CubaPLUS Magazine

The National Center of Popular Music summons the 19th Edition of the Contest and International Festival of Drum Festival "Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam", which will be held in Havana, from March 23 to 29, 2020 in multiple venues such as: Karl Marx Theater, Pink Room of La Tropical, Old Square (Old Havana), Casa de la Música de Plaza 31 y 2, Palco Hotel, El Sauce Cultural Center, Karl Marx Theater Parking, and América Theater, among others.

Cuban multi-award winning pianist Chucho Valdes expanded his long list of awards by winning a Latin Grammy in the Best Jazz Album category.

Pope Francis sent a warm message to Havana residents on the eve of the 500th anniversary of the founding of their city.

The sky of Havana was filled with luminous "stars" and almost turned a large part of the city into day, the result of a great firework show turned into a precious gift, which cheered up the five-hundred-year-old Cuban capital.

The Havanatur agency informed that it will open its first office in Shanghai with an offer that will combine products, packages and all kinds of activities to attract Chinese holidaymakers to Cuba.

More than 16,000-fireworks will be launched by a Canadian company to close the gala to mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana this November 16, composer Frank Fernandez confirmed.

Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia opened in Cuba a photographic exhibition by Prensa Latina and EFE news agencies and supported by Iberia airline at the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater of Havana.

President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel and King of Spain Felipe VI signed on Tuesday in this capital a legal instrument to boost bilateral relations.

Cuba's Hotel Nacional, an icon of the Caribbean island's culture and history, is gearing up for the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana with multiple activities, officials of the institution reported.

Cuba signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese agency CTRIP, the world's second largest online travel company, to position its tourist destinations on that important platform, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero reported.

The 37th edition of the Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2019) concluded after five days of successful exhibitions and negotiations as it demonstrated that Cuba continues to advance and will continue to promote the planned economic and social development plans.

The Cuban President, Miguel Díaz Canel and First Secretary of the Central Committee m of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, inaugurated the SO Paseo del Prado hotel as part of the gifts for the Cuban capital on the 500th anniversary of its foundation, which will be celebrated next November 16.

The Pax Urbis international prize, awarded by the 100 Cities for Peace Foundation, was given to the Cuban capital for considering that the city and its inhabitants have developed a great work in favor of culture for peace.

A persistent rain could not stop the start of the 33rd edition of the traditional Marabana race, which took place on Sunday in Havana, as a tribute to the 500th anniversary of the Villa de San Cristobal de La Habana.

Cubaplus magazine presented a special supplement edited exclusively to promote products and services of numerous Cuban and foreign enterprises at the 37th International Havana Fair (FIHAV 2019) displayed in Expocuba fair grounds.

Havana Club presented its new dark rum, Cuban Smoky Havana, considered the rebel brother of Aged 7 years, born of exclusive mixes of rum aged in barrels where whisky was kept at the San Jose distillery.

The Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel inaugurated the 37th edition of the Havana International Fair that will be open until next November 8 at the EXPOCUBA fair grounds with the participation of over four thousand businessmen and exhibitors from more than 55 countries.

The Latin American news agency Prensa Latina announced the presentation of its 56th sports survey, convened each year, to choose the best athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cubaplus Magazine, in line with the broad program organized by the government of the Cuban capital to celebrate the 500th anniversary of St. Christopher of Havana, is glad to inform its readers of the activities organized for such an important date, next November 16.

More than 55 countries will attend the 37th International Fair of Havana (FIHAV), scheduled to open next Monday with a total of 20,000 square meters of exhibition space, according to an official source.