November 17th, 2016

17 November, 2016 Cuba Holds Academic Meeting with Cuba-USA Physicians

Havana, Cuba.-Physicians and surgeons from the United States and Cuba are holding an academic exchange, focused among other issues on the accreditation of services. The members of the International Board of Medicine and Surgery of the United States, a non-governmental organization that brings together all medical and paramedical specialties from that American nation, will attend […]

17 November, 2016 Cuban President Begins Bastion 2016 Strategic Exercise

Havana, Cuba.-President Raul Castro in a speech through national media gave today the order to start the Bastion 2016 strategic exercise. The aim of those drills is to increase the level of preparation and cohesion of the management and command bodies of all levels of the troops, economy and the population, he noted. He explained […]

17 November, 2016 Costa Rican Solidarity Groups Welcome Cuba Bastion 2016 Exercise

San Jose, Costa Rica.-Two Costa Rican solidarity groups today saluted Cuba for carrying out the Strategic Exercise Bastion 2016, which they deem as necessary practice for the defense of the country. In a statement published in the capital, the Bolivarian Circle Yamileth Lopez and the Costa Rican People’s Center of Social Studies highlighted that the […]

17 November, 2016 Venezuela Contributes to the Restoration of Cuban Heritage in Baracoa

Baracoa, Cuba.-The eastern Cuban city of Baracoa, one of the most affected after Hurricane Matthew, is restoring its distinct architecture, thanks to the contribution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. More than 1,000 red tiles have been donated by Venezuela, and are now being distributed around Baracoa, the first village founded by Spaniards in Cuba. […]

17 November, 2016 World AIDS Day in Cuba Focuses on Prevention

Havana, cUBA.-Cuba will be running an extensive activity program as part of World AIDS Day on December 1st, which is focused on prevention, the organizers announced today. Under the motto: ‘Let us Raise our Hands for Prevention of HIV’, World AIDS Day in Cuba will offer a spectrum of activities from educational campaigns, detection test […]

17 November, 2016 Cuba and Austria Will Sign Accord for Economic Collaboration

Havana, Cuba.-The Austrian vice-minister of Science, Research and Economy, Bernadette Marianne Gierlinger, is beginning a visit to Cuba today, with the purpose of signing a memorandum of understanding on international economic collaboration. According to a press release published on the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the Austrian official was invited by the Cuban Ministry […]