 Raul
Castro Traveled to Venezuela for ALBA Summit
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) Cuban
president Raul Castro traveled on Friday to Caracas, the
Venezuelan capital, to participate in the celebrations for the
twentieth anniversary of the civic-military uprising that took
place there on February 4, 1992, under the leadership of current
president Hugo Chavez.
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Two Hundred
Guests Confirm Attendance to Cuban Int’l Book
Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) As
the 21st International Book Fair, Cuba 2012,
draws near, more than 200 guests from 40
countries have confirmed their participation at
the event scheduled to begin February 9 in
Havana, to be expanded later to the rest of the
island.
The COMAU
Awards Eureka Prizes in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) The
director of the National Center for Sex
Education, Master of Science Mariela Castro, and
Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal, received on
Thursday the Eureka Award for academic
excellence.
Self-Employed
Workers Doubled Up in Cuba in 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) The
number of self-employed workers grew to 362,355
in 2011, doubling up the figure registered in
2010, according to the Cuban Ministry of Work
and Social Security (MTSS).
Personalities from Forty Countries to Attend
Cuba’s Int’l Book Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) More
than 200 foreign personalities from 40 countries
invited to the 21st International Book Fair of
Havana —scheduled to begin in the Cuban capital
on February 9— have confirmed their
participation in this event that, as in previous
years, will also be hosted by cities across the
Caribbean nation.
Cuban Vice-president
Esteban Lazo Pays Tribute to Sara Gonzalez
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn)
Esteban Lazo, Vice-president of the Cuban
Council of State, and relatives of the five
Cuban heroes unfairly condemned in the United
States, paid tribute to late singer-songwriter
Sara Gonzalez.
Cuba to
Cooperate with Nicaragua in Climate Forecasts
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Cuban
meteorologists will contribute with Nicaragua in
the creation of its own climate forecast model,
as announced by retired Colonel Jorge Castro,
director of
the National Institute for Territorial Studies (INETER).
A Joyful
Cuban Celebrates Her 127th Birthday
SANTA ROSA, Granma,
Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Juana Bautista de la
Candelaria Rodriguez, the oldest person in Cuba,
declared on Thursday that she’s happy and proud,
amid celebrations for her
127th birthday in this rural neighborhood of the
municipality of Campechuela.
Renowned
Catalan Artist Gives Painting to Fidel
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2
(acn) Catalan artist Juan Luis Jardi made a
painting for Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, as
a present.
Funeral
Wreaths from Fidel and Raul for Sara Gonzalez
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn)
Funeral wreaths from the leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, and
Cuban President Raul Castro, paid tribute to
deceased singer-songwriter Sara Gonzalez at the
Cuban Music Institute.
Raul Sees President Dilma Off at the Airport
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Army
General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban
councils of State and Ministers, saw Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff off at Havana’s Jose
Marti International Airport on Wednesday morning,
who left for the Republic of Haiti.
Top Cuban
Singer-Songwriter Sara Gonzalez Dies in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Top
Cuban singer-songwriter Sara Gonzalez died in
this capital on Wednesday afternoon.
Canadian
Website Places Brisas Sierra Mar Among Cuba’s
Top Hotels
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Monarc.ca, an important
Canadian website for hotel reviews, granted one
of its 2011 awards to the Brisas Sierra Mar-Los
Galeones hotel, anchored at the southern coast
of Santiago de Cuba, in the municipality of
Guama.
Havana’s
Historian Eusebio Leal Opens Scientific Event in Camaguey
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn)
“Restoration takes poetry and love,” said Cuban historian Eusebio Leal at the opening of the Sixth Symposium
“Challenges of city management” underway in Camaguey, Cuba.
Dilma
and Raul Visit Building Works at Mariel Port
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Army
General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and
Ministers, accompanied Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for a
visit to the Mariel port
installations on January 31
Documentary
on Cuban Childhood to be Premiered in Spain
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The
documentary Keinuka mugaz gaindi, based on the
tour of Cuba carried out by the children’s
theater company Anne Monna, Oskola eta
Karramarroi, will be premiered in Spain on
Wednesday, as part of a campaign to build
bridges between children of that nation and of
the Caribbean island.
Self-employed
Workers Happy about Courses on Accounting and
Tax Systems
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn)
Courses on the accounting and tax systems
offered by the National Association of
Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC) have
been widely welcomed by Cubans who are starting
to run their own businesses.
Cuban Jurists to Assess
Modifications on Cuban Agrarian Legislation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn)
Around 150 legal experts will analyze on Friday and Saturday,
February 3-4, the Cuban national agrarian legislation in
tune with the new guidelines of the Cuban Communist Party.
Dilma
Rousseff: Brazil Will Support Cuba through Economic Development
Programs
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 31 (acn)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reiterated on Tuesday her
country’s intention of supporting Cuba through assistance
programs for the economic development of the Caribbean nation.
Raul Castro Meets with
Brazil’s President
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn) The
Cuban President Raul Castro met Tuesday morning with his
Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff, who is in Havana on an
official visit.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Arrives in Havana (+
Photos)
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 30 (acn)
Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of
Brazil, was welcomed on Monday by Cuban Foreign Minister
Bruno Rodriguez, upon her arrival in this capital.
Brazilian
President to Arrive in Cuba on Monday
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 30 (acn)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to arrive in
Havana on Monday afternoon for an official visit at the
invitation of the Cuban government.
Raul Chairs Final
Session of the Communist Party Conference
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 29 (acn) Army
General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central
Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), chairs on
Sunday in this capital the final session of the First
National Conference of that organization.
Raul: Cuba will not
Sacrifice the Unity of its People
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 29 (acn) Army
General Raul Castro ratified on Sunday that Cuba will never
renounce having a single Party, as wanted by imperialism,
since doing so will lead to the defeat of the Revolution and
would sacrifice the unity of the people.
National Conference of
the Cuban Communist Party Winds Up on Sunday
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 29 (acn) The
First National Conference of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC)
will be brought to a close in this capital on Sunday, after
a Saturday session of reflections
and analyses aimed at perfecting the work of the Party today.
Cuba: Communist Party Leader Urges Members to Work for the
Future
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) The
Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban
Communist Party (CC-PCC), Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, urged
the members of this political organization to work with more
responsibility and looking to the future.
Raul
Castro Presides Over National Conference of the Cuban Communist
Party
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) The
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist
Party (CC-PCC), President Raul Castro, presides over the First
National Conference of this political organization that began on
Saturday morning at Havana’s Convention Center.
Cuban Youths Marched in Havana in Honor of Jose Marti (+
Photos)
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn)
Thousands of Cuban youths marched on Friday night from the
stairs of the University of Havana to the nearby Fragua
Martiana monument in honor of National Hero Jose Marti on
the occasion of his 159th birthday anniversary.
Cuba Pays Tribute to
National Hero Jose Marti
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 28
(acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and
President Raul Castro sent floral wreaths that were laid in
the mausoleum that keeps the mortal remains of National Hero
Jose Marti at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery of the eastern
city of
Santiago de Cuba.
Cuba: Tourist
Destination of the Year in Finland
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuba
was selected as destination of the year during the MATKA
2012 Tourism Fair in Helsinki, Finland, the most important
of Nordic nations.
European Official
Praises Sex Education in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn)
Chiara Simonelli, president of the European Federation of
Sexology, praised in this capital the quality of the
National Program of Sex Education and its
contribution to the struggle for gender equality.
Thor Heyerdahl
School-Sailer to Arrive in Cuba on Sunday
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn)
Carrying 34 German students on board, the school-sailing
vessel Thor Heyerdahl will arrive in the westernmost Cuban
province of Pinar del Rio on Sunday, January 29, for its
tenth visit to the Caribbean nation.
National
Conference of the Cuban Communist Party Begins on Saturday
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) The
First National Conference of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC)
begins on Saturday, January 28, with the purpose of assessing
the work of this political organization, as agreed during the
Fourth PCC Congress held in April 2011. The beginning of the
meeting will coincide with the 159th anniversary of Cuban
National Hero Jose Marti’s birthday.
Cuban
Children to Honor Jose Marti on his Birth Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 26 (acn) An
estimate of more than one million Cuban children and teenagers
will take part in parades and meetings at schools and public
places on January 28 to mark the 159th anniversary of Cuba’s
National Hero Jose Marti’s birth.
Campaign against
Reckless Driving Intensifies in Cuban Province
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 25 (acn)
Carlos Cortes Falla, head advisor of the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) in Cuba, praised the results
Cuban strategies to prevent HIV-AIDS have obtained.
UN
Official Praises Cuba’s Fight against AIDS
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 25 (acn) Carlos
Cortes Falla, head advisor of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) in Cuba, praised the results Cuban strategies
to prevent HIV-AIDS have obtained.
Cuba Has High Solar
Energy Potential
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Five
KwH of solar energy fall daily on every square meter of
Cuba, which equals the energy produced by half a kilogram of
oil, said an expert in Havana.
UNESCO
Assistant Director-General for Education to Visit Cuba in
February
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Qian
Tang, the Assistant Director-General for Education of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) will participate in the International Congress
University 2012, scheduled for February 13-17 in Havana.
South American Brigade
in Solidarity with Cuba Arrived in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn)
Nearly 250 members of the South American Brigade in
Solidarity with Cuba reiterated on Monday their support of
the Cuban Revolution after arriving at the Julio Antonio
Mella International Camp in the province of Artemisa, west
of Havana.
Regional Expert Extols
Cuba’s Progress on Sexual Education
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn)
The vice president of the Latin American Federation of
Sexology and Sexual Education Societies, Elizabeth Gutierrez
Florez said Cuba has done good progress on the matter and
that the work of health authorities’ efforts to educate the
people are wonderful.
Mariela Castro: Cuba’s
Sexual Education Policy Respects Human Rights
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn)
“The Cuban sexual education policy is based on emancipating
paradigms that hail human values of solidarity, equality and
equity,” director of the National Center for Sexual
Education, Mariela Castro Espin, stated in Havana on Monday.
Public Works Completed
in Camaguey thanks to Int’l Cooperation
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) Thanks to international
cooperation, nearly 38 projects with high social and
economic impact were fulfilled in 2011 in the province of
Camaguey, Cuba, as foreign NGOs, and governments from other
countries contributed 840,000 Convertible pesos (CUC) total
to local funds.
Cuban Marks 50 Years of
Experience of Sex Education Program
Havana, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) The General Secretary of the
Federation of Cuban Woman Yolanda Ferrer highlighted on
Monday in Havana the importance of the sex education program
created 50 years ago.
Bayamo to Host Int’l
Conference on Iberian American Heritage
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) The
city of Bayamo, in the eastern province of Granma will be
the venue of the fifth scientific conference entitled "The
Cultural Heritage of Iberian American Peoples" scheduled for
February 4-6.
Over
140 Cuban Cooperatives Selling Products Directly to Hotels
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) Over
140 Credit and Services Cooperatives (CSS) that gathers private
farmers have already started selling their agriculture products
directly to hotels, after the Law decree enabling them to do it
came into force at the end of 2011.
Cuban Neurological
Institute Will Host Scientific Conference
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (acn)
Cuban and foreign professionals will gather at the Annual
Scientific Meeting of the Doctor José Rafael Estrada
Gonzalez Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, who will
be held from January 23 through the 27 in Havana city.
Holguin Shows Record of
Tourist Arrivals in 2011
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn) The
province of Holguin, considered the third top tourist area
of Cuba, after Varadero and Havana, reached its peak in
tourist arrivals in 2011 with more than 284,000 foreign
visitors, 10% more than in the previous year.
Cuba Releases Bookkeeping
Digital Tool for the Self-employed
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn)
Cuba’s Information and Telematics Services CITMATEL announced
Saturday the release of a CD-Rom with a program that will help
the self-employed in keeping a record of their financial
transactions.
Portico of Famous Cuban
Chapel Undergoes Restoration
BAYAMO, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) The
main portico of the Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Chapel in
the city of Bayamo, Granma is undergoing restoring works
that will return it to how it looked in the first half of
the 19th century.
Oil Drilling Rig in Cuban
Territory for Deep-Water Prospecting
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) A
mobile offshore-drilling rig, the Scarabeo 9, arrived in Cuban
waters on Thursday with the purpose of resuming deepwater oil
prospecting in the coming days some 22 miles off the Cuban
coasts, in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone of the Gulf of
Mexico.
Catalan Maria del Mar
Grateful for Possibility of Singing in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn)
Catalan interpreter Maria del Mar Bonet recently expressed
in this
capital that singing in Cuba and for its people is one of
her dearest wishes as an artist.
Disaster Risk Management
Guides by Cuban Scientists Used in Nicaragua
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 18
(acn) Educational guides for community training in disaster
risk management, prepared by Cuban scientists, are presently
applied in Nicaragua, according
to Doctor Fernando Guasch, from the National Center for
Seismologic Research (CENAIS).
Int’l Sugar Cane Expert
Interested in Attending Cuban Congress on the Sector
HAVANA, Cuba, Jean Claude
Autrey, general secretary of the International Society of
Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) announced his intention of
participating in the 50th Congress of Cuban Sugar Cane
Technicians (ATAC).
Cuba: More than 1,000
Subsidy Requests Taken on First Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (acn)
Municipal Housing Administration Offices across Cuba
accepted more than 1,300 applications for subsidy, out of
nearly 5,000 requests, on the day the measure came into
force for people in need of repairing or buiding a house.
Raul
Meets with Visiting Brazilian Foreign Minister
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (acn) Army
General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban councils of State
and Ministers, met on Tuesday morning with the Foreign Minister
of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Antonio de Aguiar
Patriota, who is on an official visit to Cuba.
Farmers Selling Directly
to Tourist Hotels Start to Show Good Results
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (acn)
The direct selling of produces by farmers to tourist hotels
in Matanzas has started to bear fruit for both the leisure
industry and producers.
Cuba to Host Pan American
Convention on Engineering
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (acn) The
National Association of Construction Architects and Engineers of
Cuba (UNAICC) announced that Havana’s Convention Center will
host the 33rd Pan American Convention on Engineering in April
2012.
Cuba Seized Nine Tons of
Drugs in 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (Prensa
Latina/ACN) Cuban authorities seized 9,181 kilograms of drugs in
2011, as part of a governmental strategy based on preventive
actions and a sustained battle against this scourge.
Fidel Meets with
Ahmadineyad in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro commented on Thursday that the
two-hour meeting held between Iranian President Mahmud
Ahmadinejad and his brother Fidel showed that the former
head of state “enjoys good health.”
Raul Asserts Cuba will
Adhere to the Economic Model’s Updating Program
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
President Raul Castro asserted on Thursday that Cuba will
completely adhere to the updating program of the economic
model approved in April by the 6th
Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).
Haitian President Thanks Cuban and Venezuelan Help to his
Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) The
Haitian President Michell Martelly thanked his Cuban and
Venezuelan peers Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez for the help
provided to his country.
Trade Between Cuba and
Latin America Increasing
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
The President of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, Estrella
Madrigal Valdes reaffirmed the growing trend of commerce
between Cuba and Latin American countries, noting that it
shows the increasing interest of the countries of the region
in fostering integration.
Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad Concluded Official Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
Cuba’s President Raul Castro bid farewell on Thursday morning to
his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who concluded a one-day
official visit to the Caribbean nation at the invitation of the
Cuban government.
Santiago de Cuba
Welcomes First Cruise Ship for this Season
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 12
(acn) The arrival in Santiago de Cuba of the Braemar ship
sailing from Jamaica on a Caribbean cruise marked the
beginning of the season of this tourism modality in the
eastern city of the island this year.
Jamaican Donation
Enriches Cuban Orchid Garden Collection
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
Orchids coming from Jamaica enrich today the collection of
Soroa’s Orchid Garden, the largest of its kind in Cuba,
which includes some five hundred native and exotic varieties,
confirmed experts.
Urban and Suburban
Farming Keeps Progressing in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
After assessing the results of the program of urban and
suburban farming in every municipality of the country, the
National Group in charge of this agricultural activity
announced that the results in this area in 2011 were
positive.
Cuban President Raul
Castro Met with Visiting Iranian Counterpart
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn)
President Raul Castro met on Wednesday evening with his
Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who concluded on
Thursday morning an official visit to the Caribbean nation
at the invitation of the Cuban government.
Iranian President Speaks
Up for Fairer World Order
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) The
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad spoke up in Havana for
a new world order to be fairer, equitable and cooperative,
where all humans are respected as equals.
Iranian
President Begins Official Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn)
Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday
morning in Havana to begin an official visit at the invitation
of the Cuban government.
Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Received Award Granted by
University of Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) The
Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Li Yuqin, received on Tuesday
the plaque ‘280th Anniversary of the Foundation of the
University of Havana’ from the hands of Gustavo Cobreiro,
the rector of this higher education center.
Ramiro Valdes Highlights
Daniel Ortega’s Reelection
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn)
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes highlighted on
Tuesday in Managua that Daniel Ortega’s reelection as
President of Nicaragua is an event of great worth for Latin
America and the Caribbean in terms of regional integration.
The Southern Cross
Solidarity Brigade Visits Cuban Villa
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn)
Members of the Southern Cross Brigade of Voluntary Work and
Solidarity with Cuba from Australia and New Zealand toured
on Tuesday the city of Trinidad, a
World Cultural Heritage Site.
International Congress
"Complexity 2012" Inaugurated in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn)
The International Biennial Congress "Complexity 2012" began
on
Tuesday at Havana’s Convention Center, attended by renowned
Cuban and foreign scientists and professors.
Partagas Store Contributes
Over Two Million to Cuban Economy
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 9 (acn) The
Havana-based Casa de Habanos Partagas store, regarded as one of
the most prestigious Cuban cigar shops in the world, had more
than 2.3 million dollars in revenues in 2011.
Chinese Ambassador to Havana Presented with Solidarity Order
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) The
Order of Solidarity, granted by the Council of State was
given
on Friday to Liu Yuqin, ambassador of the People’s Republic
of China to Havana, for her
efforts in the promotion and development of relations
between the two countries.
Cuba
to Host International Meeting of Student Leaders
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) The
Latin American and Caribbean Continental Students Organization (OCLAE)
will bring its main leaders together in this capital from
February 13th through the 17th.
In Cuba 99.4 % of
Children Reach the Age of Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) The
mortality rate of children under five, which indirectly
shows the survival likelihood of kids up to that age, is one
of the most important indicators worldwide to measure the
quality of life and the level of development of public
health in a country.
Young Cuban Painter Finds
Inspiration in Fidel Castro
MATANZAS, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn)
Plastic artist Jorge J. Gutierrez Salomon has dedicated his
upcoming exhibition titled “Continuidad de pensamiento” (Continuity
of Thinking) to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro; the works will
be shown in Holguin, the Cuban leader’s birth province.
