Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodriguez received the Alicia Alonso award at the VIII Iberoamerican Choreography Competition (CIC) for his work “The crime was in Granada,” inspired by the Spanish poem by the same name, by Antonio Machado (1875 -1939).»

Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council announced the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) won 134 of 153 mayoral offices in the municipal elections held on Sunday, November 4th.»

Cuban President Raul Castro met with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, to discuss about bilateral economic relations and the results of the recently held Intergovernmental Commission, official sources reported.»

President Raul Castro talked with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about the effects of Hurricane Sandy in this Caribbean country.»

On November 5th, in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus, an important initiative was taken by the Committee of Mothers for the Freedom of The Five, the club Patria of the Jose Marti Cultural Society and the House of the Guayabera.»

About 866,000 Cubans, of the about one million registered to vote, attended the runoffs for the municipal elections, which were held in 13 of the 15 country’s provinces.»

New actions to support the cause of the Cuban Five spread worldwide.»

Builders and electricians from the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus have made valuable contributions to help Santiago de Cuba recover from the damages left by hurricane Sandy.»

The International Fair of Havana, FIHAV 2012, opened doors today through Sat. Nov.6, to mark its 30th anniversary, attended by more than 3,000 exhibitors from 62 countries.»

Over 40 000 Sancti Spiritus electors were back to the polls this Sunday for a runoff voting to elect delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power.»