Archivo de August, 2017

22 August, 2017 Twelve Years of Cuba’s Medical Cooperation with Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela.-Venezuela”s President Nicolas Maduro today saluted the 12th anniversary of the signing by Cuba and Venezuela of the Sandino Commitment, which started a massive eye health care plan. Signed by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez on August 21, 2005, the agreement was part of the so-called ‘Vision Now’ mission (Misión Milagro), thanks to which […]

22 August, 2017 Cuba Supports Struggle of Venezuela against Hegemonic Forces

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban organizations have ratified their support for Venezuela, whose government is facing the fury of hegemonic forces to overthrow democracy. The ceremony at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples in Havana was attended by representatives of the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity to the People and the Cuban Movement for Peace […]

21 August, 2017 Timorese Ambassador Honors Cuban Veterans

Loro Horta, Timorese Ambassador in Cuba, honored this Monday the martyrs buried in the Pantheon of Veterans in Cristobal Colon Necropolis Columbus, on the 42nd anniversary of the Armed Forces of National Liberation of his country.

21 August, 2017 They Consider Absurd Lessons of Democracy by Temer

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considered ridiculous that a coup government, illegitimate and enemy of his own people like that of Michel Temer want to give lessons of democracy to Venezuela.

21 August, 2017 Self-Employment Means Responsibility

Last August 1st the extraordinary edition of the Official Gazette published a resolution by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, MTSS, aimed at the improvement of self-employment in Cuba.

21 August, 2017 In October, Symposium on the Cuban Revolution

Convened by the Institute of History of Cuba, from October 24 to 26 will take place in the Convention Palace of Havana the Second International Symposium on the Cuban Revolution, titled Genesis and Historical Development.

21 August, 2017 Some 11,000 Patients Treated in Two Days of Health Fair in Bolivia

Chapare, Bolivia.-About 11,000 free medical consults have been provided by Cuban collaborators and their Bolivian colleagues in the first two days of the Cochabamba Tropic Health Fair, which ends today. The most demanded specialties so far are Comprehensive General Medicine, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Allergology, Otorhinolaryngology and Dermatology. Thousands of low-income […]

21 August, 2017 Exhibition in El Salvador Reviews Fidel Castro’s Life

San Salvador, Salvador.-Fidel Castro never visited El Salvador, but his legacy is deeply rooted in this Central American nation, where a photographic exhibition reviews scenes in the life of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. ‘Fidel, Always in the Memory’ is the title of this month’s exhibition at the Nuestra America Cultural Center, which […]

21 August, 2017 Cuban Collaborators in Bolivia, Examples of Solidarity

Chapare, Bolivia.-With the satisfaction of the mission accomplished, the collaborators of the Cuban Medical Brigade are returning today to their daily activities after providing more than 21,000 free medical consults during the Cochabamba Tropic Health Fair. More than 100 volunteers and their Bolivian colleagues consulted low-income people living in rural areas, among them children with […]

18 August, 2017 Case against Former Venezuelan General Attorney Proceeds

The scandal of corruption and impunity involving former Venezuelan General Attorney Luisa Ortega, incorporates this Friday new evidence designating her as an intellectual author of the escalation of violence that recently shook that country.

18 August, 2017 August 23 Distinction Awarded to Prominent Women

The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) granted this Thursday in Havana, the August 23 Distinction to a group of females, who with their daily work contribute to the development of the country and exalt the role of the organization representing them.

18 August, 2017 Fidel Castro in the Memory of Panamanian Friends and Followers

Panama City, Panama.-The deacon of Latin American communists, Panamanian Ruben Sousa, reflected here today on his friendly and ideologic relation with deceased Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in a tribute ceremony held at the University of Panama (UP). ‘We were not only friends but comrades of a cause for the liberation of peoples worldwide and the […]

18 August, 2017 Che’s Economic Thinking Highlighted in Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia.-Che”s economic thinking, his contributions to the Cuban revolutionary process and the force of his ideas in the island nation were debated at a session of the Ernesto Guevara Chair in this city. On Thursday night, the panelists analyzed the economic solutions implemented by the Heroic Guerrilla Fighter during the years when he […]