Joao Pablo Fariñas González

joao@rreloj.icrt.cu
17 February, 2017 Irish President Interested in Scientific Progress in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Ireland”s President, Michael Higgins, will visit the ”Pedro Kouri” Tropical Medicine Institute today to learn about Cuba”s scientific progress as part of his official visit to Cuba. This scientific institution dedicated to the scientific research and innovation for the prevention, control and elimination of infectious diseases, is internationally recognized due to its relevant results […]
16 February, 2017 Gabriel García Márquez Returns to Cuba in Sculpture

Havana, cuba.-The Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez walks from today in a courtyard of the historic center of this capital thanks to the work and grace of an art that Cuban José Villa Soberón fully masters sculpture. Known as the resuscitator, Villa Soberón, 2008 National Plastic Arts Prize, made the sculptures of John Lennon in […]
16 February, 2017 Cuba and Ireland Confirm Potential for Bilateral Cooperation

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba”s President Raul Castro and Ireland”s Michael Higgins have recognized the potential to promote economic, commercial and bilateral cooperation. According to an official note released by the national television, both leaders confirmed during a meeting described as cordial the good state of the bilateral relations and exchanged on issues of the international agenda. The […]
15 February, 2017 Literary Forum Opens at International Book Fair in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-French writer, poet, essayist and philosopher Paul Valery and the French literature are the issues of the program of the first session of the literary forum at the 26th International Book Fair held in Cuba. The Villena hall at the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) will host the event until February […]
15 February, 2017 Cuba Calls On UN for a Multilateral, Arranged Response to Terrorism

United Nations, United Nations.- Cuba today called on the UN Security Council for a multilateral and arranged response to the phenomenon of terrorism, which moves away from unilateral actions and double standards. In an open debate by the 15-member body on terrorist threats to vital infrastructure, Cuba’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodríguez, […]
15 February, 2017 First Sommelier Cuban Woman Writes About Her Impressions

Havana, Cuba.-The first Cuban sommelier woman, presents her impressions of this work in a text that appears today at the 26th International Book Fair 2017, based in the Morro-Cabaña tourist complex of this city. For the expert Martha Beatriz Señán, this document, titled El Donaire, allowed her, in a direct and pleasant style, to show […]
15 February, 2017 José Martí and Fidel Castro: Two Beacons of Love for Cuba

La Paz, Bolivia.-The pro-independence thinking of José Martí and Fidel Castro, as well as their love for Cuba, are lighting up today the San Francisco Museum Cultural Center of this Bolivian city through a unique art exhibition. Dissimilar photographs and pictorial works bring spectators much closer to an alluring world filled with courage and revolutionary […]
9 February, 2017 Parasitic Infections, Grounds for Survaillance and Updating

Havana, Cuba.-The prevalence of Giardia infections all over the world forces specialists to keep this issue frequently updated, the vice president of the Cuban Society of Microbiology and Parasitology, Ángel Escobedo told Prensa Latina. Dr. Ángel Escobedo explained that Giardia and Cryptosporidium parasites, for example, have been increasingly investigated, proving that they no longer only […]
8 February, 2017 Eastern Medical Image Network to Operate in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-Specialists from Medical Biophysics Center (MBC) and the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba are working together to develop an eastern medical image network which will be favoring Cuban healthcare and training. Dr. Juan García, MBC Director, stated that it will have some equipment donated by VLIR Project from […]
6 February, 2017 Cuban Cinematheque Turns 57

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Cinematheque is turning 57th anniversary of founding today with the screening of some classics of its collection restored in accordance with internationally recognized standards. ‘Memorias del subdesarrollo’ (Memories of Underdevelopment), ‘Una pelea cubana contra los demonios’ (A Cuban Struggle Against the Demons), ‘Los sobrevivientes’ (Survivors) and ‘Retrato de Teresa’ (Portrait of Teresa), […]
3 February, 2017 American Airlines Opens Its First Office in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-The US air company American Airlines (AA) that recently began flying to Cuba has opened its first commercial office in Havana, reported in Twitter Josefina Vidal, head of the USA General Division of the Cuban Foreign Ministry. AA’s maiden flight to the island was on November 28th last year. On it came to Cuba […]
30 January, 2017 Cuban Peasants Develop 34 Collaboration Projects

Havana, Cuba.-The National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), bringing together the cooperative and peasant sectors in Cuba, is currently developing about 34 collaboration projects with 12 foreign counterparts, equivalent to more than $3,979,500 USD. Of that figure, about $1,853,000 USD have been implemented in 2016, for a 46.6 percent, according to the report presented at […]
26 January, 2017 Cultural Center Pabellon Cuba, A Space for Books in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-The cultural center Pabellon Cuba, in one of the most central streets in this capital, will be the second venue to the International Book Fair (IBF), a place especially devoted to young people, according to reports today. According to Provincial Book Center Director Dulce Maria Dominguez, more than 700 literary new works will be […]
16 January, 2017 Cuba Boosts Greater Protection of Beaches and Boasts

Havana, Cuba.-Several studies on the preservation of coasts and beaches, including one dedicated to the evaluation for the second half of this century, are among the priorities of the Cuban Oceanology Institute. This was announced by the agency, attached to the Cuban Environment Agency (AMA), in a report on its management in the year just […]
16 January, 2017 Casa de las Americas Award Begins Activities in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-The Casa de las Américas Literary Award, one of the oldest of its kind in the continent, begins today its edition of this year, in which about 400 works from different countries are competing. According to the organizers of the contest, a record number of works have been received in the category of Brazilian […]
16 January, 2017 Cuba, USA Talks on Sanctions vs. Human Trafficking

Havana, Cuba.-Representatives of Cuba and the United States have held in Washington the fourth bilateral meeting on human trafficking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean island reported today. During the meeting, conducted on January 12th and 13th, the Cuban delegation presented the measures applied in this nation to prevent and face up that […]
13 January, 2017 Cuba Ensures Regular, Safe and Orderly Migration for its Citizens

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban diplomat, Josefina Vidal, has reiterated here Cuba”s commitment to ensure the regular, safe and orderly migration of the citizens of the Caribbean country, as well as their right to travel and to emigrate. The general director of the United States Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made these statements, after the […]
10 January, 2017 Cuba, USA Strengthen Oil Spill Cooperation

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba and the United States signed a cooperation agreement on the preparation and response to pollution caused by spills of hydrocarbons and other potentially dangerous noxious substances. This bilateral and legally binding instrument, covering the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida strait, will facilitate the coordination for a rapid and effective response to minimize […]
10 January, 2017 Cuba Appoints New Interior Minister

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba”s Council of State, on a proposal of President Raul Castro, has appointed Vice-Admiral Julio Cesar Gandarilla as new Interior Minister, according to an official statement released today. Gandarilla, who was first deputy minister of that entity, takes office after the death on Saturday, January 7th, of his predecessor, Division General, Carlos Fernandez Gondin, […]
10 January, 2017 Argentine Group La Colmenita Makes Children Dream in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The Argentine group of the Cuban children”s theater company La Colmenita brought love, joy and magic to the children hospitalized in the capital of Juan Pedro Garrahan pediatric hospital, where they gave their art in a very unique setting. The small artists that integrate this project commanded in this southern nation by the […]