Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle recognized the great influence of Cuban musicians on all artists who produce salsa, as he closed the 5th International Salsa Festival in Havana, Prensa Latina reported.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government against Cuba for almost six decades ago hinders the academic exchange of the University of Pinar del Rio (Western Cuba) Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca with institutions around the world.

Cuban intellectual Eusebio Leal, historian of the city of Havana, received at the headquarters of the Apostolic Nunciature the accrediting diploma and the gown corresponding to his status as Doctor Honoris Causa in Legal Sciences and History of Law of the Pontifical Lateran University.

Batswana Dowz Academy and Cuban Educational Scientific Exchange Company sign a cooperation agreement in general and special education that includes professors from the Caribbean island in that African country.

Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, minister of communications, explained on Thursday on the TV program Mesa Redonda the progress of Cuba in the computerization field, and the challenges of the communications sector in the current scenario of pressures against the country.

With a selection of films included in the new trends of Japanese cinema, a contemporary Japanese film exhibition will be held at the Multi-Cinema Infanta, in Havana, from January 15 to 19, hosted by the Japanese Embassy to Cuba and the Cuban Film Institute.

Acosta Danza, with the performance and general direction of Carlos Acosta, made its debut in Chile, at the Municipal Theater of Las Condes.

Famous Cuban singer Cimafunk and his band will host Getting Funky in Havana, a cultural exchange with musicians from New Orleans and Cuba, to be held as part of the activities of the 35th edition of the Havana International Jazz Festival 2020.

Viengsay Valdés, prima ballerina of the Cuban National Ballet (BNC), was appointed director of that prestigious company by Cuban Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso.

The company Codanza has officially announced the 6th edition of the Vladimir Malakhov North Atlantic Dance Competition and Grand Prix, to be held in this eastern Cuban city from September 21-27, 2020.

The renowned Cuban singer Omara Portuondo was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts for the year 2019 by the Spanish Council of Ministers.

Acosta Danza, a company directed by first dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform in Chile in early January 2020 as part of the Santiago a Mil International Festival.

Teatro de Las Estaciones, a group from Matanzas, Cuba, won the prize for Best Puppet Show given by the Dominican International Festival of Theatre for Children and Youth FITIJ-2019, one of the main dramaturgical events in the Caribbean and Central America.

Cuba enriched the bibliographic collection of the Hebei Foreign Studies University, northern China, with the donation of a book collection from Cuban authors to contribute to the Spanish teaching in that school.