The program of the 25th Ibero-American Culture Festival 2019, to be held in the Cuban eastern province of Holguin from October 24-30, will be presented today to the press at the Tryp Habana Libre Hotel, in this city.

Twenty Sahrawi youngsters will arrive in Cuba to study in different specialties of Higher Education, diplomatic sources reported.

The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced among the nominees to the 20th Latin Grammy Awards, considered the most influential recognitions in the Latin music industry, several Cuban artists, including pianist and composer Chucho Valdes.

The signing of an agreement between the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education of Mexico and the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) of Cuba has made the centers of higher learning in both countries closer and strengthened collaboration in the search for scientific development and innovation.

Alpidio Alonso, Minister of Culture, and Idris Maya, Syrian Ambassador to Cuba, signed an agreement to strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries, Prensa Latina reported.

After four days of successful exchanges of experiences in the development of medicinal plants among specialists from some 30 countries, the 28th International Congress of the Italian-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine (Silae 2019) concludes this Friday in Havana.

Estela Varnes de Carlotto, president of the Association of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, was warmly received at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) by its president, Fernando González Llort, who expressed "we are duty bound to thank you for the solidarity with the struggle of our people for so many years.

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (ACN) More than 2,200 films, 300 scripts and 100 posters have registered to compete in the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, scheduled for December 5-15.

Cuba participates in the 84th edition of the L'Humanite Festival (fete de l'Humanite), an annual festival organized by the French newspaper to fund itself. The event began today, with several spaces dedicated to solidarity, cooperation and fostering its revolutionary culture and tradition, Prensa Latina reported.

The International Film and Education Expo will be held for the first time in Havana from January 29 to 31 next year, Juan Marinello Cultural Research Institute announced.

An International Workshop on Business Development in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries will be held in Havana from next November 25 to 27, the Cuban Embassy in Italy announced today.

The event Cuba for the 25th anniversary of the Ibero-American Meetings of Women Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (EIMIAA) will start this Thursday at the Hotel Nacional.

Young dancers from Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) won eight Diamond Awards and other prizes in the 2019 International Active Dance competition in Panama.

Cuban musical group Madre Tierra, led by young saxophonist Michael Herrera, successfully premiered at the South African jazz festival Art Alive, Prensa Latina in Pretoria reported Tuesday.