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October 11, 2024

In an atmosphere marked by warmth, Havana was the setting for the presentation of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, one of the most prestigious decorations awarded by the Spanish government.

Source: CubaSi

October 10, 2024

After several days in which many maintained hope and others had already resigned themselves to the worst, on October 10th the death of El Taiger was confirmed, whose real name was José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar.

Source: Cubanoticias360, CubaSi

October 10, 2024

Singer-songwriter and music producer Arnaldo Rodríguez offered a masterclass on the evolution of Cuban music to art students at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) in that capital.

Source: CubaSi

October 9, 2024

Amid strong rumors about the death of Cuban reggaeton artist José Manuel Carvajal Zaldívar, known artistically as El Taiger, his legal team confirmed that the musician continues fighting for his life at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after suffering a gunshot wound to the head on October 3rd.

Source: Cibercuba

October 9, 2024

Cuban composer Tania León will receive the XIX SGAE Prize for Ibero-American Music Tomás Luis de Victoria in Madrid at a tribute concert on October 14 at the Manuel de Falla Hall, at 7:00PM.

Source: Diario de Cuba

October 8, 2024

The inauguration on the 12th of the restaurant El Callejón del Tarro, owned by Nelson Gudín, the well-known "Bacán of Life", has been one of the topics of conversation we had when I "ambushed" him right on Calle 8 in Little Havana.

Source: Cibercuba

October 8, 2024

The greatest Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball history, Luis Tiant, passed away in recent hours at the age of 83, confirmed by several sources from the United States, the country where he had resided for decades.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

October 3, 2024

Today, at the age of 90, the renowned Cuban composer, performer, and music critic Marta Valdés passed away in Havana.

Source: Cubadebate

October 3, 2024

The extraordinary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has announced in recent hours her retirement from the stage, just days before her 94th birthday and after a life devoted to the best of music.

Source: Cubadebate

October 2, 2024

Five notable figures of art in Cuba will be invested next Friday with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, conferred by the Universidad Anglohispanomexicana (Uahm), a result of alliances that are expanding today in the cultural sphere.

Source: TV Santiago

October 2, 2024

On October 9th, the series La máquina will debut on the Hulu streaming platform, the first original Spanish-language production from that service, one of the most famous worldwide.

Source: Cubalite

October 1, 2024

The popular actress Diana Rosa Suárez, who recently turned 80 years old, is in Guyana where she traveled on September 29th to keep an appointment at the United States embassy and request a tourist visa to visit her grandchildren, nieces and friends.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

October 1, 2024

Cuban actress Tahimí Alvariño announced the premiere of the Dominican film "El tiburón," in which she will be the star and will share the screen with her ex-partner Bárbaro Marín.

Source: Cubitanow

September 30, 2024

Moinelo was unable to get credit for the victory, but did have another solid opening, allowing only three singles without runs in five innings, with four strikeouts and one walk.

Source: Prensa Latina

September 30, 2024

Prensa Latina news agency mourned the death of prominent journalist José Bodes Gómez, one of the most devoted representatives of the Cuban journalism profession.

Source: Cubadebate

September 27, 2024

Cuba has its competitor for Miss Universe 2024, after 57 years without presence in the renowned beauty pageant.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

September 27, 2024

Cuban singer Laritza Bacallao has decided to settle temporarily in Madrid, Spain, according to sources close to her production team.

Source: Cubitanow

September 25, 2024

On the afternoon of this Tuesday, September 24, the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power, General of the Army Corps Ramón Espinosa Martín, First Vice Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), Hero of the Republic of Cuba and of Labor, passed away suddenly.

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September 25, 2024

On July 31st, several media outlets and social media groups reported that Cuban greco-roman wrestler Alan Vera had suffered a heart attack in the United States, the country where he has been residing for years.

Source: Cubalite

September 23, 2024

Cuban-American Grandmaster (GM) Leinier Domínguez, representing the USA, obtained the silver medal for teams at the World Chess Olympiad, held at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

Source: ADN Cuba

September 23, 2024

Cuban triple jumper naturalized Spanish citizen Jordan Díaz was nominated for the 'European Athlete of the Year' award, according to an announcement by the European Athletics Federation (European Athletics).

Source: Cubanoticias 360

September 23, 2024

Singer-songwriter Amaury Pérez Vidal decided to "indefinitely postpone" the presentation of his three latest albums due to the crisis facing Cuba, as the artist acknowledged on his social media.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

September 22, 2024

Cuban percussionist Ruy López-Nussa performed a concert today at the theater of the Museo de Bellas Artes, in this capital, to celebrate 15 years of his project La Academia, inspired by his book «Ritmos de Cuba».

Source: Prensa Latina

September 21, 2024

In recent months Cuba has reached the top of the podium in knowledge olympiads thanks to the effort and talent of dozens of young people who have won medals representing the island in competitions in the most diverse disciplines.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

September 21, 2024

Cuban Raidel Martínez achieved a personal record today of 40 games saved in the 2024 Japanese Professional Baseball League, in the 7-6 victory of the Chunichi Dragons over the Yakult Swallows.

Source: Cubadebate

September 18, 2024

Cuba once again has significant representation of artists among the nominees for the 25th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards, whose ceremony will be held next November 14 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

September 18, 2024

Erislandy Lara, a member of "Canelo's" team and his sparring partner, was a true shadow for Danny García in Las Vegas.

Source: Swing Completo

September 17, 2024

Investigating female subjectivity and the impact of discrimination conditions on women's lives is among the most useful contributions left to us by psychologist Norma Vasallo Barrueta, who recently passed away in Havana at the age of 72.

Source: Cubadebate

September 17, 2024

Cuban canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys, Olympic bronze medalist at Paris 2024, received the Award for Best Female Athlete of 2023 from the International Association of Sports Journalists (AIPS in its English acronym) América.

Source: ACN

September 16, 2024

The prestigious Cuban singer-songwriter Eliades Ochoa is encouraging his followers today to enjoy the new collaboration made with Spanish singer Muerdo, included in his new album Sinvergüenza which premieres on September 20.

Source: CubaSi

September 16, 2024

Cuban Leyanis Pérez achieved her first victory in a Diamond League triple jump final last Friday.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

September 15, 2024

Leinier Domínguez and Jennifer UNBEATEN, Zenia and Tania Won with Mexico, CUBAN DUEL at 2024 Chess Olympiad For the fifth round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad, several Cuban chess players must play again in defense of different countries.

Source: Swing Completo

September 15, 2024

Johen Lefont set a new world record in ball control by striking it 172 times with his head while in a swimming pool over the course of one minute.

Source: Cubasi

September 14, 2024

The finalists for the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards in each of the categories have already been announced, and representing Cuba once again is the group Gente de Zona as a leader of Cuban music on a global level in these times.

Source: Cuba en Miami

September 14, 2024

The military honors ceremony at the funeral of Brigadier General Juan Israel Cervantes Tablada was held this Friday at the Pantheon of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), in the Colón necropolis.

Source: Cubadebate

September 12, 2024

The native of what is now Artemisa province spent 19 seasons playing in the Minor Leagues before his debut in the MLB wearing the Minnesota Twins uniform.

Source: OnCubaNews

September 12, 2024

The Bogotá audience enjoyed yesterday the virtuosity of Aldo López-Gavilán and Rolando Luna, two of the best exponents of Cuban piano who are participating in the International Jazz Festival being held in the capital of Colombia.

Source: Cubasi

September 11, 2024

Cuban actress and director of children's programs Ana Nora Calaza was awarded the 2024 National Television Award, thanks to a notable and extensive career in that medium, according to a press release issued today.

Source: Cubadebate

September 11, 2024

Cuban volleyball player naturalized Polish Wilfredo León received an important award in Poland.

Source: Facebook

September 9, 2024

Cuban sprinter Omara Durand Elías made history again last Saturday by completing her participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a new gold medal, her third, obtained this time in the final of the 200 meters, T12 category, alongside her guide Yunior Kindelán Vargas.

Source: Cibercuba

September 9, 2024

The Mexican band Pedro y el Lobo recently surprised its followers with a pop punk version of the iconic song "A Bunch of Stars" by Polo Montañez, giving it a contemporary touch.

Source: Cibercuba

September 7, 2024

The stellar former Houston Astros player in Major League Baseball (MLB) José "Pito" Abreu traveled to Cuba on vacation, amid doubts about his future in the Major Leagues after being released this season by the galactic team.

Source: ADN Cuba

September 7, 2024

The Cuban duo Buena Fe will soon launch on its YouTube channel the audiovisual for the song Quién olvidó, which becomes a tribute to ballet and three exceptional figures of that universe in Cuba.

Source: Prensa Latian

September 6, 2024

Yunier Fernández became this Friday the first champion in history in table tennis for Cuba in these Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, after defeating British Davies Robert in consecutive sets in the final.

Source: Cubadebate

September 5, 2024

Renowned Cuban film director Lester Hamlet has been recognized by the University of Texas, in Austin, and has been selected to be part of the *Mellon Fellowship for High Impact Scholars* program.

Source: Cubactores

September 5, 2024

From the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder), the death of Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta was announced.

Source: Jit, Cubitanow

September 4, 2024

Matanzas native Ariel Martínez connected for a double and home run to help his Nippon Ham Fighters to a 6-3 victory against the SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Professional Baseball League.

Source: CubaSi

September 4, 2024

The concert "Caribbean Symphony" will bring together local artists and Cuban singer-songwriters Amaury Pérez and Liuba María Hevia in the Dominican Republic, who are already in this country, as both announced on their social networks.

Source: CubaSi

September 3, 2024

Cuban runner Omara Durand won the gold medal today in the 400 meters flat T12 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, her first gold medal in the City of Light.

Source: Cubadebate