Archivo de August, 2018

21 August, 2018 Cuba Plans in Advance Due to Diabates Incidence

More than one million people live with diabetes in Cuba, but only 700,000 are registered, warn experts from the island, according to an article published today in Granma newspaper

20 August, 2018 Debates on New Draft Constitution Continue in Cuba

After one week that the debates on the new Draft Constitution began, the analyzes of the document approved by the People”s Power National Assembly (Parliament) continue today in Cuba.

20 August, 2018 Germany Highlights Results of Merkel-Putin Meeting

Major German news media are highlighting today the results of Saturday”s meeting between Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in particular their opinions on the crises in Syria and Ukraine.

19 August, 2018 OSPAAAL Pays Tribute to Cuban Women, Other Countries of World

The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) today paid tribute to Cuban and world heroines on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) on August 23.

19 August, 2018 More than 50,000 Police and Soldiers to Secure Asian Games

Around 50,000 soldiers and police officers will monitor the development of the Asian Games (ASIAD 2018), scheduled to begin next Saturday in Indonesia, said the spokesman for the organizing committee, Danny Buldansyah.

19 August, 2018 Tourists Prefer Havana

The Cuban capital attracts the interest of the majority of foreign visitors who have arrived in the island in 2018 for its colorfulness and, above all, its people.

19 August, 2018 Cuba’s National Ballet to Perform Garcia Lorca

The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) announced that it will return to the poetic work of Federico Garcia Lorca by putting ”Tierra y Luna”, a choreography by the Spanish Maria Rovira.

19 August, 2018 Cuba’s Creation of a New Constitution

From August 13 to November 15, the Cuban inhabitants will have the chance to express their opinions and issue criteria on the draft of a new Constitution, a text that, if approved in a referendum, would replace the current constitution in force since 1976.

17 August, 2018 Insists on assistance from CDRs to debates on the Constitution

Carlos Rafael Miranda Martinez, national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), the Cuban largest grassroots organization, insisted on the importance of all the members to attend the neighborhood debates, regardless if they also do it at their workplaces or study centers

17 August, 2018 Cuba and Canada establish cooperation against sexual crimes

A cooperation agreement for the protection of children and adolescents from sale, prostitution, pornography, trafficking and other forms of sexual abuse was signed today in Havana by representatives of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

17 August, 2018 The press at a decisive civic moment

The press and journalists will play a decisive role in the constitutional reform consultation which began August 13 across the country, the most decisive civic test of recent years, according to experts and professionals who spoke during a conference.