Madrid, Jun 13 Tourism caravan "Viva Cuba" arrived yesterday in Zaragoza after passing through Sebastian in a three days tour through Spain.

The North Street Playhouse announces a return visit by President Theodore Roosevelt, in the person of Joe Wiegand, following a 50-state tour of the United States, including a stop in Onancock in November 2007.

In Cuba, I can tell you from my current trip, it's almost impossible for a tourist to walk down a street and not get into a conversation.

Santiago de Cuba, Jun 5 Doctor Nicasio Vina Davila, director of the Eastern Center of Ecosystems and Biodiversity stressed today the importance of the Caribbean Biological Corridor for the conservation of the valuable natural heritage of the region.

Santiago de Cuba, May 29 Activities commemorating the 38th anniversary of Oriente Editorial concluded today with the award of prizes in three categories.

The friendship of Guevara and Castro reminds us what Latin Americans can achieve by taking politics into their own hands When Fidel Castro and Ernesto Guevara met in Mexico City in the summer of 1954 they had lived, until then, lives that seemed to be heading in almost the opposite direction.

Eliades Ochoa took up the guitar aged six and by 11 was already busking in a red light district of Santiago de Cuba to help support his family.

P.J. Patterson ... advisor to Digicel on dealings with Cuba. A group of Jamaican investors, led by Florida-based investment banker Jason Abrahams, has joined the mix of players hoping to partner a Venezuela/Cuban consortium that is on track for a licence to operate a US$70 million fibre optic cable to carry telecommunications traffic between ...

Havana, May 20 A video film on the economic dimensions of carnival festivities in Latin America was screened in Havana as part of the events marking the World Day for Cultural Diversity, which is annually held on May 21 to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.