The Holy Metropolitan Basilica, Cathedral and Church of Santiago de Cuba is undergoing a major restoration within the group of actions being carried out to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the foundation of that village. The restoration works on the main dome began a year ago and the workers are now using sheets of copper to cover it.
The Fire Volcano in southern Guatemala exploded incandescent rock and ash over surrounding towns Saturday. Authorities had not order evacuations so far. La Aurora International Airport of Guatemala city is closed, according to tweets received by eTN.
Music listeners often can hear cornet and conga player Alex Weiss and members of his group Different Drum playing in schools, community centers, and local clubs and festivals. Weiss and his ensemble, who have been playing together since 1992, are now raising money to perform at Fiesta del Fuego (also called the Festival de Caribe) in July in Santiago de Cuba.
Indefinidas Confesiones (Indefinite Confessions), a CD containing 19 poems penned by Antonio Guerrero –some are musicalized and others simply declaimed- and produced by Bis Music (http://www.bismusic.com), a record label run by ARTEX, will be launched on Friday Feb. 13 on the eve of St. Valentine’s Day, at 1:00pm at the Lezama Lima Hall in La Cabaña.
According to a local resident interviewed by Diario Extra, Signora Taburiny was enjoying a vacation in Costa Rica along with her husband, Elton Vanelli. They were guests at the Buena Fuente Hotel in Bahia de los Piratas (Pirate’s Bay).
One Bahamian resort has recently been recognized for its sustainability practices, and another is on the path towards similar recognition, but action on sustainability in the tourism industry must be more focused on The Bahamas and the Caribbean as a whole.