Fidel Castro Sends Message to Cuba's Medical Brigade in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 8 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, sent a message to the members of the island’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for emergency situations, and also to the graduates and fifth and sixth year students from the Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), who are currently providing health services in Haiti.

Cuban VP Meets with President of Haiti

	Cuban News Agency

The Bolivarian Revolution and the Antilles

Reflections by Fidel Castro
I was fond of History, as much as almost any other kid. And I also liked wars, a sort of culture that society used to sow among boys. All the toys we were given were toy guns.

International Colloquium in Havana for Bicentennial of Independence
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) An international colloquium, named “A propósito del bicentenario:
200 años de historia y cultura” (On the occasion of the bicentennial: 200 years of history and
culture) was held at the Fragua Martiana museum in this capital.

Omara Portuondo will Perform on Thursday in Mexico

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Omara Portuondo will present next Thursday in Mexico her latest
album “Gracias” (Thanks), which earned her a Latin Grammy Award in the category of best
contemporary tropical album.

Cuban Trained US Doctors Already Working in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The first group of US graduates of Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) are already in Haiti working at a field hospital in Crois des Bouquet.

Raul Castro Signs Condolences Book at Haitian Embassy in Havana

ALBA Bloc Coordinates Int’l Assistance to Haiti

Paintings by Cuban Antiterrorist Fighter on Display in US Cities
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) A exhibition of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998 – internationally known as the Cuban Five-, will be on display in several cities of the United States.

Integration: Key Word for Defense of Ibero-American Heritage
BAYAMO, Cuba (acn) José do Nascimento, President of the Brazilian Institute of Museums (IBRAM, by its Brazilian acronym), highlighted the strategic importance of Ibero-American integration for the defense of their heritage.

Cuba and ALBA Bloc Increase Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Twenty-six days after a devastating earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, leaving some 212,000 dead people, according to official figures, Cuba and the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) regional integration and cooperation bloc continue increasing their humanitarian assistance to the Haitian people.

Vuelta a Cuba Cycling Tour Begins on Tuesday
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The 35th ‘Vuelta a Cuba’ annual cycling tour begins on Tuesday in the easternmost city of Baracoa with the participation of 10 foreign teams and 13 national squads that will cover 1,791 kilometers in 13 stages.

Palestinian President Meets with Cuban Ambassador
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, met on Saturday with Cuban concurrent ambassador Otto Vaillant, who presented his host with his accreditation letter as the island’s representative before the occupied Palestinian
territories.