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Cuban VP Continues Visit to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 9 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo’s visit to Haiti continues this Tuesday with the purpose of evaluating with local authorities a proposal by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) regional integration and cooperation bloc to support the implementation of a new public health system in this country.

 

Cuban News Agency

 

Fidel Castro Sends Message to Cuba's Medical Brigade in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 8 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, sent a message to the members of the island’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for emergency situations, and also to the graduates and fifth and sixth year students from the Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), who are currently providing health services in Haiti.

 

Cuban VP Meets with President of Haiti


Cuban Trained US Doctors Already Working in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) The first group of US graduates of Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) are already in Haiti working at a field hospital in Crois des Bouquet.


Cuba and ALBA Bloc Increase Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 8 (acn) Twenty-six days after a devastating earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, leaving some 212,000 dead people, according to official figures, Cuba and the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) regional integration and cooperation bloc continue increasing their humanitarian assistance to the Haitian people.


Palestinian President Meets with Cuban Ambassador
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) The President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, met on Saturday with Cuban concurrent ambassador Otto Vaillant, who presented his host with his accreditation letter as the island’s representative before the occupied Palestinian
territories.


Former Cuban Combatants Conclude their Visit to Guinea Bissau
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) A delegation of internationalist combatants headed by Victor
Dreke concluded its 10-day visit to Guinea Bissau.


Cuban Specialists Continue Study on Disabled People in Nicaraguan Capital
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Cuban and Nicaraguan experts continue a study on disabled people in Nicaragua as part of a program called ‘Todos con voz’ (Everyone with Voice) to provide them with medical assistance and, at the same time, restore their citizen rights.


Cuba Shares Energy Saving Experiences with Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Cuba helps Venezuela to face difficulties in the electricity sector,
a support that was acknowledged by Ali Rodriguez, Ministry of Energy of the Bolivarian nation.


Cuban Ambassador to Addis Ababa Meets with Ethiopian Deputy Foreign Minister
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Javier Viamontes, the Cuban ambassador in Addis Ababa and special envoy to the Summit of the African Union, had a fraternal meeting earlier this week with Ethiopia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tesfaye Girma.


Bolivian Municipality Free of Preventable Blindness
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Cuba’s cooperation has made it possible for the Bolivian
municipality of Guayaramerin, in the Amazonian region of Beni, to be declared a territory free
of preventable blindness.


Cuba to Open Fifth Field Hospital in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 4 (acn) The fifth Cuban field hospital in Haiti will soon be in operation
after its arrival and transfer to Les Cayes, its final destination, with which efficiency in
medical treatment to the population increases.


Cuban Contemporary Artists Exhibit their Works in Madrid
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Pieces by Cuban artists Belkis Ayon and Los Carpinteros make up the Latin American contemporary art exhibition pertaining to the Daros Collection, inaugurated on Wednesday at the City Art Hall of Madrid’s Santander Group.


ALBA Bloc Coordinates Int’l Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) The solidarity work of the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) regional integration and cooperation bloc, is facilitating the delivery of aid supplies and resources from other countries to the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last January 12th.


Raul Castro Signs Condolences Book at Haitian Embassy in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro visited on Monday the Haitian embassy in Havana to express Cuba’s sorrow and solidarity with the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last month.


Panamanian Government Ends Cuban Medical Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Panama’s Government announced its unilateral decision to put an end to the medical help provided by Cuba to this country through the Operation Miracle free eye
care program which returned the sight to nearly 50,000 citizens of this Central American
nation.

Number of Centers for Comprehensive Diagnosis Expanded in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 2 (acn) The number of Centers for Comprehensive Diagnosis (CDI) in Haiti,
a joint project between Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti, is being expanded, amid the tense moments
this country has been going through after the January 12 earthquake.


Cubans have so far Performed 100,000 Free Eye Surgeries in Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Cubans participated as supervisors in the building of the newly inaugurated Thu Thiem mega bridge over Vietnam’s Saigon River.


Cubans Supervised Building of Mega Bridge in Vietnam
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Cubans participated as supervisors in the building of the newly inaugurated Thu Thiem mega bridge over Vietnam’s Saigon River.


Non Aligned Countries Reject New US’s Airport Control Measures
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) passed a declaration rejecting a
group of measures recently implemented by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that include more rigorous screening for passengers coming from or through 14 countries,
including Cuba.


Cuban Official Presents Latest Trends of Cuban Tourism in China
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The Cuban Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, presented the latest
developments of the leisure industry of the island in Beijing before representatives of travel
agencies, tour operators and journalists.


Help of Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil to Haiti Appreciated
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) The community of Haitians and their descendants living in the
eastern Cuban province of Camagüey, expressed their appreciation for the help and solidarity
given to Haiti, especially by Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil.


Cuban VP of Council of Ministers Starts Official Visit to China
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 29 (acn) The Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, started on Friday a visit to China, where he will meet with government and state authorities.


Cuba Demands More Solidarity with Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuba demanded on Wednesday more solidarity with the people of Haiti saying that, in this case more than ever, the validity and strengthening of multilateralism have to prevail.

Haitian Authorities Estimate Death Toll at 200,000
Port-au-Prince, Jan 28 (acn) According to reports by the Haitian government, the figure of
corpses recovered from the rubble has now reached 150,000, but estimates the amount of deaths at 200,000, and at 194,000 that of people wounded.

Cuban Council of Ministers’ VP Concludes Visit to Russia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuban Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas,
concluded a visit to Russia, where he met with several government officials from that nation.

Weird Assistance to the Haitian People
The words of a Haitian doctor interviewed by Cuban television were clear, concise and overwhelming. He is one of hundreds of Haitian graduates from Cuban universities currently providing medical services, along with Cuban health professionals, to the victims of the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince almost two weeks ago.


Cuban Anti-Vector Brigade Ready to Implement Sanitary Plan in Port-au-Prince
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) An action plan to prevent and fight communicable diseases in Port-au-Prince is ready to be implemented by a Cuban anti-vector brigade in the Haitian capital as soon as the Haitian authorities approve it.

Situation of Cuban Children Highlighted by Indian Weekly Publication
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) People’s Democracy, the weekly publication of the Indian Communist Party (Marxist), highlights in a long article the eradication of severe malnutrition in Cuba, in spite of the US blockade of the island.


Cuban Deputy FM Received in Iran
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez held official talks in Tehran with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, as part of his tour of countries in the Middle East.


Cuban FM Praises ALBA’s Role in Haiti Crisis
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla praised the role of and the assistance provided by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) to the people of Haiti after the devastation caused in this Caribbean nation by an earthquake almost two weeks ago.

 
 

Cuba and Russia Analyze Bilateral Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) The Vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo
Cabrisas, and Igor Ivanovich Sechin, vice-chief of the Russian government, analyzed in Moscow
the most important aspects of bilateral relations.

Cuban Campaign against Vectors to Begin in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Jan 25 (acn) A campaign against vectors is about to begin in this capital,
aimed at reducing the appearance of epidemics after the January 12 earthquake.

Comprehensive ALBA Project to Help Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) A comprehensive project for emergency aid, restoration and
reconstruction of Haiti was approved on Monday in Caracas by the Bolivarian Alliance for the
Americas (ALBA).

More than 25,000 Haitian Earthquake Victims Treated By Cubans
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 25 (acn) More than 25,000 patients have been treated by Cuban
surgeons, doctors, nurses and other health specialists in Haiti, after the earthquake that
destroyed this city January 12.

Cuba to provide more health care aid to Jamaica
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Health of Jamaica, received this
Monday in Kingston a team of Cuban specialists, who will provide assistance to patients of
that country and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Cuban Medical Cooperation in Haiti: Excellent, Says PAHO
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Mirta Roses, said Cuba’s medical cooperation in Haiti is excellent and wonderful.

Cuban VP Ricardo Cabrisas Visits Russia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, is in Moscow for a meeting with Russian VP Igor Ivanovich Sechin.

More than 111,000 Haitians Killed by the Earthquake
Port-au-Prince, Jan 22 (acn) The number of deaths caused by the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12 has been so far established as 111,499, according to a communique released on Friday by the Haitian Interior Ministry.

Evo Morales Inaugurated for Second Term of Office
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) "For our Homeland and for the Bolivian people I take an oath as
President of the Pluri-National State of Bolivia”. These were the words with which Evo Morales
began his second term of office on Friday, as constitutional president of his country.

Cuban VP Ramiro Valdes Addressed Bolivians in La Paz
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) Cuban Vice President of the Council of States and Ministers, Ramiro Valdes passed on greetings from the Cuban people to the Bolivians in a gathering to celebrate the beginning of the second term of Evo Morales' presidency.

Cuban Working in Collaboration Projects in Haiti Help Quake Victims
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 23 (acn) Architect Marta Lopez Corral and civil engineer Suzel
Chible both from eastern Santiago de Cuba joined the Cuban doctors in their efforts to assist
the victims of the January 12 earthquake and its aftershocks.

US Organizations Will Protest Posada Carriles’ Trial for False Swearing
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) Members of several US organizations will lead a public protest
against terrorist Luis Posada Carriles on the morning of Monday, March 1, the day he will be
tried just for perjury rather than for his terrorist acts.

Cuba and Guinea Bissau Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (acn) Malam Bacai Sanha, President of Guinea Bissau, ratified on Friday
the willingness of his country to strengthen its excellent relations with Cuba.

Cuba Opens Third Field Hospital in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Jan 22 (acn) A Third Cuban Field Hospital was opened on Friday in Carrefour,
southwest of this capital.

Correa, Chavez and Lugo in Bolivia for Evo Morales’s Inauguration
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (acn) Presidents Hugo Chavez, Rafael Correa and Fernando Lugo of Venezuela, Ecuador and Paraguay, respectively, arrived this Friday in Bolivia to attend the inauguration of Evo Morales Ayma, who was recently re-elected for a second term in office.

Haiti: The World Claims for Help, Not For Military Presence
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn) While the planet has been shaken by Haiti since the January 12 earthquake followed by powerful aftershocks, the international community firmly rejects the American military presence in the Caribbean nation and claims for help to the Haitian people.


Evo Morales Receives Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales met on Wednesday with Commander of the Revolution and also Vice President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers Ramiro Valdes, who is in the South American nation heading the island’s delegation to the swearing-in ceremony of Morales, who was re-elected for a second term in office.

Cuban Doctors Prioritize Vitality of Hospitals in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) The Cuban health personnel currently making their contribution in the Haitian capital is prioritizing the vitality of the few hospitals that are still providing medical services in Port-au-Prince after the devastating earthquake that hit this Caribbean
nation last week.

Cuba Urges UN to Advance in Process of Reform of Security Council
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 21 (acn) Cuba urged the United Nations to advance in the process to reform its Security Council. The call was made on Wednesday by the island’s Deputy Permanent Representative before the UN General Assembly, Rodolfo Benitez.

Cuba and Syria Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez met on Wednesday in Damascus with Mumtaz al Sheijk, general director for Syrian Radio and Television, as part of an official visit to that Arab nation.

Violent Aftershock Shakes Haiti on Wednesday
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) A powerful aftershock of the earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12 terrified on Wednesday Haitians and many rescuers from several countries now working in the Caribbean nation.

Arrival of Jose Marti to Caracas Recalled in Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) A campaign to pay tribute to Jose Marti began in Venezuela, on the
occasion of the 129th anniversary of his arrival to Caracas and the 157th of his birth
(January 28th).

More Haitian Medicine Students to Help Earthquake Victims
Port-au-Price, Jan 19 (acn) Around 50 Haitian fifth year Medicine students arrived on Tuesday to this city from Cuba, to join the actions to help the victims of the earthquake that devastated that nation a week ago today.

Ramiro Valdes Arrives in La Paz
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) Commander of the Revolution and also Vice President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers Ramiro Valdes, arrived on Tuesday night in La Paz, the Bolivian capital, after visiting several places linked to Cuban-Argentinean guerrilla Commander Ernesto Che Guevara in this South American nation.

Ramiro Valdes Pays Tribute to Che Guevara in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes, vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, paid tribute on Monday to Commander Ernesto Che Guevara and the other members of the guerrilla led by the Cuban-Argentinean fighter in this South American country.

Cuba Calls at the UN for International Cooperation for Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Monday at the United Nations its willingness to
cooperate along with all nations to help Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake on
Tuesday.

Australian Press Highlights Cuban Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) While the Spanish newspaper El País fails to mention the Cuban help to Haiti, other media outlets highlight it like the Australian daily ‘The Age’ and the online publication ‘Rebelión’.

US Judge Allows Terrorist to Travel on Private Jet
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) Judge Kathleen Cardone, from El Paso, Texas, who will be trying terrorist Luis Posada Carriles next February, authorized him to use a private plane to fly to the trial.

Cuba Present at Ceremony of Investiture of Evo Morales
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes, vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, arrived on Monday to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, heading an official delegation from the island.

Medical Assistance Continues Arriving in Haiti from Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Cuban aircraft carrying tons of medical equipment and supplies as well as health specialists in emergency situations continue arriving in Port-au-Prince.

Guatemalan Municipality Free of Illiterates Thanks to Cuban Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) The Guatemalan municipality of San Cristobal Acasaguastlan
became on Monday the first one of that South American country to be declared free of
illiteracy, a condition it obtained thanks to Cuba’s cooperation.

Hugo Chavez Highlights Solidarity of Cuba and ALBA with Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, January 18 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that Cuba, with hundreds of doctors working in the Haitian capital, leads the efforts of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) in solidarity with this sister Caribbean nation that was hit by a devastating earthquake last week.

Cuban Doctors Working Non-Stop in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 16 (acn) Cuban medical personnel continue providing health care in four points in the capital of Haiti and also in several facilities in the outlying areas of the city.

Cuban Medical Help Amidst Destruction and Death
A testimony from the devastated Haitian capital. Corpses on the streets, desperation, chaos and pain.

Raymundo Gomez (ACN Special Correspondent)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 15 (acn) This city, shaken last Tuesday by a strong earthquake, continues to look as if it had suffered an air bombing, judging by the significant destruction left by the natural phenomenon.


Cuba Will Collaborate with Guinea Bissau in Dengue Prevention
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 15 (acn) Cuban specialists will help to prevent dengue fever in Guinea
 Bissau, Public Health Minister of that country, Camilo Simoe Pereira, stated.

Latin American Aid Flows to Haiti after Devastating Earthquake
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan13 (acn) Aid from Latin American countries is rapidly flowing to Haiti after the strong earthquake –of 7 degrees on the Richter Scale- that hit that nation on Tuesday, devastating the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas of the impoverished nation in a matter...

Cuban Peace Movement Expresses Sorrow at Haitians' Situation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 15 (acn) The Cuban People’s Movement for Peace and Sovereignty (Movpaz) issued a statement on Thursday expressing its deep sorrow for the victims of the earthquake that recently shook the sister Republic of Haiti.

Catastrophe in Haiti: Thousands Feared Dead
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) Thousands of people are missing and feared dead after a powerful earthquake on Tuesday struck Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, leaving tens of thousands homeless and buried beneath rubble.

Cubans in Port-au-Prince Are In Good Health
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) All the Cubans working on collaboration programs in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, were reported to be in good health. Only two of them suffered minor injuries from the earthquake that hit that Caribbean nation on Tuesday.

Cuba Evacuates Thousands after Earthquake in Haiti Triggers Tsunami Alert
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) Nearly 30,000 people in the eastern coastal Cuban town of Baracoa were evacuated to higher ground as a precaution, after Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti triggered a tsunami alert, the Municipal Civil Defense Council announced.

Palestinian Leader Congratulates Cuban President Raul Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) Al Hurriah, the official weekly of the Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestina, published on its latest issue a message of congratulation sent by the
General Secretary of that organization, Nayef Hawatmeh, to Cuban President Raul Castro, on
the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

Leaders of Several Countries Congratulate Cuba on Anniversary of the Revolution
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) Heads of state and government from several countries have sent
congratulation messages to the Cuban people and leadership on the 51st anniversary of the
Triumph of the Revolution.

Cuba Rejects Inclusion on US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) Cuba rejected on Tuesday its inclusion on the US list of state
sponsors of terrorism.

European Deputy Rejects that Cuba Is a Terrorist Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) The Vice President of the European Parliament Miguel Angel Martínez said Cuba should not be consider a suspect terrorist country and criticized the United States for considering the island nation as such.

Washington Post Denies that Cuba Is a Terrorist Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) The Washington Post, the most important and oldest newspaper of the US’s capital city, published an article today criticizing the inclusion of Cuba in the US list
of terrorist countries.


Cuban Health Professionals Start Study on Disabled People in Managua
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) Cuban and Nicaraguan experts recently started a study on disabled people in Managua as part of a program to provide them with medical assistance and, at the same time, restore their citizen rights.

German Organizations Lash New US Airport Measures Regarding Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 4 (acn) Members of the German Solidarity-with-Cuba lashed this Monday the stepping up of US airport control measures to those travelling from and to Cuba, and other 13 countries.


US Tightens Airport Security Rules
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 4 (acn) Cubans flying to the United States will face more vigorous screening after the United States announced on Sunday that it was enhancing airline security from midnight.

Venezuelan President Accuses Washington of Protecting Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 26 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated its accusation against the US Government for protecting international and self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada
Carriles.


Cuba Calls for More Active Role of Developing Countries in Facing Climate Change

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Wednesday the need for more participation of
developing nations in the world struggle to mitigate the effects of climate change.


US Senator Criticizes Washington’s Spending on Radio and TV Marti

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) US Senator Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, has launched a new campaign against the US Government’s waste of funds and, as his first targets, he has chosen Radio and TV Marti, whose news and program broadcasts began in the Reagan-era.


Cuba and Tanzania Strengthen Bilateral Bonds

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 24 (acn)The Cuban Communist Party and the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (RPT) signed a cooperation agreement that ratifies their disposition to strengthen their
historical friendship.


Hugo Chavez Speaks with Cuban Delegation about Upcoming ALBA Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met on Sunday at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas with a Cuban delegation headed by the VP of the island’s Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz.


Cuba Asks FAO to Include Climate Change in Its Agenda

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 19 (acn) Cuba recommended the inclusion in the agenda of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the systematic assessment and warning about the effects of climate change.


Cuba Criticizes Rich Countries’ Incompetence to Fight World Hunger at Summit on Food Security

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 17 (acn) Cuba decried on Tuesday the negligent stance of rich countries in
front of the current world food crisis during a UN Summit on Food Security that is underway in
Rome, Italy.


Eleven Years of Cuban Health Cooperation in Guatemala

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 9 (acn) Cuban doctors have provided more than 20 million consultations in
Guatemala since the Caribbean nation began its health cooperation with this Central American
country 11 years ago.


US Blockade of Cuba Condemned in Kazakhstan and Belarus

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) The Union of the Zhuldyz Association of Children’s Social
Organizations from Kazakhstan, and the Society of Veterans-Combatants of the October Crisis
from Belarus have condemned Washington’s blockade against Cuba.


Rejection of US Blockade against Cuba Continues around the World

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 30 (acn) The 35th Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System concluded on Thursday with a call to the US Government to end its almost-50-year-old blockade of Cuba.


Homage Paid to Cuban Internationalists in South Africa

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 29 (acn) Homage was paid on Wednesday at Freedom Park in Pretoria, South Africa, to the Cuban internationalists who died fighting for Angola’s independence.


Cuban Foreign Minister Refutes at the UN Statements by US Ambassador

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn) Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez refuted on Wednesday before the UN General Assembly the distorted statements made by US ambassador Susan Rice with regard to the US blockade against the Caribbean nation.


UN General Assembly Condemns US Blockade against Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn) For the 18th year in a row, the UN General Assembly passed on Wednesday a resolution condemning the almost-50-year-old US commercial, financial and economic blockade against Cuba.


UN General Assembly Votes Today on Cuban Resolution against US Blockade

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn) For the 18th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly votes this Wednesday on a Cuban resolution against Washington’s almost-50-year-old economic blockade of the island.


Fidel Castro and Garcia Marquez: Most Important Latin American Figures of the 20th Century

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 27 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez are the most important Latin American figures of the 20th century, according to British intellectual Gerald Martin.


Malian PM Tours Eye Center to be Reopened under Cuba-Mali Cooperation Project

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn) The Prime Minister of Mali, Modibo Sidibe, toured on Friday in
Bamako an eye center now under reconstruction, accompanied by Cuba’s ambassador to that
African country, Alberto Miguel Otero.


Cuba Present at Regional Antidrug Forum

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn) Cuba is present at the ministerial meeting The World Drug
Problem, Safety and Cooperation, underway in Mexico City to strengthen regional cooperation in
the struggle against drug trafficking.


Renowned Anti-Cuban Terrorist Freed in the US

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 23 (acn) Renowned anti-Cuba terrorist Santiago Alvarez Fernandez-Magriña was released on Wednesday from an Immigration prison in the US state of Georgia, where he was serving a sentence for stockpiling weapons and obstruction of justice.


Solidarity with Cuba in Portugal

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn) A Photographic Exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the
Cuban Revolution was inaugurated in Portugal, organized by the Portugal-Cuba Friendship
Association.


Cuba Denounces U.S. Blockade before European Parliament

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn) Cuba presented a report on its U.N. resolution demanding the end of the U.S. blockade against the island during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasburg, France.


Evo Morales Meets with Cuban First Vice President Jose R. Machado Ventura

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 21 (acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales met on Tuesday in the presidential residence of San Jorge with Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, who is on an official visit to the South American nation.


Cuba Ratifies Commitment to Human Rights

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 21 (acn) Cuba’s commitment to a frank and open dialogue regarding the topic of human rights was reaffirmed on Tuesday by the Cuban permanent representative before the United Nations, Pedro Nuñez Mosquera.


Cuba to Cooperate with Zambia in the Struggle against Malaria
HAVANA, Cua, Oct 21 (acn) Cuba will implement in Zambia its program against malaria, which is successfully applied in other African nations.

Cuban First VP Visits Town where Che Guevara Was Assassinated

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn) Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura visited the Bolivian town of La Higuera, where Commander Ernesto Guevara was assassinated 42 years ago.


Chileans Demand the Cessation of the US Blockade of Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn) The Chilean Solidarity-with-Cuba Movement declared itself, in the city of Valparaiso, in favor of the abolition of the US financial, economic and commercial blockade imposed by the United States on the island for almost 50 years now.


Cuban First VP Named Illustrious Guest of Bolivia’s Vallegrande

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn) Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura was named Illustrious Guest of the eastern Bolivian locality of Vallegrande.


Cuba Denounces Economic Damages of U.S. Blockade Before U.N.

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn) The Cuban mission to the United Nations recently made a presentation on the magnitude of the damages caused to the Cuban foreign trade -242.4 million dollars- during the last year by the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade.


UNESCO Renews Support of Cuba’s Jose Marti World Solidarity Project

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn) The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reaffirmed its support of Cuba’s José Martí Project for World Solidarity for the seventh consecutive year.


UN General Assembly Elects Brazil to the Security Council

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn)The UN General Assembly elected Brazil to serve two-year terms at the Security Council, holding one of the two non-permanent seats destined to Latin America and the Caribbean.


Machado Ventura: Greetings from Fidel and Raul to the ALBA Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn) The First Vice-President of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, gave participants in the 7th ALBA Summit on Friday greetings from Revolution leader Fidel Castro and Cuban President Raul Castro.


Evo Inaugurates ALBA Summit with Greetings to Fidel Castro

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (AIN) Bolivian President Evo Morales sent greetings to Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro during the inauguration on Friday of the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).


ALBA Ministerial Council Meets in Bolivia

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn) The Ministerial Council for Economic Complementation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) met today in Cochabamba, Bolivia, prior to the 7th Summit of the regional organization to begin this afternoon in the same city.


Cuban First VP Heads Delegation to 7th ALBA Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn) Cuban First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura is heading the island’s delegation to the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) beginning today in Cochabamba, Bolivia, reported Cuban national TV.


Cuba and Bolivia: High Level of Bilateral Relations

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn) Cuba and Bolivia reaffirmed the excellent state of relations between the two countries in the 3rd meeting for bilateral policies consultation held by representatives from both nations in Cochabamba, Bolivia.


ALBA Summit to Strengthen Regional Integration

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn) The approval of the SUCRE as the only legal tender and the achievement of the objective of complementing the region’s economic, political and social integration are two of the goals of the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), which began on Friday in Bolivia.


Cuban Enterprises to Participate in ALBA Business Meeting

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn) Eight Cuban enterprises participate in the First ALBA Meeting on Complementary Goods beginning this Thursday in Cochabamba, Bolivia.


Puerto Ricans Protest against Colonial Government

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15t (acn) Thousands of Puerto Ricans are participating on Thursday in the national strike in protest against the government of that US colony, which has announced the layoff of thousands of civil servants.


ALBA Summit to Begin in Bolivia

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn) The 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) will begin on Thursday in Bolivia, where Cuba, one of the organizations’s founding members, will be represented.


Nicaraguans Thank Cuba for Disability Studies in their Country

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn) Studies on disabilities currently underway in Nicaragua with the assistance of Cuban experts have been very well received by locals, who have recognized the work led in their communities.


Cuban Artists Offer Concert in the Dominican Republic

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn) Cuban composers and maestros Ruben Gonzalez and Jorge Luis Garcell in the guitar, and Roberto Medina, in the clarinet, offered a concert in the Dominican city of Montecristi.


 

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