Musicians contribute to Hurricane Recovery
Famous Musicians in Concert Today at Karl Marx Theatre
French musicians Yannick Noah, Mc Solaar, Florent Pagny and Jehro; Ketama band’s former singer Spaniard Antonio Carmona; and Cuban musicians Ernan Lopez Nussa, X Alfonso and Raul Paz will meet today at the Karl Marx theatre at 8:30 p.m to deliver the second edition of the concert entiled Escuelas contra huracanes (Schools against Hurricanes), after their visit the day before to the areas hit by the hurricanes in the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio

Alarcon: Solidarity with the Five Is Essential
"If Barack Obama really wants to convince us that he wants a new start for US-Cuba and Latin America relations, the first thing that comes to my mind is to ask that he makes use of his prerogatives and releases the Cuban Five," said President of the Cuban Parliament Ricardo Alarcon at the eighth International Conference on American Studies

Osamu Yatabe Granted Friendship Medal in Cuba
The President of the Cuban Parliament (National Assembly) and Politburo member Ricardo Alarcon gave former Japanese Senator Osamu Yatabe the Friendship Medal, granted by the Council of State on a proposal of the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)

Reflections by comrade Fidel
THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION AND PEACE
I know Chavez well, and no one could be more reluctant than him to allow a showdown between the Venezuelan and Colombian peoples leading to bloodshed. These are two fraternal peoples, the same as Cubans living in the east, center and west end of our island. I find no other way to explain the close relationship between Venezuelans and Colombians

Latin America from a Critical Perspective
At a time when Latin America is undergoing social changes and facing the prospects of the international economic crisis, there is a growing need to address the regional situation from a critical perspective, said Julio César Gambina, member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Congress for Social Sciences (CLACSO), during the opening ceremony of the eighth International Conference on Latin-American Studies that took place on Wednesday

Obama: No Date for the Closing of Guantánamo
After announcing that the White House would miss the January 10 deadline for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison, President Barack Obama said that he would not set a new date for this goal

Chinese Minister at World Forum
Cuba: Land of Health and Education
Cuba was described as a "wonderful land of free health and education" by Chinese Minister of Health Chen Zhu, as he spoke at the thirteenth World Forum on Health Research that will conclude in Havana on Friday

International Symposium on the Cuban Five
Once again the city of Holguin hosts an international event to promote awareness on the case of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the United States.
Running through November 23, the fifth International Symposium on the Five –Gerardo, Ramon, Fernando, Rene and Antonio— will gather over 200 participants from 45 countries in eastern Cuba.
Amaury Torno Gonzalez, representative of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in Holguin told Granma that there will be outstanding personalities taking part in the event

Island States against Postponement of Agreement on Climate
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), made up of 43 countries, denounced today the attempts by some world leaders to avoid the concluding of a binding agreement linked to climatic change

Swazi Foreign Minister Arrives in Cuba
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Lutfo Ephraim Shiyinsimbi Dlamini, will arrive today in Cuba on an official invitation of Cuban Foreign Minster Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla

Compay’s Teachings
A little over a year ago I arrived for the first time in the heart of the community of Puerto Manatí, in eastern province of Las Tunas. If that afternoon the dark clouds had maintained their threat of releasing a torrential downpour, the locals could have somehow relived the days when the devastating Hurricane Ike hit the territory. However, the climate behaved against all the odds, and, instead, residents were showered with songs coming from the repertoire of celebrated Cuban son rhythm singer, composer and band leader Francisco Repilado, internationally known as Compay Segundo (1907-2003), interpreted by the music group named after the Grammy winner and directed by his son, Salvador Repilado

Outstanding Revolutionary Awarded Friendship Medal
Outstanding Salvadorian revolutionary and friend of Cuba, José Alfredo Pineda Dubon was given the Friendship Medal in Havana on Monday

Folk Congress in Havana a Success
Udomsak Sakmunwong, the President of the International Council for the Organization of Folk Festivals and Traditional Arts (CIOFF), from Thailand, said that the 39^th Congress of this organization held in Havana had been a constructive, successful meeting

Will Montaner and Posada Confess Their Complicity?
Documents confirm that the CIA knew that the Jesuit priest Ellacuría was going to be killed
The U.S. State Department, the CIA, and the Spanish intelligence services (the old CESID), all knew that the Jesuit priest, Ignacio Ellacuría, rector of the Central American University (UCA), and five of his colleagues were going to be killed by a death squad from the Salvadoran Army

10th Anniversary of the Latin American School of Medicine
ELAM is the realization of Fidel’s ideas
The Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) is the realization of Fidel’s ideas, an expression of his concept of human beings and of the world, of the principles that sustain a genuine revolution, highlighted Dr. José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, minister of public health, in the event commemorating the institution’s 10th anniversary, on November 15, in its Plaza de las Naciones

Venezuela Gets Ready for Havana Film Festival
Venezuelan feature films Libertador Morales, el Justiciero and Cheila, una casa pa´ maita will be screened at the 31st Havana Film Festival, the organizing committee announced

Cuban Delegation Attends World Summit on Food Security
Cuban Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, Ulises Rosales del Toro, is leading the delegation that will take part in the World Summit on Food Security, which will run through November 18 in Rome, Italy

Entregan orden de Universidad venezolana a los Cinco
The Experimental Polytechnic University of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (UNEFA) gave today the Humberto Fernandez Order to the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who for over eleven years have been imprisoned in the United States

Cuba Readies for Marathons
The tenth Maracuba marathon and the thirteenth Marabana marathon devoted to the 490 anniversary of the foundation of the city of Havana on November 15 will take place over the weekend in Cuba

Machado champions Efficiency and Quality in Medical Services
The First Vice-president of the Councils of State and Ministers, José Ramón Machado Ventura championed efficiency and quality in medical services at a meeting in eastern Guantanamo.
While visiting the Agosthino Neto Teaching Hospital, Machado Ventura underscored that Cuba’s free and accessible healthcare system is on a par with that of the first world