Archivo de May, 2017

31 May, 2017 Cuban International Aid, Firm and Supportive

Cuban collaborators in Venezuela continue their work with the people and serve normally, despite the violent actions of the opposition, Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Ambassador of Cuba in that country, said.

31 May, 2017 US Will Abandon Paris Agreement

American president Donald Trump decided to withdraw his nation from the Paris Agreement and works with the director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, to take that step.

31 May, 2017 New President of UN General Assembly

Since this Wednesday, Slovak Chancellor Miroslav Lajcak is the new President of the United Nations General Assembly for its seventy-two session.

31 May, 2017 Cuban Deputies Support Nation’s Economic Course

Members of the National Assembly of People’s Power gathered in four commissions expressed this Wednesday their support to the improvement of the conceptualization of the Cuban economic and social model.

31 May, 2017 Nearly Half a Hundred Cuban Athletes Contracted Overseas

Havana, Cuba.-Almost half a hundred Cuban athletes from seven different disciplines are currently playing under contracts in 11 nations, protected by legal rules and by the principle of protecting the athletes. The President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), Antonio Becali, stated: ‘We are moving forward step by step, not […]

31 May, 2017 French Artist Maurice Renoma Exhibits in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-As part of the activities for the Month of French Culture in Cuba, renowned and famous photographer, painter and designer Maurice Renoma will bring a part of his images and stage work, organizers said. The exhibit will be opened Friday at the Cuban Art Factory of Havana, and it will be opened up to […]

31 May, 2017 Cuba Hosts Global Renewable Energy Forum

Havana, Cuba.-Experts from some 20 countries are participating here from today to June 2nd at the Ninth International Conference on Renewable Energy, Energy Saving and Energy Education, CIER 2017, in which the main progress in the field will be present. Important speakers, ministers of energy and mines and agriculture, presidential advisor to Nicaragua Rappaccioli Baltodano, […]

31 May, 2017 Committees of the Cuban National Assembly Begin Sessions

Havana, Cuba.-Deputies to the National Assembly of People”s Power in Cuba begin their work today in commissions to discuss issues related to the economic and social development of the country. The meeting will be held in the capital Conference Center once the Council of State, in accordance with what is established in Articles 78 and […]

31 May, 2017 IAEA Director General Welcomes Cuban Minister

Vienna, Austria.-Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), welcomed today Elba Rosa Perez Montoya, Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), at the United Nations headquarters here. At the meeting, held during the IAEA International Conference on Technical Cooperation, attended by Perez as a special guest, the two parties shared […]

30 May, 2017 New Bombings in Iraqi capital

The Islamic State claimed this Tuesday the death of thirty-one Iraqis because of explosive attacks in capital districts of Shia majority, while their members suffered serious setbacks due the government offensive in Mosul.

30 May, 2017 Putin Urges to Global Counter-terrorism Cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin called this Tuesday to organize global cooperation against terrorism, a scourge that strikes his country, some members of the North Atlantic Organization, NATO, and develops a war in the Middle East

30 May, 2017 Heartfelt Tribute to a Great Cuban Musician

A floral offering on behalf of the President of the Councils of State and of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz, was deposited during the funeral honors of the outstanding musician Elect Silva Gainza, who died this Monday at 88 years old.

30 May, 2017 Famine Grows in Nigeria

The coordinator of the United Nations in Nigeria Edward Kallon warned that the Nigerian population with nutritional difficulties increases and almost a million and a half people could suffer famine in two months.

30 May, 2017 Cuban Minister of Sciences Visits Austria

The President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Anton Zeilinger, received this Tuesday Elba Rosa Perez, Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba, to analyze the relations of cooperation and topics of common interest

30 May, 2017 Cuba Has a Strong and Organized Civil Society

Cuba has a strong and organized civil society, with a presence in all areas of the country´s life, Fermin Quiñones, president of the Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU), said.

30 May, 2017 Deputy PM of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Arrived in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Luis Straker has arrived in Cuba to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Cuban Foreign Ministry informed today. At a ceremony held last week at Havana’s diplomatic headquarters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s foreign […]