Tropical Storm Bill Becomes a Hurricane in the
Atlantic
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) The Cuban Weather Forecast Center of the
Meteorology Institute issued the advisory number 4 on Tropical Storm
Bill:
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 Venezuela´s
Hugo Chavez Visited Fidel Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
15 (acn)The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo
Chavez Frias, visited Cuban Revolution Leader Fidel Castro Ruz last
August 13, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday. Chavez presented
Fidel with two pictures depicting independence heroes Jose Marti and
Francisco de Miranda, the works were done by painter Edgar Alvarez
Estrada.
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International Congress on Poultry Farming to
be Held in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 15 (acn) Producers, specialists and entrepreneurs
from around the globe will meet in this capital for the 21st Latin
American Congress on Poultry Farming, to be held from October 6th
through the 9th. |
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Tropical Storm Ana Forms in the Atlantic
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 15 (acn) The Cuban Weather Forecasting Center of
the Meteorology Institute issued the Tropical Storm Advisory Number
6 on tropical storm Ana |
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Cuba and
Ecuador Sign Trade Agreement
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 15
(acn) Cuba and Ecuador signed an agreement in Quito that extends the
one already in place on bilateral preferential customs duties by
choosing 400 items from each country which will incur no duty. |
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Culinary Festival in Cuba to be Attended by 33
Countries
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Aug 15 (acn) Chefs, cooks, ethnologists,
students and teachers linked to the culinary art from 33 countries
will participate in the First Caribbean International Culinary
Festival in this eastern Cuban city next September. |
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Cuba to Help
Fight Malaria in West Africa
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 15
(acn) Cuba and the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
penned a letter of intention in this capital to fight malaria in the
15 member countries of this African organization. |
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Tribute
to Revolution Leader Fidel Castro at Cuban Historical Sites
BAYAMO, Cuba, Aug 14 (acn)
Expressions of admiration, respect and loyalty
toward Fidel Castro characterized on Thursday the activities
carried out at various historical sites of
the eastern Cuban province of Granma, on the
occasion of the 83rd birthday of the Revolution leader.
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Cuban Union Leader Visits Housing Construction
Sites
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 14 (acn) The General Secretary of the Cuban
Workers Confederation (CTC), Salvador Valdes, corroborated on
Thursday the progress made in the construction of houses in this
city, where housing projects expand. |
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Cuban Journalists Pay Homage to Fidel on His Birthday
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 14 (acn)
Four books about Fidel Castro’s thinking and work were presented in
Havana’s Jose Marti International Press Institute on August 13 to
celebrate the 83 birthday of the leader of the Cuban Revolution.
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Photo
Exhibit Opens in Havana to Mark Fidel Castro’s 83rd Birthday
Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 13 (acn)
The 83rd birthday anniversary of the leader of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, was marked with the opening of a photo exhibit at the
Hotel Nacional in Havana.
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Cuba
Bestows Friendship Medal upon Malian Ambassador
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 12 (acn)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, presented Fidele Diarra,
Malian Ambassador to Cuba, with the Friendship Medal, as an
acknowledgement of his permanent solidarity with the Caribbean
nation.
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Cuba Marks International
Youth Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
12 (acn) Cubans have more than enough reasons to celebrate
International Youth Day today, said Osnay Miguel Colina, member of
the National Bureau of the Young Communist League (UJC).
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Cubans Undergo Torrid
Summer
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
12 (acn) The ongoing summer season has been hotter than usual in
Cuba with daily temperatures in July throughout the country over the
average for this month. |
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President Raul Castro Back in Cuba from
Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 11 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Havana on Tuesday afternoon
after concluding his official visit to Ecuador, where he attended
the swearing-in ceremony of his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael
Correa.
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Bolivian Daily Features Silvio Rodriguez’ Concert in Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 11 (acn) The concert offered by Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio
Rodriguez in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil was featured by the
Bolivian government-owned Cambio newspaper. |
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Lion Cub Born
in Captivity in Cuba in Good Health
CANAGUEY, Cuba, Aug 10 (acn) The lion cub born recently in the
Casino Campestre zoo, the largest urban park in Cuba, enjoys good
health and is being fed by its mother Fatima. |
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 Raul
Castro Presides Over Swearing-In Ceremony of New Cuban Ambassadors
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 8 (acn) President Raul Castro presided over the swearing-in
ceremony of 38 new Cuban ambassadors on Saturday in Havana. “Being
an ambassador of the revolutionary Cuba is a big commitment with the
homeland, with Fidel (Castro) and Raul (Castro), with the Communist
Party and with socialism, and it entails representing a people that
have carried out so many heroic deeds,” said Deputy Foreign Minister
Ana Teresita Gonzalez addressing the diplomats. |
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Cuban
Movement for Peace Celebrates its 60th Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
7 (acn) The 60th anniversary of the founding of the Cuban Movement
for the Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples (MCPSP) was celebrated
on Thursday in this capital with a political-cultural ceremony that
reaffirmed the movement’s
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Cuba to Celebrate International Youth Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 7 (acn) Cuba will celebrate International Youth
Day with a host of activities throughout the country. |
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Cuban
First VP Says Working and Producing More is a Must
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 6 (acn)
Cuba’s First Vice-president José Ramón Machado Ventura, said that to
work more and produce more, with increasing rationality, is a must.
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Havana
to Host Photo Exhibition in Honor of Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 6 (acn)
A photo exhibition by Cuban artist Alejandro Azcuy on the struggle
of social movements in Bolivia will open its doors in this capital
on Friday, to pay homage to the 184th anniversary of that South
American nation’s independence.
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Cuba Produces Pathogen-free Eggs for Vaccines
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 6 (acn) The intensive production of pathogen-free
eggs, used in the production of vaccines for poultry, has allowed
Cuba to reduce imports since the first semester of 2008. |
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Cuba and Vietnam Sign Agreements on Archives
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) Representatives from the National Archives
of Cuba and Vietnam penned this Wednesday a memorandum of
understanding to widen mutual cooperation that began in 2006. |
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Cuba
Commemorates Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) The US atomic bombing of the Japanese
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 64 years ago, was commemorated
this Wednesday in a political-cultural activity held at the Alley of
Peace in this capital. |
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 Kenya
Thanks Cuba for Its Contribution to Africa’s Freedom
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
3 (acn) Kenya’s Parliament president, Kenneth Marende, thanked the
Cuban contribution to Africa’s liberation from colonialism. |
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Latin American Solidarity-with-Cuba Brigade in
Havana
CAIMITO, Cuba, Aug 3 (acn) The 16th Latin American and Caribbean
Solidarity with Cuba Brigade was welcomed on Monday at the Julio
Antonio Mella International Camp, located in this municipality of
the outskirts of Havana. |
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Cuba Marks 28th Anniversary of the Death of
Omar Torrijos
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
31 (acn) The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)
commemorated the 28th anniversary of the death of Panamanian leader
Omar Torrijos, who was a strong fighter against Washington’s
interference in Panama’s politics.
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US Activists Ratify Solidarity and Commitment
toward Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
31 (acn) Members of the 20th US-Cuba Friendship Caravan and the 40th
Venceremos Brigade ratified on Friday their commitment to continue
supporting the Cuban people’s struggles |
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Fidel and
Raul Castro Send Wreath to Honor Cuban Revolutionary Martyr Frank
Pais
HAVANA, Cuba, July 31 (acn)
A floral wreath on behalf of the leader of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, and President Raul Castro, was laid on Thursday before
the tomb of revolutionary martyr Frank Pais at the Santa Ifigenia
cemetery in eastern Santiago de Cuba.
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American
Solidarity Activists Granted Cuban Friendship Medal
HAVANA, Cuba, July 30 (acn)
The Cuban Council of State granted the Medal of Friendship to two
American solidarity activists on the occasion of the 40th
anniversary of the US ‘Venceremos’ Brigade in Solidarity with Cuba.
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Cuba Implements Sub-Urban Agriculture
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
30 (acn) A new strategy to boost farm production in Cuban sub-urban
areas has started its pilot projects in 16 towns around the
Caribbean nation, reported Adolfo Rodríguez Nodal, head of the
National Program for Urban Agriculture this Thursday. |
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Pastors for Peace Visit Havana’s Latin
American Medical School
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
30 (acn) Members of the US Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan
visited on Wednesday the Havana-based Latin American Medical School
(ELAM) where 112 students from the US are currently studying.
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US Reverend Praises Achievements of Cuban
Revolution
MATANZAS, Cuba,
Jul 29 (acn) The Cuban Revolution is progress and tenacity, affirmed
US reverend Thomas Smith on Wednesday during a tour of the Slave
Route Museum in this city, some 100 kilometers east of Havana. |
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Cuban
Parliamentarians Analyze Epidemiological Situation on the Island
HAVANA, Cuba, July 28 (acn)
The actions and measures applied by Cuba in epidemiological
surveillance were presented on Tuesday by the Ministry of Public
Health (MINSAP) to the members of the Parliament’s National Defense
Commission.
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Pastors for Peace Caravanistas Exchange
with Cuban Impaired People
SANCTI SPÍRITUS, Cuba,
Jul 28 (acn) Members of the 20th US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan
visiting the central province of Sancti Spíritus met with impaired
people and health authorities of the area and discussed the effects
of the US economic blockade against Cuba.
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Lucius
Walker: The US Blockade of Cuba Is Still a
Reality
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 28 (acn)
The leader of the US Inter-religious Foundation Pastors for Peace,
the Reverend Lucius Walker, said on Monday that “the US blockade is
still a reality, the Cuban Five remain in prison and US citizens are
still denied their right to travel to Cuba”.
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Pastors
for Peace Caravanistas Exchange with Cuban Impaired People
SANCTI SPÍRITUS, Cuba,
Jul 28 (acn) Members of the 20th US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan
visiting the central province of Sancti Spíritus met with impaired
people and health authorities of the area and discussed the effects
of the US economic blockade against Cuba.
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US Friendshipment Caravan Visits
Cuban Central Province
SANCTI SPÍRITUS, Cuba,
Jul 25 (acn) Around 40 members of the 20th Pastors for Peace
Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba arrived in the central province of
Sancti Spiritus this Saturday to visit places of economic and social
interest and exchange with local people and authorities.
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Cuban
Deputies to Discuss Impact of World Crises
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 25 (acn)
One of the main topics to be discussed by Cuban deputies next week
is the impact of global capitalism’s crises on the country and the
outcomes of national actions taken to deal with the complex
international situation.
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United
Nations Recognizes Cuba’s Medical Training
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 25 (acn) The representative in Cuba of the Pan-American and
World Health Organizations (PHO-WHO), Dr. Lea Guido, said Cuba’s
training of human resources is an example to the rest of the world.
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Pastors
for Peace Friendshipment Carvan in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, July 24 (acn)
Members of the 20th Pastors for Peace US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan
arrived in Cuba early on Friday headed by the Reverend Lucius Walker.
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US Med
Graduates Thank Fidel Castro and the Cuban people
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 24 (acn)
US graduates in Cuba Pragveleen Valcourt and Sarpoma Sefa-Boakye
thanked this Friday Fidel Castro and the Cuban people for the
opportunity they were given in Cuba to study medicine and become
doctors. |
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President
Raul Castro Returns to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, July 23 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Havana on Thursday morning
after having participated in the 15th Summit of the Non Aligned
Movement (NAM) in Egypt and after working visits to Algeria and
Angola. Also as part of this trip to Africa, the Cuban leader paid
an official visit to Namibia.
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Cuba Modifies Method of Entering Higher
Education
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
23 (acn) Cuba’s Higher Education Ministry (MES) announced on
Wednesday changes in the entrance requirements for the upcoming
academic year, as part of a strategy designed to raise the quality
of university training. |
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European Solidarity
Brigade Completes Fruitful Program in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
22 (acn) The 37th Contingent of the “Jose Marti” European Solidarity-with-Cuba
Brigade left the Caribbean archipelago Tuesday after fulfilling a
program of voluntary work and visits to historical and social sites
in central and western Cuba.
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Cuban Software to Control Electric Power
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
22 (acn) Specialists in central Villa Clara province have created
software known as Electric Power Control System, which enables users
at enterprises to know how their daily consumption plan is working. |
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Urban Agriculture Improvements in Havana City
The Cuban capital
has only 0.4 percent of the island’s arable land, which contrasts
with having over 2 million inhabitants -one fifth of the country’s
population. |
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Investments in Aqueduct Benefit
Population in Eastern Cuba
SANTIAGO DE
CUBA, Cuba, Jul 21 (acn) The reconstruction of this eastern Cuban
city’s aqueduct has benefited over 323,000 people, when there’s
still another one and a half year for works to be concluded, as
assessed by a plenary meeting of the Cuban Communist Party. |
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Mountain Settlers Enjoy
New Better Houses in Central Cuba
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba,
Jul 21 (acn) In an effort to improve the living conditions of people
living in the mountains, more than 80 more comfortable and hurricane
resistant houses were recently finished in the Guamuaya mountain
rage in the central region of Cuba. |
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July 26th:
The Cuban People will Mark National Rebelliousness Day in Eastern
Holguin
HAVANA, Cuba, July 21 (acn)
The central rally to mark National Rebelliousness Day to be held
next July 26 in eastern Holguin province will be attended by 200,
000 citizens in representation of the Cuban people. |
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US Solidarity Brigade
Arrives in Cuba
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jul 20 (acn)
Close to a hundred US citizens arrived in Cuba early Monday without
Washington’s permission to travel to the island, in an open
challenge to the economic, commercial and financial blockade of
their country against Cuba.
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Cuban
Children Dedicate their Anniversary Party to Fidel, Raul and the
Cuban People
HAVANA, Cuba, July 19 (acn)
The Cuban children thanked Fidel and Raul Castro and the Cuban
people for their dreams come true and for the certainty that a
better world is possible, during a ...
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Cuba Celebrates National
Children’s Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 18 (acn)
Children will be at the center of attention this coming Sunday as
the country celebrates the National Children’s Day in squares and
parks throughout the nation.
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Argentinean Economist
Receives Jose Marti Award
HAVANA, Cuba, July 17 (acn)
Argentinean economist Atilio Boron will receive on Friday the Jose
Marti International Award granted by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Center for
Studies on Jose Marti’s Life and Work in
Havana.
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Art Workers and Students Thank Fidel Castro
for Development of Artistic Teaching
HAVANA, Cuba, July
15 (acn) Workers and students from Havana’s Higher Institute of Arts
(ISA) thanked on Wednesday Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro for
the development of artistic teaching on the island, on the occasion
of the 29th graduation of this center. |
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Cuba Releases Multimedia
CD on the Island’s Population
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 (acn)
The multimedia CD Cuban Population 2009 containing data of the more
that 7,000 settlements in Cuba was released on Monday at the
National Statistics Office (ONE) in Havana.
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President
Raul Castro Pays Working Visit to Algeria
HAVANA, Cuba, July 12 (acn)
President Raul Castro arrived in Algeria on Sunday for a working
visit. The Cuban Head of State and his delegation were welcomed by
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Houari Boumedien
International Airport.
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Cuba Expands Computer Centers for the Visually
Impaired
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
13 (acn) Nine computer laboratories for the visually impaired are
operational in Cuba after the recent opening of another of these
centers in the central province of Sancti Spiritus. |
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Cubans Urged to Increase Measures against Spread of Influenza A H1N1
Virus
HAVANA, Cuba, July 13 (acn)
A note published on Monday by the Granma newspaper urges Cubans to
increase personal and collective hygienic measures in order to avoid
the spread of the Influenza A H1N1 virus. |
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HAVANA, Cuba, July
11 (acn) Members of Cuban Protestant Churches today prayed for
the country´s prosperity, for love, peace, unity and for the
health of Fidel and Raul Castro, during an act of worship that
marked the 10th anniversary of Cuban Protestant Celebrations.
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HAVANA, Cuba, July
11 (acn) The Juan Rius Rivera Solidarity-with-Cuba brigade, from
Puerto Rico, paid homage today to Cuba´s National Hero Jose
Marti at his monument standing at the Central Park in this city.
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Uruguayan
Ambassador Bestowed Cuban Friendship Medal
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 10 (acn)
Jorge Mazzarovich, Uruguayan Ambassador to Cuba, on Thursday night
was given the Friendship Medal for his contribution to the
consolidation of the bilateral relations between the two nations.
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Raul Castro
Received Brazilian Foreign Trade and Development Minister
Havana, Cuba, July 10 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro held a meeting on Thursday with
Brazilian Minister of Foreign Trade, Development and Industry,
Miguel Jorge, who is heading an entrepreneurial delegation during a
visit to the island.
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Italian Giovanni Ardizzone Brigade of Voluntary Work in Cuban
Province
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Jul 10
(acn) The 21st Giovanni Ardizzone Italian Brigade of Voluntary Work,
from the region of Lombardy, is visiting this city of the eastern
region of Cuba to work on agriculture and carry out other cultural
and political activities. Brigade members, including
men and women of different ages, visited the ‘Martires del 28 de
Diciembre’ primary school, where they will be working until July 17
on the restoration of the center that should be ready for the coming
school year that begins in September. |
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Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis Strengthen
Cooperation Bonds
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
10 (acn) The 7th Session of the Cuba-Saint Kitts and Nevis
Intergovernmental Commission was inaugurated today in Havana to
analyze bilateral cooperation actions in different sectors.
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Cuban Volunteers Return from Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba,
July 10 (acn) More than 80 Cuban education and sports workers, who
were offering their services in Honduras, returned to the Caribbean
nation on Thursday because of accusations against them by the de
facto regime of this Central American country that appear to be
aimed at encouraging attacks against these volunteers. |
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Cuban
Counterrevolutionaries Exposed as Advisors of Coup in Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba, July 9 (acn)
Counterrevolutionaries of Cuban origin Otto Reich, who was
undersecretary of State under the George W. Bush administration, and
Carlos Alberto Montaner, cooperated as advisors in the coup staged
against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
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US Punishes Dutch Company for Dealing with
Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
9 (acn) Dutch giant Phillips has been fined 128 750 dollars by the
US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for selling medical
equipment to Cuba. |
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Cuba Graduates Over 1600 Informatics Engineers
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
8 (acn) Cuba has graduated close to 5 thousand Informatics engineers
during the last three years, including the 1,617 that received their
degrees last night at the Karl Marx Theater in this capital,
reported Granma newspape |
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Reflections by Revolution Leader Fidel Castro
to be presented in DVD
Format
HAVANA, Cuba, July
8 (acn) A DVD with reflections by Revolution leader Fidel Castro and
another one with images of his visits to the Joven Clubs (Computer
Clubs for Young People), will be launched on August 13th. |
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Canadian Youths
Contributing to Urban Gardening in Cuba
SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba,
July 7 (acn) A group of Canadian youths are currently helping build
an organic garden in this central Cuban province, as part of a
project sponsored by the Montreal-
based “Alternatives” Solidarity organization.
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Saharan
President Concluded Working Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, July 6 (acn)
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed
Abdelaziz, wound up a working visit to Cuba Sunday evening, which he
described as satisfactory.
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Cuban Environmental Initiatives are Positive,
says UN Official
HAVANA, Cuba, July
6 (acn) The Cuban experience on environmental preservation are
positive, said the executive secretary of the UN Convention to
Combat Desertification(UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja in this capital city.
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Puerto Rican Friendship Brigade in Cuba Blasts
Coup in Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
6 (acn) Members of the 18th contingent of the Puerto Rican Juan Rius
Rivera friendship-with-Cuba brigade, who arrived in Havana on Sunday,
expressed their rejection of the military coup perpetrated against
the constitutional government of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
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Raul Castro
Meets Visiting Sahrawi President
HAVANA, Cuba, July 5 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Saturday with his counterpart of
the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, who is on a
working visit to Cuba.
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Cuban
First VP Holds Talks with Visiting Saharan President
HAVANA, Cuba, July 3 (acn)
Cuba’s First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura held talks
with the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed
Abdelaziz, who is on a working visit to Cuba.
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Revolution Leader Fidel Castro Recognized as Educator of Generations
HAVANA, Cuba, July 3 (acn)
The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was given on
Friday the "Educator of Generations" special distinction, granted by
the Enrique José Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences, on the
occasion of the 45th anniversary of its founding. |
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More Nicaraguan Regions Free from Illiteracy
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 3 (acn)
New regions in Nicaragua, where illiteracy rates have been reduced
to under 5%, were declared free from that scourge by authorities of
the Education Minister (MINED) of the Central American country. |
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Raul
Castro Presided Over Meeting of the National Defense Council
HAVANA, Cuba, July 3 (acn)
President Raul Castro presided over a meeting of the Cuban National
Defense Council recently held in Havana.Raul congratulated the Cuban
people for their achievements in the strengthening of defense
mechanisms and he warned that this is a permanent task, closely
linked to the economic development of the country, Granma newspaper
reports on Friday.
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Sahrawi President
Arrives in Cuba on Thursday
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (acn)
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed
Abdelaziz, arrives in Cuba on Thursday for a working visit.
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Cuba and Yemen Sign Cooperation Agreement
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
2 (acn) The 19th Cuba-Yemen Joint Intergovernmental Session wrapped
up in this capital with the signing of a cooperation protocol in the
fields of agriculture, health and education. |
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Saharan President: Cuba is our Second Homeland
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (acn)
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Mohamed
Abdelaziz, who arrived here on a working visit, described Cuba as
his people´s second homeland and bilateral links as friendly and
fraternal.
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Saharan President Arrives in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 2 (acn)
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed
Abdelaziz, arrived in Cuba on Thursday on a working visit to
strengthen bilateral relations.
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Cuban VP Esteban Lazo Describes Visit to Panama as Positive
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 2 (acn)
Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo concluded a working visit to
Panama which he described as very positive. Lazo, who headed the
Cuban delegation to the swearing-in ceremony of President Ricardo
Martinelli, told Prensa Latina news agency that during his short
visit he fulfilled a tight working agenda that included a meeting
with the newly inaugurated authorities of Panama.
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Cuban Government to Increase Salaries in the
Educational Sector
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 2 (acn)
The Executive Committee of the Cuban Council of ministers announced
today an increase in the monthly salary for all workers in the
educational sector as of the upcoming school year in recognition to
their efforts.
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Cuban
VP Lazo Travels to Panama for Inauguration of President-Elect
Ricardo Martinelli
HAVANA, Cuba, July 1 (acn)
Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo heads the Cuban delegation that
traveled to Panama to participate in the inauguration ceremony of
president-elect Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal on Wednesday.
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Honduran
Students in Cuba Try to Break Media Silence
CIENFUEGOS,
Cuba, Jul 1 (acn) In an effort to break the media silence in
Honduras about the coup d’état against Manuel Zelaya’s government,
students from that Central American nation in the Cuban province of
Cienfuegos sent the addresses of Cuban websites to their relatives
back
in Honduras where they can find updated information of what is
happening in their country. |
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Cuba to Hold First National Festival of Video Games
HAVANA, Cuba, July 1 (acn)
Over 90 Cuban software products are competing to obtain prizes in
the First National Festival of Video Games, one of the activities
organized by the Joven Clubs (Computer Clubs for young people) this
summer, according to information provided by the event’s organizers
in this capital on Tuesday. |
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Cuba Grants Friendship
Medal to Puerto Rican Weekly Newspaper
HAVANA, Cuba, June 30 (acn)
The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, at the request of the
Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), has granted
the Friendship Medal to the Puerto Rican weekly newspaper Claridad,
for having served as the voice of that country’s independence
struggles and for being a strong supporter of the Cuban Revolution.
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Cuba and Portugal to
Strengthen Collaboration
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn)
Cuba and Portugal will strengthen bilateral economic and scientific-technical
complementation and development after signing a collaboration
agreement in this regard in this capital today.
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Cuba-Switzerland
Collaboration Projects Evaluated as Positive
HAVANA, Cuba, June
30 (acn) Collaboration projects between the Cuban National Union of
Architects and Construction Engineers (UNAICC) and the Swiss Agency
for Collaboration and Development (COSUDE) have been described as
satisfactory by the Caribbean archipelago’s side. |
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Cuba Passes
New Labor Law
HAVANA, Cuba, June 29 (acn)
The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba passed on June 26th,
2009, the Decree-Law number 268 “Reform of the Labor Regime” which
is published today by Granma newspaper as an Official Note.
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Latin American Religious Persons Condemn Coup in Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba,
June 29 (acn) Religious persons coming from Mexico, Central America,
Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay and Cuba, gathered on Monday
at the 2nd Latin American Workshop on Popular Communication,
condemned the military coup perpetrated against the people of
Honduras. |
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Latin American Scholarship Holders in Cuba
Reject Military Coup in Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba, June 29 (acn)
Latin American students at the University of Havana (UH) denounced
on Monday the coup d’etat carried out in Honduras and supported the
position of the Bolivarian Alliance for The Americas (ALBA) in this
regard.
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Latin American
Protestants Honor Fidel Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
27 (acn) The Commemorative Conference of the 80th anniversary of the
Hispanic-American Evangelical Congress of Havana presented Cuban
revolution leader Fidel Castro with a framed certificate and a
letter of recognition during the closing ceremony of the event.
Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo received the gifts from the hands
of Brazilian Reverend Niltron Giese, secretary general of the Latin
American Council of Churches. |
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Cuba Improves Education of Deaf-Blind Children
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
26 (acn) The International Day of the Blind and Deaf is marked in
Cuba with the achievement of having incorporated 164 deaf-blind
children in special educational halls across the country.
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Humanity is indebted to the Cuban People, says
SWAPO General Secretary
HAVANA, Cuba, June
26 (acn) The General Secretary of the South-West African People’s
Organization (SWAPO) Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, said on Friday that
humanity is indebted to the Cuban people, for its contribution to
the independence of many African nations. |
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Ecumenical
Leaders Reaffirm in Cuba Their Fight for Peace
MATANZAS, Cuba,
Jun 25 (acn) Ecumenical leaders from various denominations
reaffirmed today their mission in the fight for peace, biodiversity,
people’s welfare and unity regarding the human right to life.
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UN Official Highlights Strengths of Cuban
Health System
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
24 (acn) Cuba has enormous strengths to face health risks, said Lea
Guido, representative of the Pan-American and World Health
organizations (PAHO-WHO) in Cuba. |
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Cuba Leads Reforestation
Program of Side Areas of National Highway
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
23 (acn) The side areas of the National Highway’s Havana –Pinar del
Rio stretch, severely affected by hurricanes in 2008, are being
reforested with hundreds of fruit, timber-yielding trees and others
to use as windbreaks. |
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Cuba and Bolivia to Sign Accord on
Environmental Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, June
23 (acn) Cuba and Bolivia will sign an outline agreement in the
field of environmental cooperation, within the framework of the 7th
International Convention on Development and the Environment to be
held in this city from July 6th through the 10th. |
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Cuban Minister
Highlights Changes in Education
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jun
23 (acn) Changes planned for the upcoming academic year will improve
the training of Cuban professors and students, affirmed in this
eastern city Cuban Education Minister Ena Elsa Velazquez. |
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Cuban Population to Decrease by 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
22 (acn) Studies on the Cuban population carried out late 2008
yielded that there will be 100,000 less citizens in the country by
2025. |
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First
VP Machado Ventura Reaffirms his Confidence in Cuban Youth
HAVANA, Cuba, June 20 (acn)
The Cuban Communist Party has every confidence in the country’s
youth and its avant-garde, affirmed the First Vice-president of the
Cuban Council of State and Ministers and Politburo member Jose Ramon
Machado Ventura on Friday,...
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Cuban
President Raul Castro Meets with Mexican Ambassador in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, June 20 (acn) Cuban
President Raul Castro met with the ambassador of the United States
of Mexico in Cuba, Enrique Gabriel Jimenez, on Friday.
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Cuba
Announces Two New Cases of Influenza A H1N1 Virus
HAVANA, Cuba, June 19 (acn)
An official note published on Friday by the Granma and Juventud
Rebelde newspapers announces that the Havana-based IPK Virology Lab
confirmed two new cases of the Influenza A H1N1 virus.
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Cuban Council of Churches Affirm
Commitment to the Cuban People
HAVANA, Cuba, June
19 (acn) Cuban Council of Churches (CIC) President, the Reverend
Marcial Miguel Hernandez, affirmed his organization’s commitment to
the Cuban people and his solidarity with the cause of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters held in US jails.
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Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon
Underscores Burkina Faso Solidarity with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
18 (acn) Ricardo Alarcon, president of the Cuban Parliament, thanked
Burkina Faso for its solidarity with Cuba, during a meeting in this
capital city with Bdouma Alain Yoda, Foreign Affairs and Regional
Cooperation Minister of the West African country. |
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Cuba and Burkina Faso Enjoy Excellent Mutual
Relations
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
17 (acn) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and Bdouma Alain Yoda, Foreign
Ministers of Cuba and Burkina Faso respectively agreed that their
countries currently share excellent relations. |
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Raul
Castro Greets Visiting Angolan Defense Minister
HAVANA, Cuba, June 17 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro greeted visiting Angolan Defense
Minister Kundy Pahiama at the headquarters of the Central Committee
of Cuba’s Communist Party in Havana on Tuesday. |
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Foreign
Minister of Burkina Faso Begins Official Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June 17 (acn)
Bedouma Alain Yoda, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs and Regional
Cooperation of Burkina Faso, begins an official visit to Cuba on
Wednesday.
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Cuba
Confirms Four New Cases of Influenza A H1N1 Virus
HAVANA, Cuba, June 17 (acn)
An official note published on Wednesday by the Granma and Juventud
Rebelde newspapers announces that the Havana- based IPK Virology Lab
confirmed four new cases of the Influenza A H1N1 virus.
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Cuba Confirms Two New
Cases of Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
HAVANA, Cuba, June 16 (acn)
Cuba confirmed its eighth and ninth cases of Influenza A (H1N1)
after detecting the disease in a Canadian 4-year-old girl and a
Cuban-American 12-year-old boy who arrived in Cuba on June 6 and 7,
respectively.
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United Nations Official
Praises Cuban Anti-Drug Policy
HAVANA, Cuba, June 16 (acn)
Bernard Leroy, a higher legal advisor of the United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), described Cuba’s anti- drug policies as
very effective.
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Regional
Seminar on Drug Fighting Begins on Tuesday in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (acn)
Experts from 10 countries will participate in a Regional Seminar of
Latin American and Caribbean Mutual Legal Assistance on Treaties for
International Control of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
that begins on Tuesday at the Convention Center in Havana.
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Cuban
Parliament: The Struggle for the Cuban Five Must be Reinforced until
Having them Free
HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (acn)
The Presidency of the Cuban Parliament today called for the
reinforcement of the struggle in favor of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters, until having the US administration set them
free. |
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Cuban VP Urges for Rational Use of Energy in
Summer Time
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
15 (acn)Cuban Vice-President Esteban Lazo met with representatives
of the Young Communist League (UJC), students and grassroots
organizations, as well as with heads of ministries and institutions
involved in recreational programs whom he urged to use
energy efficiently during the coming summer. |
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Fidel
and Raul Congratulate PL News agency on its 50th Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (acn)
Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro sent
on Monday a message of congratulation to Prensa Latina news agency,
on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. |
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Havana Hosts Int’l Course on
Journalism and Ecology
HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (acn)
An International Course on Journalism and Ecology begins on Monday
in the Cuban capital under the auspices of the Havana-based Jose
Marti International Institute of Journalism and with the
participation of representatives from Latin America and the
Caribbean.
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Cuba Confirms
Seventh Case of A (H1N1) Virus
HAVANA, Cuba, June 13 (acn)
Up next, we bring you the official note by the Cuban Health Ministry
that confirms the 7th case of A H1N1 virus in the country, published
on Saturday by Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers.
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Evo
Morales Concludes Visit to Cuba after Meeting with Fidel and Raul
Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, June 12 (acn)
Bolivian President Evo Morales concluded on Thursday night a short
working visit to Cuba after meeting with the leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro, and with President Raul Castro.
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Cuba and
Namibia Strengthen Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, June 12 (acn) The
decision to maintain the cooperation accords in the fields of health,
transportation, tourism and sport is a reflection of the excellent
relations existing between Cuba and the Republic of Namibia. |
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OLADE Praises Cuban Energy Revolution
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
12 (acn) Carlos Arturo Flores, executive secretary of the Latin
American Energy Organization (OLADE) expressed today his admiration
for the results of the Cuban Energy Revolution, a project that is an
example for many countries in the region. |
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Engineering Works on Water Channel in Central
Cuba Concludes
SANTI SPIRUTUS,
Cuba, Jun 12 (acn) In order to give more safety to an important
water channel that takes the liquid from the Zaza reservoir, the
largest in Cuba, to the El Jibaro South Rice Complex and to Ciego de
Avila province, the Naranjo river course underwent rectifying works
which cost some 3,500,000 Cuban pesos. |
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Evo Morales stresses Incompetence of
Capitalism
HAVANA, Cuba, June 11 (acn)
The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales,
affirmed on Thursday that Capitalism is unable to solve the current
world economic crisis, and highlighted how the natural resources are
nationalized in his country and not poverty.
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Bolivian President Ratifies Solidarity with
Cuban Revolution
HAVANA, Cuba, (acn) “I
come to ratify Bolivia’s solidarity with the Cuban people and their
Revolution,” said Bolivian president Evo Morales upon arriving at
the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Thursday morning. |
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Evo
Morales Arrives in Cuba for Working Visit
HAVANA, Cuba, June 11 (acn)
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Havana on Thursday morning
for a working visit at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart, Raul
Castro.
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Int’l Conference on Gender,
Family and Society Underway in Cuba
CAMAGÜEY, Cuba,
June 11 (acn) The 11th International Scientific Conference on Gender,
Family and Society began on Wednesday in the eastern Cuban province
of Camagüey with the participation of specialists from Argentina,
Canada, Cuba and Spain. |
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Bolivian
President Arrives in Cuba on Wednesday
HAVANA, Cuba, June 10 (acn)
Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma arrives on Wednesday in Havana
for a working visit at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Raul
Castro Ruz.
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Cuban Industries Cooperate with PetroCaribe
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun
8 (acn) The Noel Fernández and Faustino Pérez Metal Forming
Companies, from central Matanzas province, produce gas cylinders
destined for Petrocaribe consignees.
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Cuban
Drivers-to-be Take Computerized Licence Exam
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba,
Jun 8 (acn) Cienfuegos became the fifth Cuban city to automate the
theory exam for people applying for a driver’s licence with the
opening of a high tech office where applicants will take the test.
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Cuba Detects Influenza A
in Canadian Tourist
Havana, Cuba, June 7 (acn)
Cuba confirmed its fifth case of Influenza A H1N1 on June 6 after
detecting the disease in a 62-year-old Canadian woman, who traveled
from Toronto to eastern Santiago de Cuba June 2.
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Cuban Surgery Advances in Spite
of US Blockade
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba,
Jun 7 (acn) Surgery in Cuba is advancing as planned in spite of the
US blockade, affirmed the president of the Cuban Surgery Society in
Ciego de Avila, José Miguel Goderich.
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UN Highlights Cuban Adjustment to
Climate Change
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jun 6
(acn) Cuba is an example to the world and leads the Caribbean for
its ability to adapt to climate change, said the UN resident
coordinator in Cuba, Susan McDade.
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Prizes Awarded at
International Convention on Agriculture
BAYAMO, Cuba, Jun 6 (acn)
Sixteen research paper’s authors received the Best Work diploma at
the 2009 Cuba International Convention on Agriculture Engineering
that run from last Tuesday to Friday in this city.
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Venereal Disease Eradicated in Cuba, Scientists Confirmed
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jun 6
(acn) Congenital syphilis, a disease that affects some 100,000
births annually in Latin America has been eradicated in Cuba thanks
to the National Mother-and-Child program, said doctor Alfredo Abreu,
president of the Cuban Dermatology Society.
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Book on US Aggressions against Cuba
to be Presented in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, June 5 (acn)
The Project Cuba Secret War, by Fabián Escalante, will be presented
at 11:00 a.m. on June 6, during the traditional Saturday Book
Presentations at this capital’s Segundo Cabo Palace.
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Paraguayan President Pleased with Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jun 5 (acn) Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay, expressed today
his satisfaction for the results of his first official visit to
Cuba, moments before returning to his country. |
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 Paraguayan
President Concludes Official Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June 5 (acn)
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo concluded on Friday a three-day
visit to Cuba at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Raul
Castro.
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Raul
Castro Officially Welcomes Paraguay´s Fernando Lugo
Havana, Cuba, June 3 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz presided over the official welcoming
ceremony for visiting Paraguayan head of state Fernando Lugo at the
Havana-based Revolution Palace.
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Paraguayan
President Praises Cuban National Hero
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 3 (acn)
Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay, praised today Cuba’s National
Hero, Jose Marti, during a visit to the memorial dedicated to the
Cuban leader at the Revolution Square in this city. |
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Paraguayan
President Thanks Cuba for Its Solidarity
HAVANA, Cuba, June 3 (acn)
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo thanked the Cuban people and
Government for their solidarity with his nation upon arriving in
Havana on Tuesday evening for an official visit at the invitation of
his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro.
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Lugo
Reiterates Condemn of US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jun 3 (acn) Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay, reiterated his
condemn of the almost 50-year long economic, financial and
commercial blockade imposed by the United States upon Cuba. |
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Cuba's Control of Tropical Diseases Highlighted in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
June 3 (acn) Cuba has a long tradition in the control of
transmissible diseases, and the so-called tropical diseases are not
a health problem on the island nation, stated a national expert. |
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More Than 52,000 Foreign Youths
Have Studied in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June
3 (acn) More than 52,000 youths from 132 nations have thus far
studied in Cuba. The announcement was made during the 3rd National
Encounter of Foreign Students that is taking place at the Latin
American School of Medicine in Havana. |
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Paraguay's
President Fernando Lugo Pays Official Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June 2 (acn)
Paraguayan Head of State Fernando Lugo begins an official visit to
Cuba today at the invitation of President Raul Castro Ruz.
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World
Environment Day to be celebrated in Cienfuegos
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, June 2
(acn) World Environment Day, marked internationally on June 5 since
1972, will be celebrated at the Botanical Garden of central
Cienfuegos province -Cuba’s oldest nature reserve in operation- with
a contest to promote the protection of natural ecosystems. |
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Cuba Has
Contributed to Better Health Rates in the Third World
La Habana, 2
jun (AIN) Cuba has contributed to the increase of health indicators
in numerous countries of the world since 1960, when the island sent
out its first international medical brigade to Chile after an
earthquake that hit the country that year, as stated during an
International Congress underway in Havana. |
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Int’l
Convention of Agricultural Engineering Begins on Tuesday in Bayamo
BAYAMO, Cuba, June 2 (acn)
With the production of food as one of its main topics, the 2009
Int’l Convention of Agricultural Engineering begins on Tuesday in
the city of Bayamo, in the southeastern province of Granma.
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International
Children’s Day: A Message of Love and Hope from Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June 1 (acn)
Cuban children and adolescents send their peers around the world a
message of love and hope on the occasion of celebrations for
International Children’s Day.
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UNICEF:
Cuba is a Children Paradise
HAVANA, Cuba, June 1 (acn)
Cuba is a children paradise and the world has much to learn about
the Caribbean nation, said the representative of the UN Children
Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba Jose Juan Ortiz during celebrations here to
mark International Children´s Day.
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Thousands of Children with
Disabilities Receive Special Attention in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June
1 (acn) Cuba is marking International Children’s Day on June 1st
with more than 400 special schools across the country that pay
attention to thousands of children with physical and intellectual
disabilities. |
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Cuban
Children Happy and Confident in the Future
BAYAMO, Cuba, June 1 (acn)
Cuban children and adolescents in this eastern Cuban city, in Granma
province, expressed their happiness of living and confidence in the
future during celebrations today for International Children Day.
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Preparations in Cuba for World Environment Day
HAVANA, Cuba, May 30 (acn)
Lectures, tributes to personalities from the field of science, and
artistic exhibitions, are part of the program to celebrate World
Environment Day in this capital on June 5.
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Flights Between Cuba and
Mexico Resume on Monday
HAVANA, Cuba, May 29 (acn)
The Cuban News Agency reproduces a note from the Cuban Ministry of
Public Health published on Friday by Granma and Juventud Rebelde
news dailies regarding the resumption of flights between Cuba and
Mexico next Monday.
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Regional
Society Praises Cuban Strategy to Promote Fecundity
HAVANA, Cuba, May 29 (acn)
The Cuban strategy for the care of infertile couples based on
prevention was recently acknowledged by Eduardo Lombardi, president
of the Latin American Society of Gynaecological Endocrinology.
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Earthquake on Cuba’s Southern Coast
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba,
May 29 (acn) An earthquake measuring 3.1 degrees on the Richter
Scale whose epicenter was located at a 7.1 kilometer depth on the
19.91 North, 76.46 West was felt by Cubans living on the southern
coast of the eastern region. |
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Cuban Product to Fight Anaemia
Presented in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, May 29 (acn) The
Cuban product 'Ferrical' to fight anaemia and recommended for
pregnant women was presented on Thursday at the 1st
International Congress on Women’s Assisted Reproduction and
Sexual Health.
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Havana to Host 12th
Festival of Chinese from Overseas
HAVANA, Cuba, May 28 (acn)
The 12th Festival of Chinese from Overseas will be held in this
capital from June 1st through the 3rd, and will be carried out
within the context of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the
proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.
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Colloquium on
Hemingway next June in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
May 27 (acn) Havana city will host a series of international
meetings to be held from June 18th until 21st which will bring
together several specialists on the work of Nobel Prize Laureate in
literature Ernest Hemingway. |
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