Archivo de July, 2017

12 July, 2017 Cuba Officially Announces Mandela Day Marathon in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-The 4th edition of the International Mandela Day Mini-Marathon was officially announced by Patrick Rankhumice, charge d”affaires of the South African Embassy in Havana and Carlos Gattorno, Marabana President. ‘For us it is vital to celebrate once again this four-kilometer mini-marathon in Havana and to honor along with the Cuban people the legacy of […]

12 July, 2017 Cuba Encourages Local Food Production, says Minister

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba encourages local food output to substitute imports and ensure a better supply of fresh products to families, according to the Cuban Agriculture Minister (MINAG), Gustavo Rodriguez. He acknowledged that in recent years there were successful agricultural projects focused on municipal self-sustaining, but in many cases it lacked a comprehensive vision of how to […]

12 July, 2017 Parliament Supports Cuban Stance against New US Guidelines

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Parliament expressed its support to the Government Statement about the guidelines by US President Donald Trump regarding the island nation that represent a step backwards in the process for rapprochement between both countries. A statement by the Cuban parliamentary Commission for International Relations read that with the signing of the US presidential […]

12 July, 2017 Economic and Social Issues Focus Debates on Cuban Parliament

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban parliamentarians are analyzing today the implementation of the capacity recovery program in the food industry during the third and final working day of the Permanent Committees of that legislative body. Lawmakers will also receive information from the Ministry of Finance and Prices on the treatment given to social indisciplines, illegalities and corruption. They […]

11 July, 2017 US and Qatar Unite against Terrorism

The United States and Qatar signed this Tuesday a memorandum of understanding to fight the financing of terrorism, just as both countries and Kuwait assessed the potential ripple effect of the current political crisis in the Persian Gulf.

11 July, 2017 United Nations Warns on Violence in Congo

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, undersecretary general of the United Nations for peacekeeping operations, noted this Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces political and security challenges that threaten to perpetuate violence.

11 July, 2017 Cuban Lawmakers Reject Trump’s Interventionist Policy

The Committee on International Relations of the Cuban Parliament endorsed this Tuesday the Revolutionary Government’s statement on the policy directive on Cuba announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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 […]