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11 July, 2017 Drugs in Cuba Are Not an Option

The Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of People’s Power, analyzed this Tuesday the implementation of the plans and strategies for preventing and confronting drug use in Cuba

11 July, 2017 Greenland´s Ice is Toxic, Research Reveals

Greenland´s ice contains mercury and lead reservoirs, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, according to a research by the University of that Autonomous Region, belonging to Denmark.

10 July, 2017 Sustained Milk Production in Pinar del Rio

The deputy delegate of Agriculture for livestock in Pinar del Rio, Mario Gomez, said this Monday that in occasion of the central act for July 26, the farmers in the province will collect 60 thousand liters of milk daily.

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 MEPs Criticize British Proposal on BREXIT

The Group of the European Parliament designated for the negotiations of the British exit from the European Union, criticized this Monday the proposals made so far by Theresa May´s government on the subject.

10 July, 2017 A New Peace Mission for Colombia

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted this Monday a resolution creating a new political mission to accompany the peace process in Colombia.

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, […]

10 July, 2017 Cuba Is among Fastest-Growing Tourist Destinations in Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica.-Cuba is currently among Costa Ricans” favorite tourist destinations, with a growth of 72 percent in 2016, according to statistics from the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners, La Nacion newspaper reported. The Caribbean island is behind the United Kingdom, with a 150-percent growth, and Peru, with 145 percent, compared to monthly […]

10 July, 2017 Cuba, Gabon Express Interest in Doing Business

Havana, Cuba.-In the framework of the State visit to Cuba by the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, meetings were held between businesspeople from the two countries. The international relations director of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, Celia Labora, told Prensa Latina that commercial rapprochement between the two countries is important, as we share a […]

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 Presidents of Russia and USA Met in Hamburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained what issues he discussed with his American counterpart Donald Trump, during the two-hour meeting they held in Hamburg within the G20 Summit.

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 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.