Blog Archives February 2014

CELAC Expresses Solidarity with Venezuela

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed its solidarity with the Venezuelan people in a communique released in San Jose, headquarters of pro-tempore presidency of the 33 member-nations integration bloc.»

Book Fair Recalls Great Cuban Storyteller

The International Book Fair, FIL 2014, will recall today Cuban narrator Onelio Jorge Cardoso, called the Great Storyteller due to his prolific work and dominion of this gender.»

Cuba Announces Suspension of Consular Services in U.S.

The Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC has suspended its consular services given the impossibility to find a bank that accepts its financial accounts — a consequence of the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade.»

Twenty Luminaria Volumes in Sancti Spiritus Book Fair

Sancti Spiritus Luminaria publishing house will present 20 new books in the upcoming book fair event, to take place in this central Cuban territory during the last days of February. Daniel Cruz, director of the publisher, briefed Escambray about some of the volumes and highlighted the long-awaited Luzángela, by Ángel Martínez Niubó, along with Luis Rey Yero’s Diccionario de las »

Venezuelans to March against Violence, Fascism

Venezuelans will stage a march on Saturday to reject the recent wave of violence and destabilization attempts against the constitutional government by sectors of the political opposition.»