Archivo de 2017
17 March, 2017 Storytellers from 12 Countries to Attend Cuban International Festival

Havana, Cuba.-The 9th International Festival of Storytelling, March 20th to 26th, will be attended by storytellers from 12 countries, said today the organizing committee of the event. According to president of the organizing committee Mayra Navarro, the delegation with highest amount of participants is Mexico, with 9 storytellers, followed by countries as Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, […]
16 March, 2017 Cuba Makes Strides on Cancer Treatment

Havana, Cuba.-New cases of cancer, the second cause of death in Cuba, continue to rise, although the disease”s mortality rates are beginning to stabilize somewhat, the Head of Cancer Control Program, Teresa Romero, told Prensa Latina. The national cancer strategy aims to incorporate a greater number of patients into the Family Doctor Program, in order […]
16 March, 2017 Attractive Eastern Cuban City to be Venue of FITCuba 2017

Havana, Cuba.-Holguin, Cuban attractive Eastern city will be venue to the 37th International Fair of Tourism, FITCuba with well-kept hotels and natural and urban significant landscapes, highlighted sources of the sector. Spwecialists of public relations of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) of Cuba recalled the eve that the fair will take place from May 3 […]
16 March, 2017 Cuba Offers Colombia 1,000 Scholarships to Study Medicine

Bogota, Colombia.-Cuban ambassador to Colombia, Jose Luis Ponce, has informed that his country will grant the Colombian government and the FARC-EP a fund of 1,000 scholarships to study medicine in the island in the coming five years. The Cuban diplomat made the offer to the Monitoring, Impulse and Verification Commission to the implementation of the […]
16 March, 2017 Cuba Begins Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Cuban Nephrology

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba”s Nephrology Institute (INEF) is celebrating from today to Saturday, March 18th, its 50th anniversary, with workshops and refresher courses for professionals of this medical specialty. As part of the activities, the ‘La Pradera’ International Health Center, in this capital, will host the 18th National Course of Pediatric Nephrology, and the Day for […]
16 March, 2017 Cuba Debates on Rights of People with Disability in Latin America

Havana, Cuba.-The 6th Conference of the Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS) is discussing today the rights of these people in the region and the world. The meeting, taking place at the Conference Center in this capital, aims to promote inclusive policies in the countries of the […]
15 March, 2017 Venezuela-Cuba Enterprise Meeting Starts in Caracas

Caracas, Venezuela.-Since Tuesday and until Friday, Caracas is the host of the Venezuela-Cuba Enterprise Meeting, wanting to strengthen bilateral trade and foster the economic agenda of Venezuela. The Cuban delegation is headed by Orlando Hernandez, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba, with its members to join the debates on new ways to strengthen […]
15 March, 2017 Brazilian Patients Prefer Cuban Doctors, Says Health Minister

Brasilia, Brazil.-Brazilian Health Minister Ricardo Barros admitted that Brazilian patients prefer Cuban doctors in the More Doctors health program to national doctors, and he attributed this preference to their proven dedication to work. Cuban doctors are at the population’s disposal the whole day. They work from eight in the morning until six in the afternoon, […]
15 March, 2017 Cuba to Participate in Tourism Fair in Lisbon

Havana, Cuba.-A Cuban delegation will attend the 28th edition of the BTL 2017 International Tourism Fair, from March 15 to 19 in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. A communiqué from the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) added Tuesday that the island delegation will be represented by Cuba’s ambassador to Portugal, Johana Tablada, and specialists from the sector. […]
15 March, 2017 Latin Americans Claim in Cuba Empowerment of People with Disabilities

Havana, Cuba.-Participants in the 6th Conference of the Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of People with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS), taking place here today, claim the empowerment of this population segment into society. The meeting, to be held until tomorrow at the Conference Center in this capital, aims to promote inclusive policies in […]
14 March, 2017 US Nobel of Chemistry 2003 Joins the Academy of Sciences of Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-US biologist and academic Peter Agre, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003, joined the corresponding member list of the Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC), local media reported today. Approved by its Cuban colleagues in the most recent plenary session of the institution, the category is only possessed by experts who are not resident in the […]
14 March, 2017 Russia, Cuba Analyzed Increasing Public Health Cooperation

Moscow, Russia.-Cuban Deputy Minister of Public Health Marcia Cobas discussed cooperation in this area, including the introduction of Heberprot P in the country, with the Russian interim minister of that branch, Dimitri Kostennikov, diplomatic sources reported today. In the cordial meeting, was agreed to hold, between late May and early June, in Havana, the next […]
14 March, 2017 A New Senate Bill to End US Blockade To Cuba

Washington, United States.-The Engage Cuba coalition celebrated that US Senator Jerry Moran introduced a bill in Congress to effectively lift the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by Washington against Cuba. The proposal, presented by Kansas Republican Lawmaker at the end of last month and dubbed as the Trade Act with Cuba, would allow the […]
14 March, 2017 Environmental Festival Devoted to Preserve Havana Bay

Havana, Cuba.-Community coordinators and promoters of environmental protection will organize a festival in this capital that would , start on March 24, devoted to the preservation of Havana Bay, considered a strategic ecosystem in the Caribbean. Saint Francis square, in the Morro-Cabana Historical Military Park, adjacent to the inlet, will be the venue, for two […]
14 March, 2017 Cuba Hosts Meeting of Lat Am Network of People with Disability

Havana, Cuba.-About 200 delegates from Latin America, Spain, Canada and the United States are participating today in the 6th Conference of the Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS), based for the first time in Cuba. Under the motto ‘Latin America inclusive in unity, development, peace and hope’, […]
13 March, 2017 Cuba Expanding Maritime Leisure

Havana, Cuba.-An ever increasing number of visitors from all over the world are attracted to Cuba‘s pristine marine environment for excursions, diving, fishing and other marine related activities, and the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) is working to meet the increasing demand. Spokesmen for nautical companies Marlin S.A. and Logisprint, from Cuba and Spain, respectively, recently […]
13 March, 2017 CARICOM Assesses Risks for Small Island Economies

Havana, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said the effects of climate change and migratory problems worsen the panorama in the sub-region, amid increasing global threats. Participants in the 5th Ministerial Meeting between CARICOM and Cuba were focused on the search for ways to face up to common dangers, in […]
13 March, 2017 Cuba Celebrates International Day of Glaucoma

Havana, Cuba.-Seeking to raise awareness on progressive eye diseases and the importance of an early detection, Cuban health institutions celebrate today the International Day of Glaucoma, second cause for blindness. For this reason, Francisco Fumero, head of the Department of Glaucoma from the Institute of Ophthalmology Ramon Pando Ferrer, told the Prensa Latina news agency […]
13 March, 2017 Cuba Faced With Worst Drought in 115 Years

Havana, Cuba.-The negative impact of a severe drought Cuba is undergoing not only affects animal and human water consumption but is now directly affecting food security. Cuba is facing its worst drought in 115 years. An abrupt intensification of the phenomenon since the 1960s and predictions of prolonged dry periods going forward, demand a change […]
10 March, 2017 Caribbean Ministers Hold Meeting in Havana

Havana, cuba.-The 22nd Meeting of the Caribbean Council of Ministers opens here this Friday to look into ways to strengthen the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and review key regional issues. Participants will also ratify commitments of the Declaration and Plan of Action of Havana agreed upon at the 7th ACS Summit held in June […]