Latin
American and Caribbean Brigade of Solidarity
Arrives in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
More than 100 members of the 28th Latin American
and Caribbean Brigade of Solidarity are in Cuba
to express their support of the Revoution and
get to know the Cuban people.
Cuban
Communist Party Holds Second Full Meeting
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
The Second full meeting of the Cuban Communist
Party was held this Saturday, presided over by
its First Secretary, President Raul Castro.
Cuban
Airline and Pharmaceutical Executives Convicted
on Bribery
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
The Provincial Court of Havana convicted ten
former executives and officials of the Cuban
Institute of Civil Aeronautics and the
Commercializing Enterprise of Pharmaceutical
Products HEBER BIOTEC S.A on bribery and handed
down sentences of three to 13 years.
Cuban First
VP Meets with Chinese Minister of Agriculture
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado
Ventura met Sunday afternoon with China’s
Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu, who is on
an official visit to Cuba
Cuba:
Parliament’s Ordinary Session to Focus on Process to Update Economic
Model
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 1 (acn) The current
process to update the national economic model is the center of
attention during the Seventh Ordinary Period of Sessions of the
Seventh Legislature of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament) that
takes place on Monday at Havana’s Convention
Center.
Cuba’s
First VP Calls for Breaking Inertia in the Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 26 (acn) The
Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machdo Ventura urged
Cubans to break away from the mentality of inertia that
permeates society in order to move forward in the construction
of Socialism.
Santiago de Cuba
Evokes historic assault on the Moncada Garrison
Santiago de Cuba, July 26 (acn)
Santiago de Cuba inhabitants started their day among the echo of
gunfire and children’s joy to evoke the historic assault on the Moncada garrison 58 years ago, an action led by Fidel Castro that
marked the beginning of the last stage of the struggle for Cuban
sovereignty.
Venezuelan
President Chavez Sends Message to Cuban People
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, July 26 (acn)
Hugo Chávez Frías, President of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela, sent today a
congratulatory message to the Cuban people and
its top leadership on the 58th anniversary of
the July 26th events, whose main event was held
in this city.
Raul Castro Presides over
July 26th Activity
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 26 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro is presiding over the main
activity to mark the National Rebelliousness Day underway in
central Ciego de Avila province, 420 kilometers east of
Havana city.
The Pastors for
Peace Caravan Arrives in Mexican Territory
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The members
of the 22nd Pastors for Peace Caravan carried out an act of protest
at the border post of Pharr-Reynosa, due to the confiscation of part
of the
humanitarian aid they’re bringing to Cuba.
Cuba and the
European Union Boost Actions to Moderate Fishing
Impact
LAS TUNAS, Cuba
(acn) Cuba and the European Union are boosting a
environmental project in coastal communities to
the south of the western provinces of Camaguey
and Las Tunas to moderate the impact of
intensive fishing in nearby ecosystems.
Contest of Classic Cars on Sunday in
Havana
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The Seventh
Regularity Rally Castrol Cup 2011 of classic cars will take
place along several municipalities of Havana on Sunday with the
participation of Cuban and foreign drivers.
Raul Castro Meets
with Peruvian President Elect Ollanta Humala
HAVANA, Cuba, July 19 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday afternoon with Ollanta
Humala Tasso, president elect of the Republic of Peru, who is on an
official visit to the
Caribbean island.
Ollanta
Humala Returns to Peru after Meeting with Fidel and Raul
HAVANA, Cuba, July 19 (acn)
Ollanta Humala, president elect of the Republic of Peru, who was on
an official visit to Cuba, left Havana after meeting with Commander
in Chief Fidel Castro
and President Raul Castro.
Namibia Will Donate Nearly 150 Animals to Cuban
National Zoo
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Namibia will donate almost 150 animals in 2012
to the Cuban National Zoo, according to members
of a delegation from the Namibian Ministry of
Tourism and the Environment who are currently on
a working visit to Cuba.
Fidel
Castro’s Book on Cuban Liberation War to be Published in
Japanese
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Japan’s
Akashi Shoten publishing house will publish the book “The
Strategic Counteroffensive,” by Fidel Castro, in Japanese. The
company is already working on the translation of “The Strategic
Victory” also by the Cuban leader.
U.S. Academician Protest
Travel Restrictions to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Director
of Latino Research at the DePaul University, U.S., Felix Masud
Piloto choose not to travel to Cuba for an international forum
after Washington imposed degrading conditions on his trip to the
island.
Cuba and
China Reaffirm Their Interest in Strengthening
Relations
HAVANA, Cuba
(acn) Cuba and China ratified in Beijing their
political will in further strengthen bilateral
relations, during a meeting marking the 90th
anniversary of the Communist Party of the Asian
nation (PCCh) held in the Cuban embassy to that
country.
Cuba:
National Assembly Convened for August 1 in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The president of the Cuban National Assembly
(Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, has convened the members of this
legislative body for the Seventh Period of Sessions of its
Seventh Legislature.
Parliament
President Ratifies Cuba’s Support for Puerto
Rico’s Independence
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cuban Parliament President
Ricardo Alarcon ratified on Monday Cuba’s
support for the continuous struggle of Puerto
Rican patriots in the name of its decolonization
and total independence.
Havana
Hosts International Seminar on Chemistry
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Some 100 delegates from the United States,
Argentina, Spain and
Cuba, among other nations, are attending the 8th Seminar of
Advanced Studies on Molecular
Design and Bioinformatics, which opened its doors on Monday at
the San Geronimo de La Habana University College.
Puerto
Rico’s Juan Rius Rivera Solidarity Brigade in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) The 20th contingent of the Puerto
Rican Juan Rius Rivera Brigade in solidarity with Cuba arrived
in Havana this weekend for a program of activities that began on
Sunday with a tribute to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti.
Cuba
to Celebrate World Population Day
HAVANA, Cuba, July 8 (acn) In a planet about to complete the
figure of seven billion inhabitants, each person counts and
should be able to count on their fellow men. Faithful to this
wise idea, which is full of solidarity, Cuba will celebrate
World Population Day on July 11.
Cuba
Shows Good Results in the Achievement of Millennium Goals
HAVANA, Cuba, July 8 (acn) Cuba presented on Thursday its
execution in the fulfillment of the
Millennium Goals set for 2015, during the general debate at the
United Nations Economic and
Social Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
Cuba’s Supreme Court to Hear
Alan Gross’s Appeal on July 22
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (acn) The Courtroom of Crimes against the
State Security of Cuba’s Supreme Court has set July 22 as the
date to hear an appeal by U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who was
sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of “Acts against the
Independence or Territorial Integrity of the State.”
UN
Population Fund Extols Cuba’s Social Policy
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) The international coordinator of the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Cuba, Jesus Robles,
extolled Cuba’s social policy in terms of the wellbeing of the
population and their rights.
First
Int’l Workshop on Deaf Blindness in Cuba to Bring together Over
200 Delegates
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) Nearly 200 delegates from nine countries have
confirmed their participation in the first International
“Defending Hope” Workshop on Deaf Blindness beginning July 11 at
the Convention Center of
Havana.
Foreign Researchers Visit Possible Area of First Settlement in
Camaguey
CAMAGUEY,
Cuba, July 7 (acn) Researchers from Colombia, Spain and Cuba
visited on Thursday the area neighboring Nuevitas Bay, where in
2012 they’ll try to locate the first settlement of the Villa de
Santa Maria del Puerto del Principe, presently.
Over
700 Haitian Physicians Graduated from Cuba’s Caribbean School of
Medicine
SANTIAGO
DE CUBA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) With the graduation this week of 115
new Haitian physicians, the number of young doctors from that
country who have graduated from the Santiago de Cuba-based
Caribbean School of
Medicine rises to 731.
Cuba:
Mountainous Communities Benefit from Regional Environmental
Program
GUANTANAMO,
Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) An international project of cooperation has a
had a positive impact on communities buried deep in the
Alejandro Humboldt National Park (PNAH), a mountainous protected
area shared by the eastern Cuban provinces of Guantanamo and
Holguin and located at the heart of the Cuchillas del Toa
Wildlife Reserve.
