Cuban Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso and Uruguayan intellectual Eduardo Galeano received the 2012 Alba Arts and Literature Award today in this capital, during the closing ceremony of the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»

President Raul Castro met Thursday with French Senate President Jean Pierre Bel, who participated in this capital in the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»

Everything is ready in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, so that over 365 000 residents can go to the polls next Sunday to vote for the delegates to the Provincial Assembly of the People’s Power, and the local candidates to Cuban Parliament.»

Luminaria Publishing House, from the central Cuban territory of Sancti Spiritus, will present 20 new titles in the upcoming International Book Fair. The book event will be held in this province from the end of February to the beginning of March.»

Raul Castro, president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers  and visiting former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva toured  important projects underway at Mariel Harbor in the eastern part of the island.»

President Raul Castro met with the former presidents of Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, and Guatemala’s Alvaro Colom, who attended the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»

Outstanding scientific and technological achievements on areas such as biotechnology, agriculture, education, and health are being tackled at a three-day forum underway in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba.»

Until next April 3rd, 2013, Sancti Spiritus’s Ediciones Luminaria Publishing House will receive comic strips made by Cuban artists.»

U.S. President Barack Obama has opened a window for more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country, with the recognition in the political agenda for his second term of comprehensive immigration reform.»

There should be more such awards to promote our culture, ideas, literature, and artistic and cultural identity, said Argentinean political scientist Atilio Boron after the announcement of the 2012 ALBA Literature and Arts Award.»