Archivo de 2019

13 September, 2019 Modern Plant Raises Rice Seed Quality in Cuban Province

The operation in the South of Jíbaro of a modern plant with Chinese technology, to benefit rice seed, raised cereal quality parameters, said a specialist today. Leonardo Puerto, director of the Los Españoles Base Business Unit, belonging to the Agroindustrial Enterprise of Granos Sur del Jíbaro, told local press that among the advantages of this equipment is a better classification of grain.

12 September, 2019 Growing US hostility forces Cuba to take contingency measures

Faced with growing hostility and hardened blockade by the US administration, the Cuban Government has been forced to take short-term measures to cope with what amounts to an all-out economic war, President Miguel Diaz-Canel explained in a nationally televised appearance.

11 September, 2019 Cuban Health Ministry launches Twitter Campaign

The Cuban Public Health Ministry launched a Twitter campaign this Tuesday from 10:00 am local time, with the purpose of challenging the media campaign against the island’s medical cooperation efforts in over 60 countries of the world.

11 September, 2019 Cuba Denounces Tightening of US Blockade at UN

The United States blockade against Cuba is the most unjust, severe and prolonged system of unilateral sanctions applied against any country, denounced the Cuban Mission to the United Nations this Tuesday.

10 September, 2019 EU interested in expanding cooperation with Cuba

After a long working day in Havana to look into expanding cooperation, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, was welcome by Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

27 August, 2019 Travelers Appreciate Diving in Cuba

The increase in tourism in Cuba has many edges today, when even pilgrims from all over the world appreciate the practice of diving and snorkeling in the insular waters.

27 August, 2019 Cuba to host colloquium on Havana and the sea

The international colloquium ”Havana and the Sea in 500 Years” will session in Havana next week to discuss the privileges of the strategic position of the port of the Cuban capital, local media reported on Tuesday.

26 August, 2019 Cuba with fruitful presence in Beijing Book Fair

Cuba closed its participation in the 26th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) with important negotiations and contacts that will expand the distribution of its literature in China and other parts of the world.

26 August, 2019 Cuba produces its first self-propelled rice harvesters

The first 10 self-propelled rice harvesters, with a capacity of seven tons each, are being built at the Heroes del 26 de Julio agricultural implements factory, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin.

26 August, 2019 Asphalt for safer roads

As part of the country’s strategy to prevent further deterioration of roads and promote their repair, the National Road Center projects applying some 100,000 tons of asphalt to repair the National Highway this year.

23 August, 2019 Cuba Uses Wolbachia Bacteria to Eliminate Arboviroses

Using Wolbachia bacteria to prevent Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from transmitting arboviroses is one of the projects currently developed by Cuba with the aim of preventing the transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya.