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Cuba Attends
World Tourism Show in Paris
HAVANA, Cuba,
March 18 (acn) The world tourism fair ‘The World in Paris’ began on
Thursday in
Paris with a tribute to renowned Polish pianist and composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, and
the participation of several Latin American countries, including
Cuba, Mexico and the
Dominican Republic.
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Cuba Rejects
Hypocrisy of Western Rhetoric in Geneva
HAVANA, Cuba,
March 17 (acn) Cuba said on Tuesday that the Western powers’ request
to the UN Human Rights Council to pay attention to human rights
issues only in countries of the South shows the hypocrisy of their
rhetoric, their hegemonic pretensions and their ideological
intolerance.
Ernesto
Che Guevara’s Daughter Inaugurates in Brazil a Hospital Named after
her Father
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 16
(acn) Aleida Guevara, the daughter of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara,
inaugurated in Umbauba, in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, a
hospital named after the
legendary guerrilla.
Lizt
Alfonso Dedicates Performance to 65th Anniversary of Cuba-Canada
Relations
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar16
(acn) Cuban choreographer Lizt Alfonso and the dance company named
after her presented at the National Art Center in Ottawa a
performance dedicated to the 65th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
Cuba and Canada.
Communists
from around the World Criticize the European Parliament
HAVANA, Cuba. Mar
15 (acn) Members of communist and labor groups from Europe, Asia,
Africa and Latin America accused the European Parliament (EP) in
Lisbon, Portugal, of lacking moral
authority to criticize Cuba.
Cuba
Obtains Positive Results at International Tourism Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 15
(acn) Members of several enterprises from Cuba’s tourist sector
affirmed on Monday they have obtained positive results at the ITB
International Tourism Fair in Berlin.
The
United States Admits Acts to Subvert Unwanted Governments
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 15
(acn) Adam Szubin, from the US Department of the Treasury, admitted
that his country is putting into practice a system he called
Intelligent Sanctions, which would
help Washington even more in its objective of promoting “freedom and
democracy” in countries
like Iran, Cuba and Sudan.
Prague Dances to the Music of Los Van Van
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 15
(acn) After 28 years of absence from the Acropolis Theater in Prague,
the Cuban group Los Van Van made an euphoric public dance with its
extraordinary two-hour
performance, which included its most popular tunes.
Political Parties Reject Anti-Cuba Media Campaign
HAVANA, Cuba,
March 15 (acn) A resolution condemning an ongoing anti-Cuba
international
campaign orchestrated by powerful media outlets in the aftermath of
actions recently carried
out by counterrevolutionary elements in the Caribbean island, was
approved during the closing
session of the 14th International Seminar “Political Parties and New
Society” that concluded
on Sunday in Mexico City.
Venezuela to
Produce Vaccines with the Help of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
12 (acn) Venezuela is setting up, with Cuban consultancy, a plant to
produce vaccines, which will be ready in three months and will
contribute to support immunization programs in the country and also
in South America.
Henry Reeve Medical Brigade Treats some 200
000 Haitians
PORT AU PRINCE,
Cuba, March 12 (acn) Nearly 200 thousand Haitians were treated by
the Henry Reeve medical brigade after the earthquake of January 12,
reports its coordinators.
Spanish
Communist Party Leader Describes Resolution against Cuba as Cynicism
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 12
(acn) As an act of political cynicism described Jose Luis Centella,
general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), the
resolution against Cuba adopted
by the European Parliament (EP).
Cuba Presents Business Opportunities for
Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 12
(acn) Business opportunities in Cuba for Mexican entrepreneurs were
presented during a seminar held in the municipality of Guadalupe, in
the northern state of
Nuevo Leon.
Suriname’s Health Ministry Extols Work of Cuban Doctors
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
10 (acn) Celsius Waterberg, Suriname’s Health Minister, highlighted
the work carried out by Cuban doctors in that South American
country.
Resolution
against US Blockade of Cuba Circulates in the United Nations
HAVANA, Cuba,
March 8 (acn) A declaration rejecting the almost 50-year-old US
economic blockade of Cuba, which was recently approved in the Summit
for Unity of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Mexico, began
to circulate in the United Nations today as an official document.
Cuban Leo
Brouwer Presented with Important Spanish American Award
HAVANA, Cuba, mar 9
(acn) Renowned Cuban composer Leo Brouwer has been given in Madrid
the 10th Tomas Luis de Victoria Prize, granted by the Spanish
General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), considered as the
highest distinction in the Spanish American and Portuguese speaking
areas.
US Blockade
against Cuba Condemned in Uruguay and Ireland
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) Uruguay’s La Republica newspaper denounced and condemned
Washington’s blockade against Cuba, and the same condemnation was
expressed by the Irish Sinn Fein Party.
UN
Chief in Haiti Praises Cuban Doctors Work
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) Edmond Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission
in
Haiti (MINUSTAH) described as extraordinary the work of Cuban
doctors in that Caribbean
country hit by an earthquake last January 12.
Tribute to
Vilma Espin on International Women’s Day
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Cuban women celebrated the centennial of International Women’s Day
on March 8 with a tribute to the founder of the Federation of Cuban
Women (FMC), Vilma Espin, in the style of Cuba’s National Ballet
Company (BNC).
Spanish
Singer Describes US blockade of Cuba as Torture
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
8 (acn) Spanish singer Miguel Bosé described this Monday the US
economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba as
“torture”, during the presentation
of “Cardio”, his latest album.
Cuba
Demands More Cooperation against World Famine
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
8 (acn) Cuba demanded in Geneva, Switzerland, more support against
famine, an aid that should be offered particularly by industrialized
nations, beneficiaries from the unjust world order.
Expressions in support of Cuba in the USA and Spain
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 8
(acn) The streets of Hialeah, in Miami, were the scene of a
demonstration
in demand of freedom to travel to Cuba, while in Madrid activists
demanded the European Union
to eliminate restrictions against the island.
Cuba Heads
Group of 77 and China at UNCTAD
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Cuba became on Friday the chair of the
Group of 77 (G-77) and China at the UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), during a ceremony held in Geneva, the
organization’s headquarters.
Minister
from St. Vincent and the Grenadines Praises Work of Cuban Medical
Brigade
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Douglas Slater, Minister of Public Health
from Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines praised on Friday the scientific level of the Cuban
medical team now working in his
country in the Vida a la Vida project for the disabled.
Impunity for the Blasting of La Coubre Condemned in France
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) The explosion in Cuba of the French vessel
La Coubre at the Havana harbor in 1960 was condemned in France
during a meeting held in the city of Nantes, in which participants
described it as a terrorist act.
Tourism Workers Contribute to National Anti-Cancer Program
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 4 (acn) Workers of the tourism sector in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba donated more than 13,000 convertible pesos in 2009 to the national anti-cancer program.
Cuban Specialists Resume their Work with the Moto Mendez Mission in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 4 (acn) Cuba’s ambassador in Bolivia, Rafael Dausa, highlighted the resumption on Thursday of the Moto Mendez Mission, consisting in a comprehensive study about people with disabilities in that South American country.
Asia-Pacific Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba to Be Held in Laos
HAVANA, Cuba, March 4 (acn) More than one hundred delegates from 22 countries have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba slated for March 19-20 in Laos.
Field
Hospital Donated by Cuba Received in Chile
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuban ambassador Ileana Díaz-Arguelles
received on Wednesday night in Chile the field hospital with
surgical capacity donated by Cuba, which will be sited in
Rancagua, 90 kilometers south of Santiago, and will be in charge of
a Cuban medical brigade
specialized in emergency situations, composed of 27 people.
Ukrainian Winners of Children's Contest to Travel to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Some 20 Ukrainian children, winners of the
artistic contest carried
out to mark the 20th anniversary of the Cuban program to treat
victims of the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, will soon travel to Cuba.
Chile’s
Health Minister Thanks Cuban Doctors Upon Their Arrival
HAVANA, Cuba, March 3 (AIN) Chile’s Health Minister Alvaro Erazo
appreciated the arrival this Wednesday of a group of doctors from
Cuba to help on emergency situations in the aftermath of the
earthquake that hit that nation last Saturday.
Speech
delivered by Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Cuba, at the High Level Segment of the Thirteenth
Session of the Human Rights Council. Geneva, March 3, 2010.
Mr. President;
It took 60 million deadly casualties during World War II to develop
the concept of human
rights, particularly the right to life and human dignity.
Unprecedented Cuban Rehabilitation Service in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuba is offering in Haiti and
unprecedented comprehensive
rehabilitation service at public institutions of that nation,
devastated by the January 12
earthquake.
FM Bruno
Rodriguez Denounces New US Aggressive Escalation against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
said on Wednesday in Geneva that, for half a century, Cuba has been
a victim of US terrorist actions and aggressions and added that
Washington’s anti-Cuba policy remains intact.
Cuban FM
Meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met
on Tuesday in Geneva with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay.
Cuban Yes I
Can Literacy Teaching Method to be used in Tanzania
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) The Cuban Yes I Can literacy teaching
method will soon begin to be
put into practice in Tanzania, where one of every three persons is
an illiterate.
People in
French Basque Country Demand End of US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, March 2 (acn) Residents of Bayona, a city of the
French Basque County, rejected the lack of political will of
American president Barack Obama to put an end to the economic,
financial and commercial blockade of his country against Cuba.
Kiribati’s
Foreign Ministry Offers Farewell Reception to Cuban Doctors
HAVANA, Cuba, March 2 (acn) Permanent Secretary of Kiribati’s
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Tessie Lambourne, hosted a farewell
reception to five Cuban doctors with a medical brigade that will
soon finish their over-two-year mission in that country.
Cuban
FM Speaks Today at UN Human Rights Council’s Session
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
speaks today during the second day of sessions of the United Nations
Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura Meets with Cuban Brigade in
Uruguay
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuba’s First Vice-president, José Ramón
Machado Ventura, met on
Monday with the group of Cuban voluntary workers offering their
services in Uruguay.
Tribute to
Ernesto (Che) Guevara in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The life and work of Ernesto (Che) Guevara were
highlighted during a ceremony to pay tribute to the Heroic
Guerrilla, carried out in the province of Mpumalanga, in
northeast South Africa.
First VP
Machado Ventura in Uruguay for President-Elect Jose Mujica’s
Inauguration
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuban First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura
was received on Sunday by Uruguayan outgoing President Tabare
Vazquez and by President-elect Jose Mujica.
Death Toll for
Earthquake in Chile Increases
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 27 (acn) The figure of deaths has already reached
over 100 in Chile after the earthquake of 8.8 degrees on the Richter
scale that hit the country in the early hours of Saturday, which
shook the country’s central and southern areas and caused severe
material damages.
Prestige of
Cuban Health System Acknowledged in Lebanon
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 27 (acn) Lebanese Health Minister Mohammad Khalifé
acknowledged in Beirut on Saturday Cuba’s world prestige in
medicine, and expressed his willingness to strengthen bilateral
bonds in this field.
Authorities
from Alencon, France, express their Solidarity with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) French authorities have expressed their
admiration and solidarity
toward Cuba, present as Guest of Honor country at the 81st Ornexpo
Fair underway in the French city of Alencon.
Brazil and
Haiti Sign Cooperation Agreements
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 26 (acn) Several cooperation agreements
between Brazil and Haiti
were signed in this capital, in the presence of the presidents of
both nations, Luis Inacio
Lula da Silva and Rene Preval, respectively.
Cuba Elected
Vice-President of UN Decolonization Committee
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) Cuba was elected this Friday, unanimously,
to hold a vice
presidency of the Special Committee on the United Nations
Organization.
French Businessmen Interested in Expanding Bonds with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) Entrepreneurs from the French city of
Mortagne-au- Perche and its mayor Jean-Claude Lenoir held several
meetings today with a Cuban representation to expand business ties
with the island.
Miami New Times
Newspaper Calls Posada Carriles a Killer
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
25 (acn) Miami’s newspaper New Times called Luis Posada Carriles a
killer and a terrorist in an article about his case before the US
justice and the support he has received from Washington.
Statement on
the Need of Putting an End to the US Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 24 (acn)
Up next, the declaration on the need of putting an end to the
economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States
against Cuba, approved at the
Summit for Unity held in Mexico, published on Wednesday by Granma
newspaper:
Press
Repercussions of the Summit for Unity
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
24 (acn) International news agencies have echoed the Summit for
Unity that recently concluded in Mexico and highlight the
declaration issued against the US blockade of
Cuba.
Raúl Castro
Stresses Agreement to Create a Regional Community
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) Cuban President Raúl Castro, said this Monday that the
decision
taken at the Summit of the Unity to create the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean
States is of historic importance.
Active
Participation of Cuban President Raul Castro in Mexican Summit for
Unity
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 23 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro participated actively in the sessions
that took place on Monday at the Summit for Latin American and
Caribbean Unity, underway at the Mayan Riviera in Mexico.
Dealing
with the Challenges Regional Unity will Face is a Must, says Leonel
Fernandez
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez,
urged on Tuesday the leaders meeting at the Summit for Latin
American and Caribbean Unity to solve the challenges unity will face
in the region.
Felipe
Calderon Brings Summit of Unity to a Close
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) The two-day Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Unity
held in Cancun was officially closed this TUesday afternoon by
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, according to international TV
outlets.
Brazil to Use Cuban Literacy Teaching Method
HAVANA,
Cuba, Feb 23 (acn) The Cuban Yes I Can literacy teaching method will
be used in
Brazil, where in 2005 a pilot project was carried out with this
method in the state of Piaui.
Doctors
from 27 Nations Trained in Cuba Offer their Services in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 17 (acn)
Graduates from Havana’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) coming
from 27 countries are now in Haiti as members of the Cuban Henry
Reeve International Brigade.
Doctor: This is
a Unique Challenge to Form a Health System in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Cuba,
Feb 18 (acn) “There are many needs, but the challenge of forming a
health system in Haiti is a unique opportunity for us, for which we
appreciate deeply the
Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz”, said Luther Castillo, Honduran
doctor member of the
Henry Reeve Brigade.
Cuba and
Belarus to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
An increase in the promotion of markets was among the issues
analyzed by Vasily V. Romanov, president of the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Belarus, and Alfredo Nieves, Cuban ambassador to
that nation.
Brazilian
Governor Meets with Cuban Cultural Delegation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
The Cuban cultural delegation promoting the 30th Caribbean Festival
scheduled for July in the city of Santiago de Cuba was received on
Tuesday in Pernambuco, Brazil, by Eduardo Campos, governor of that
state.
Spanish
Foreign Minister Urges European Union to Improve Relations with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Monday in
Madrid that the European Union’s policy toward Cuba is “hardly
satisfactory” and urged this regional organization to open a debate
that aims at improving relations with the Caribbean island.
Expressions of Solidarity with Cuba in Mexico and Sudan
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
Mexican and Michoacan’s movements of solidarity with Cuba and the
five Cuban revolutionaries imprisoned in the United States will
jointly lead a national meeting on March 6 and 7 to encourage
support of their cause.
Argentinean
Municipalities Free of Illiteracy by way of Cuban Help
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn)
Argentinean Claudia Camba, president of the foundation “Un mundo
mejor es posible” (A Better World is Possible), said today that the
implementation of the
Cuban literacy teaching program “Yo, si puedo” (Yes I Can) made it
possible to declare four
municipalities of that South American nation free of illiteracy.
Other
50 ELAM Graduates Join Doctors Volunteering in Haiti
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, Feb 15 (acn) With the arrival of 50 Bolivians in
Port-au-Prince, the number of graduates from the Havana-based Latin
American Medical School (ELAM) volunteering in Haiti as part of the
Cuban
Henry Reeve Contingent for Emergency Situations, adds to 200.
Algeria
thanks Cuba for Cooperation in Water Sector
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn)
Abdelmalek Sellal, Water Resources Minister of Algeria, praised
this Monday the professionalism of Cuban technicians in this sector
during their cooperation
in the African country.
US
Blockade Prevents French Surfer from Sailing to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 13 (acn) Restrictions established by the US
economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba prevented
French surfer Martin Gaverieux from fulfilling his dream of
traveling on a sailboard from US to Cuba.
Thousands
of Surinamese Recover Sight Through Miracle Operation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) Thousands of people from Suriname have
recovered their sight thanks to Operation Miracle, a free-of-charge
eye surgery program worked out by Cuban historical leader Fidel
Castro and carried out by the joint efforts of Cuba and Venezuela.
Great
Performance in Mexico of Grammy Winner Omara Portuondo
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) Media outlets described Omara Portuondo’s
performance on Thursday at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Theater as “a
pleasant evening” and “a superb concert”.
First
Back-Up Group of ELAM Graduates Arrives in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Cuba, Feb 11 (acn) A 50-member contingent made up of
graduates from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) arrived
in Haiti to support the work done by doctors in the Caribbean nation
since last January 12 when an earthquake hit this city.
Cuban VP
Esteban Lazo Concludes Visit to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 9 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo
concluded on Tuesday a visit to Haiti, after the devastating
earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last January.
French
Leftist Party Rejects Inclusion of Cuba on List of State Sponsors of
Terror
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 11 (acn) The inclusion of Cuba by the US
Government on a list of state sponsors of terrorism was rejected by
the French Party of the Left, which demanded Washington that it
cease to impose its hegemonic policies.
Street
Lighting Gradually Re-established in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince, Feb 10 (acn) The gradual re-establishment of street
lighting is evidenced in
several places of this capital, where some of its avenues have begun
to be illuminated.
Venezuelan
Minister Highlights ALBA’s Educational Performance
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) The Venezuelan Education Minister Hector
Navarro, praised in this
city on Tuesday the performance of the Bolivarian Alliance for the
Americas (ALBA) in the
transformation of that nation’s educational system.
World Youth
Festival to be held in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) Youngsters from around the globe will meet
in South Africa at the
end of the year for the 17th edition of the World Festival of Youth
and Students, under the
slogan “Against Imperialism, for a Better Future for Mankind, and
for the Survival of the
Human Species.”
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.
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.
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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