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10 July, 2017 Gala to Commemorate Manzanillo´s Foundation

Artists from Granma province and directed by Fernando Muñoz will perform tonight in the cultural gala on occasion of the birthday 235 of this city bathed by the waters of the Guacanayabo Gulf.

10 July, 2017 Community Program Has To Be Integral

Miguel Diaz-Canel said this Monday, we cannot limit community work to culture and education; it has to start from a government action, it is its responsibility to relate the institutions´ work, the communitarian leaderships, and the initiative.

10 July, 2017 On Economy in the First Semester

The realization of several measures has mitigated the unfavorable impact on economy during the first semester, what does not mean that all the problems are solved, Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuban minister of Economy and Planning said.

10 July, 2017 Tobacco Areas to Increase in Cuba

Pinar del Rio, Cuba.-Considered the greatest tobacco producing region in the country, this western Cuban province will increase 700 hectares for the crop of the solanaceous leaf in the coming campaign, and the initial plantings are scheduled for October. The total number of hectares to be covered has amounted to 18,704, according to Virginio Morales, […]

7 July, 2017 Minister of Agriculture Goes Through Granma Centers

Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, minister of Agriculture, held this Friday an exchange with workers from Trece de Marzo and Emilio Jardin basic units of cooperative production, at Bejuquero, Bayamo.

7 July, 2017 Low Average Rainfall Aggravates Drought at Guantanamo

An extremely dry July exacerbates drought in Guantánamo, a province that contains in its reservoirs now a little more than a third of the water they were designed for.

7 July, 2017 Economy Targeted by Cuban Deputies

The execution of the Plan of Economy in the first semester will focus the agenda of the Cuban deputies to the ninth regular session of the eighth legislature of the National Assembly of People´s Power, convened for next July 14.

7 July, 2017 Cuba Welcomes Adoption of Treaty against Nuclear Weapons

Cuba welcomed this Friday the adoption of a treaty banning nuclear weapons by the United Nations, which it described as an historic landmark.

7 July, 2017 Cuban President Receives his Gabonese Counterpart

President Raul Castro headed the official reception ceremony to his counterpart of the Gabonese Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who also paid tribute to the Cuban national hero at the Jose Marti Memorial in the Revolution Palace.

7 July, 2017 Gabon’s President Begins Official Talks in Cuba

Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Gabon”s President, Ali Bongo, is complying here today with an official agenda whose objective is to meet with his peer and host, Raul Castro. Bongo, who started the visit yesterday, will hold talks with the Cuban President on issues of mutual and international interest. The agenda of the Gabonese leader […]

6 July, 2017 Workers’ Central Union of Cuba Recognizes Heroes of July 26

Members of different unions gave a warm welcome this Thursday in Havana, to assailants to Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks, and expeditionaries of Granma yacht, at the headquarters of the Workers’ Central Union of Cuba (CTC).

6 July, 2017 It´s Necessary a Sustainably Manage of Natural Resources

Cuba as an island is almost entirely threatened by the danger of saline water intrusion, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, said in this capital.

6 July, 2017 Cuba and Gabon for Stronger Economic Linkages

Promoting growth-generating projects in areas of common interest, and to strengthen economic cooperation are the purposes of the Cuba-Gabon Business Forum, which will take place tomorrow in the context of the official visit to the island of the President of the African nation, Ali Bongo Ondimba.

6 July, 2017 UN Expert on Human Rights and Solidarity Will Visit Cuba

The Cuban Chancellery reported that the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity of the United Nations, Virginia Dandan, will visit Cuba in response to an invitation from the Government

6 July, 2017 Ramiro Valdes Oversees Investments in Industry and Tourism

Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez, Vice-President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, appreciated this Thursday in Cardenas the march of investments for the railways sector and tourism.

5 July, 2017 They Reveal Expedition’s Discovery in Cuban Reefs

New species, reservoirs of invasive lionfish, Mackerel shoals with commercial value, and healthy corals were some of the findings of the first expedition made by Cuban and American scientists, who traveled through Cuba for a month.

5 July, 2017 Cuban Drug for Diabetic Foot Offers Maximum Guarantee

About three thousand patients benefited in Holguín for a decade by the use of Heberprot P, the only drug registered in the world for the treatment of diabetic foot.

5 July, 2017 In Havana Congress of Forestry Technicians

The fifth Congress of the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technicians will be held next July 17 and 18 in Havana, with the purpose of promoting sustainable agricultural and forestry development on agro-ecological bases.

5 July, 2017 Caribbean Festival Pay Tribute to Leader of the Cuban Revolution

The artists participating in the Caribbean Festival at the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba paid tribute this Wednesday to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz.

5 July, 2017 Colloquium on Hugo Chavez Concludes in Santiago de Cuba

The second international colloquium titled Hugo Chavez Frias, the Passion Uniting Us, concluded this Wednesday in Santiago de Cuba with a statement supporting the just cause of Venezuela and its people.