February 21st, 2017

21 February, 2017 Polio Vaccination Campaign Starts in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The 56th National Oral Polio Vaccine Campaign has started today in Cuba in which 471,888 children will be immunized in two stages in all provinces. Of that total, about 363,778 under the age of three will receive two doses (in drops) of the vaccine, in two periods, from February 20 to 26 and from […]

21 February, 2017 Habanos S.A. Limited Editions 2016 Go to Market

Havana, Cuba.-International corporation Habanos S.A. informed today about the distribution of its Limited Editions 2016 corresponding to Trinidad Topes, Montecristo Dantes and Romeo and Juliet Capuletos, a novelty for the Premium cigar market. Limited Editions of Habanos are very much appreciated and awaited every year by cigar aficionados, said the official note. These proposals are […]

21 February, 2017 Cuban and US Port Workers for Extending Trade Links

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Port Management and the board of directors of the Pascagoula port, and the gulf of the US state of Mississippi, signed today two memorandums of understanding to establish and consolidate their trade relations. ‘We are convinced that after this rapprochement, both sides will be benefited, because we will be able to exchange […]

21 February, 2017 Cuban City Ready to Host Forum on Management of Historical Cities

Camaguey, Cuba.-The city of Camaguey will host since Wednesday the 11th Symposium ”Challenges in the management of historical cities”, with the participation of prestigious specialists on preservation issues. Katherine Muller, director of the regional office of Unesco for Latin America and the Caribbean, will be in charge of the opening lecture of the forum that […]

21 February, 2017 Biophysics Center in Santiago de Cuba Increases Health Achievements

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-The prototype of an exoskeleton of robotic arm and a multipurpose model are the two latest releases targeted by technicians and workers of the Center of Medical Biophysics (CBM), opened here by Fidel Castro. Doctor Juan Garcia, director of CBM, said that the robotic arm is on clinical trial in five patients […]