Cuban Residents in Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines Create their Association
HAVANA, Cuba, July
16 (acn) The Association of Cuban Residents in Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines was constituted at the Cuban embassy in Kingstown, the
capital of that country,
under the name of Juan Almeida Bosque.
Cuban Ambassador Meets with
Members of the Black European Women’s Council
HAVANA, Cuba, July 15 (acn) Norma Goicochea, Cuban ambassador to
Austria, met in Vienna with members of the Black European Women’s
Council (BEWC), on the occasion of the recent meeting of that
organization, held in that capital.
ALBA
Condemns U.S. and Israeli Warmongering
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 (acn)
Diplomats from the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance of
the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) condemned today the U.S. and
Israeli hostile actions against Iran, and warned of the consequences
of unleashing a nuclear conflict.
Cuba Will
Chair Regional Audit Organization
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 9 (acn)
Cuba was elected to chair the Organization of Central American and
Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OCACEFS) during a meeting on
this topic underway in Guatemala.
Cuba
Dennounces the Veto at the UN
HAVANA, Cuba, July 8 (acn) Rodolfo
Benitez, Cuba’s acting permanent representative at the
United Nations, declared on Thursday before the international body
that the veto is an
anachronistic and antidemocratic privilege that should be eliminated
as soon as possible.
Cape Verde President Meets with
Cuban Delegation
HAVANA, Cuba, July 6 (acn)
Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires, President of the Cape Verde
Islands, met with a delegation of Cuban combatants who participated
in the struggle for that
country’s independence as well as for that of Guinea Bissau.
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Solidarity-with-Cuba Convention underway in
Brazil
HAVANA, Cuba, June 4 (acn)
The 18th National Convention in Solidarity with Cuba began on
Friday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and will run until Sunday.
Denunciations of Media
Campaign against Cuba Continue in the World
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 22 (acn)
Expressions of solidarity towards Cuba continue to take place in
the world in the face of the media campaign carried out against the
island by the United
States and its allies.
Cuba Celebrates World Peace Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 21 (acn)
Cuba celebrated World Peace today in this city with a call to
struggle against war and occupation, for peace and friendship
between the peoples.
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New President of UN
General Assembly Condemns US Blockade
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 19 (acn)
Newly inaugurated president of the UN General Assembly, Ali
Abdussalem Treki, rejected on Friday the US blockade of Cuba and
pointed to the international community’s constant criticism of this
policy against the island.
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UN General
Assembly Elects Cuba as Vice-President of Committee on Palestine
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 18 (acn)
Cuba was elected vice-president of the United Nations Committee on
the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
during the United Nations General Assembly’s 64th Ordinary Session
that began yesterday.
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Cuban Doctors Saved Thousands of
Lives in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 18 (acn)
A communiqué from the Cuban embassy in La Paz, the Bolivian capital,
announced on Thursday that health professionals from the Caribbean
nation making their contribution in this South American country have
already screened more than 30 million
patients free of charge. |
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Cuban-American Terrorist Admits CIA Ties
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 17 (acn)
Francisco Jose ‘Pepe’ Hernandez, head of the terrorist Cuban-American
National Foundation (CANF), has admitted to serving the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) while he defended also terrorist Luis
Posada Carriles.
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French Communist Party Hosts
Meeting in Honor of Cuban Revolution
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 17 (acn)
Politicians, diplomats and other representatives from several
countries paid homage to the Cuban Revolution in a meeting held in
the headquarters of the French Communist Party (PCF) in Paris. |
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President
Obama Maintains US Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 16 (acn)
President Barack Obama signed an order extending for another year
the law used to impose the US trade blockade on Cuba, despite calls
to lift all unilateral economic sanctions against the Caribbean
nation.
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Cuba Offered Literacy Teaching Method to
UNESCO
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 16 (acn) Cuba offered once again its literacy
teaching method "Yo sí puedo" (Yes I Can) to the UN’s Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). |
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Vietnam’s President Expresses His Condolences on Almeida’s Death
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 15 (acn)
Messages of condolences on the death of Commander of the Revolution
Juan Almeida Bosque continue to be sent to Cuba from many parts of
the world, including Vietnam.
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English Trade Unionists Condemn US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 15 (acn)
Representatives from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in England
condemned on Tuesday the US blockade against Cuba for over 50 years
now, during a meeting of solidarity in the city of Liverpool.
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South Africans Sign Book of Condolences for
Commander Juan Almeida
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 14 (acn) South African Vice-president Kgalema
Motlanthe signed on Monday in Pretoria the book of condolences
opened to pay homage to Cuban Revolution Commander Juan Almeida, who
passed away on Friday. |
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Nicaraguan President
Meets with Havana City Historian
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 11 (acn)
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega met with Havana City Historian
Eusebio Leal, who is a heading the Cuban delegation to the official
activities to mark the 188th anniversary of Central American
independence and the 153rd of the San Jacinto Battle.
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Cuba to Participate in
Fair Organized in Paris by L'Humanité Newspaper
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
A Cuban delegation headed by the vice-president of the Association
of Combatants of the Revolution, Harry Villegas (Pombo), will attend
the fair organized in Paris by the French L'Humanité newspaper.
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Cuban Medical Brigade Welcomed in Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
The second group of Cuban medical collaborators that will
participate in the Manuela Espejo Mission of Solidarity in Ecuador,
are already in the province of Esmeraldas, where they will carry out
their voluntary work. |
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Advance of
the Cuba-China Bilateral Relations Corroborated
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
The advance of the Cuba-China bilateral relations was corroborated
during the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Commission for
economic and commercial relations, held in the city of Xiamen.
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Havana City Historian Heads
Delegation to Nicaragua
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
11 (acn) Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal arrived in Managua on
Thursday heading the delegation that will represent Cuba in the
activities scheduled in Nicaragua to celebrate the 188th anniversary
of its independence from Spain.
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Cuba and
China Highlight Excellent State of Bilateral Relations
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 10 (acn) The VP of
the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, and Chinese Deputy
Prime Minister Wang Qishan, highlighted on Wednesday the excellent
state of relations between the two countries and the prospects of
further strengthening bilateral cooperation.
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Evo Morales Praises Solidarity of
Cuban Health Collaborators
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
10 (acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales praised on Wednesday the
example of solidarity given by Cuban collaborators making their
contribution in the health sector of this Andean nation and,
particularly, as part of the Miracle free eye care mission. |
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Hugo Chavez
Urges Nations to Unite against Imperialism
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 10 (acn) “The
peoples of the world are becoming more and more aware of the need to
free themselves from the rule of the United States,” said on
Wednesday the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, in Moscow, the
Russian capital.
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Cuban VP Awarded the Gold Medal of the
Principality of Asturias
HAVANA, Cuba, Setp 8 (acn) José Ramón
Fernández, Vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, was
presented in the city of Oviedo with the Gold Medal of the
Principality of Asturias, the top distinction granted by the
government of that Spanish Autonomous Community.
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Graduates from
Saint Kitts and Nevis Return Home from Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sep 8 (acn) The Association of Students Graduated in Cuba of
the St. Kitts and Nevis Federation paid homage to four new members
who recently concluded their studies in different specialities on
the island. |
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Angolan
Illiterates Learn How to Read and Write with Cuban Method
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 8 (acn) A group of Angolans received on Tuesday in Luanda
the certificates proving they have learned how to read and write, a
goal they accomplished with the help of the Cuban Literacy Teaching
Method Yes I Can. |
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Hugo Chavez in Venice to
Attend Oliver Stone’s Documentary Premiere
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 7 (acn)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday that “Oliver Stone
is a great worker”. He also affirmed, while standing on the red
carpet of Venice’s Film Festival: “I have Italy in my heart, long
live Italy”.
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Cuba and China
Strengthen Cooperation in Biotechnology
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 7 (acn) Cuba and China have renewed for another five years the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the field of
Biotechnology, which is a sign of its positive development, the
Prensa Latina news agency reports. |
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Attempts to Expel Priest Andrés Tamayo Denounced in Honduras
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn)
Franciscan priest Andrés Tamayo has denounced the Honduran de facto
regime’s attempts of expelling him from that country, for his
participation in the popular struggle for the reinstatement of
democracy. |
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Latin American
Unions to Promote Actions against World Crisis
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 7 (acn) The 2nd Nuestra America Union Meeting, to be held in the
Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on September 22-24, will promote joint
solidarity actions to face the current financial world crisis. |
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Cuban VP of
Council of Ministers Arrives in China
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn)
Ricardo Cabrisas, VP of the Cuban Council of Ministers, arrived on
Sunday in Beijing, the Chinese capital, to participate in the 22nd
Session of the Cuba-China Intergovernmental Commission for economic
and trade relations that will take place during the Fair of
Investments and Commerce scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday in
the city of Xiamen.
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Cuban
Foreign Minister Winds Up Official Visit to North Korea
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla concluded his first
official visit to the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, the
last stop of a tour that also included China.
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Int’l Network of Chairs on Jose
Marti’s Life and Work Grows
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
7 (acn) Dr. Mario Alberto Najera, with the University of
Guadalajara, Mexico, presented the experience of the development and
work of the International Network of Chairs on Jose Marti at the
venue of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in Paris. |
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Cuba Hands Over
NAM’s Presidency at UNESCO
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 4 (acn) Cuba’s work as leader of the Non-Aligned Countries
Movement (NAM) was recognized in a UN’s Educational, Cultural
and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) meeting recently held in
Paris, as the island handed over the pro-tempore chairmanship of
the Group in that UN’s body.
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Cuba
Rejects Partial Member Increase of UN Security Council
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn)
Cuba rejected the partial or selective increase in the number of
members of the United Nations’ Security Council and demanded larger
representation of countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Cuban
FM Arrives in North Korea for Official Visit
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla arrived in North
Korea on Thursday for an official visit until next Saturday.
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Cuban Foreign Minister Meets with Chinese Authorities
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met with Chinese authorities
on the second day of his official visit to the Asian country.
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Cuban Professors to Assist
University in Equatorial Guinea
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
3 (acn) A team of Cuban professors have started to assist the
National University of Equatorial Guinea in three new courses:
Mining Technical Engineering, Mineral and Material Processing and
Food and Agriculture Engineering. |
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Amnesty
International Urges Obama to Lift Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 2 (acn)
Amnesty International (AI) has urged US President Barack Obama to
lift his country’s almost 50-year-old financial, trade and economic
blockade of Cuba.
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Venezuela Reiterates Rejection to
US Bases in Colombia
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (acn)
Ronald Blanco La Cruz , Venezuelan Ambassador to Cuba, reiterated
this Wednesday his government’s rejection to the US interventionist
policy and the installation of military bases in Colombia . |
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Obama Facing Pressure from
Extreme Right Groups
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
2 (acn) US president Barack Obama is facing the growing pressure of
fundamentalist extreme-right groups from his country which oppose
health reforms the government is looking to implement, said Cuban
analysts during Tuesday’s national radio and TV Round Table program. |
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Cuba Appoints New Ambassador to
United Nations
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
2 (acn) The Cuban government named Pedro Nuñez Mosquera as its
permanent representative to the United Nations (UN).
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Cuban
FM Denounces in China that US Blockade Remains Intact
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 1 (acn)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said on Tuesday that
the almost fifty-year-old US economic, financial and trade blockade
against the Caribbean archipelago remains intact, “but it has failed.”
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Chavez:
UNASUR and the African Union Indispensable to Free our Peoples
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 1 (acn)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez highlighted this Monday in Tripoli,
Libya, that both the African Union (AU) and the Union of South
American Nations (UNASUR) are indispensable for the freedom,
integration and development of the two continents.
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Seventh ALBA
Summit Confirmed for October in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 1 (acn)
David Choquehuanca, the Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Cults, announced that the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for
the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) will take place on October 16-17
in the Bolivarian city of Cochabamba.
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Work of Cuban Doctors in Bolivia
Praised by Local Authorities
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
1 (acn) The Solidarity-with-Cuba Movement in Bolivia highlighted in
Santa Cruz the results achieved by Cuban medical brigades in nearly
260 of 327 municipalities of the country.
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First Medical Students from East
Timor Trained in Cuba Returned Home
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
1 (acn) Government authorities in Dili, East Timor’s capital,
officially welcomed 18 medical students who returned to their
country after six years of studies in Cuban universities.
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Ecuador’s
President Asks US to Lift Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn)
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa asked the US government to lift
its economic blockade imposed on Cuba for nearly half a century.
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New Group of Cuba Youngsters Arrive in China
to Study Languages
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 31 (acn) A new group of Cuban youngsters arrived in Chinese
universities to take language courses as part of collaboration
programs between the two nations. |
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The New
York Times Features Article against US Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
31 (acn) US’ obsolete rules hinder environmental collaboration
actions between American and Cuban scientists. |
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Chinese Top Parliamentarian
Travels to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
31 (acn) The president of the Permanent Committee of the Chinese
National Assembly, Wu Bangguo, left Beijing on Monday for a tour
that will have Cuba as its first stop. |
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UNASUR
Rejects US Military Presence in Colombia
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 29 (acn) Heads of State of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR),
meeting on Friday in the Argentinean city of Bariloche,
categorically rejected a deal to expand the presence of US troops in
seven military bases in Colombia as a result of a bilateral 10-
year agreement between Washington and Bogotá. |
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Chavez and Evo Morales Arrive in Bariloche for UNASUR Summit
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 28 (acn) Venezuelan and Bolivian presidents Hugo Chavez and Evo
Morales arrived early this Friday in the Argentinean tourist city of
Bariloche that will host UNASUR’s Extraordinary Summit. |
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Rafael Correa: Military Bases
in Colombia Threaten Latin America
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 28 (acn) Ecuador´s President Rafael Correa said on Friday that
the setting up of seven military bases in Colombia with US troops
and war means pose a threat on Latin America and constitute a danger
to regional stability. |
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Collection of
Fidel Castro Speeches Launched in Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 28 (AIN) Latin American vs. Imperialism, a collection of
speeches delivered by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel
Castro, was presented on Friday in Mexico. |
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ALBA
Revitalizing Regional Healthcare, Says Ortega
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 28 (acn) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega spoke about the
widespread benefits that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of
Our Americas (ALBA) has brought to healthcare. |
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Peace Boat to Make Stop in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 28 (acn) The Peace Boat ship left the Japanese city of Yokohama
under the banner of “Creating a culture of peace” and will make a
visit to Cuba during its global journey. |
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