Archivo de March, 2017

6 March, 2017 ALBA-TCP Summit Opens in Caracas in Honor of Hugo Chavez

Caracas, Venezuela.-With the presence of presidents, prime ministers and guests from several countries, the 14th ALBA-TCP Summit opened in Caracas today, paying tribute to the revolutionary leader Hugo Chavez. On the fourth anniversary of Chavez’s death (1954-2013) on Sunday, the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our Americas-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) […]

2 March, 2017 FAO Cooperates with Cuba in Pasture Development

Havana, Cuba.-The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is cooperating today in Cuba in the development of pastures, like moringa and other protein plants. We want the country to provide its own animal food, to replace food imports, Theodor Friedrich, top representative of that body in Cuba, told Prensa Latina. After speaking about the collaboration […]

2 March, 2017 Salvadorian Minister of Defense on Official Visit in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The first vice-minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, General Álvaro López Miera, received today the Minister of Defense of El Salvador, David Mungia, who is on an official visit. The solemn ceremony was carried out in The Cacahual, where the visitor paid tribute to general Antonio Maceo and his assistant captain Francisco […]

2 March, 2017 Cuba Urges for Cooperation Approach at Human Rights Council

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba advocates today for developing a cooperation and dialogue approach to make the functioning of the Human Rights Council more effective, the representative of the Caribbean nation, Pedro Luis Pedroso, stated in Geneva. When speaking at the high-level segment of the 34th ordinary session of the Council, the head of the Cuban delegation stated […]

2 March, 2017 Visitors to Tobacco Factories Discover an Unexpected World

Havana, Cuba.-The participants in the 19th Habano Festival are visiting today factories of those craft cigars, to better understand the skill of cigar rollers and the quality control. One of the elements that intrigues most people who like to smoke a cigarette is the way in which they roll a cigar and what parameters they […]