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12 April, 2017 French Academicians Praise Cuba’s Scientific Potentiality

Havana, Cuba.-The organizers of the Franco-Cuban Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation today highlighted Cuba”s progress in medicine, education and biotechnology, as well as the enormous potentiality for the two-way cooperation. ‘Everyone recognizes Cuba’s strength in medicine, health and education. Either Latin America and the rest of the world admire this Cuban achievement,’ he said. […]
12 April, 2017 Cuba Starts Preparing Next Tobacco Crop

Pinar del Río, Cuba.-The western province of Pinar del Rio starts today labors for the next tobacco campaign which will extend to 19 thousand hectares, according to the program to develop the crop. Virginio Morales, senior specialist of the crop, said farmers are now intent on contributing to the conservation and improvement of soilsespecialista with […]
12 April, 2017 US Researcher Speaks in Cuba about Citrus Greening Disease

Havana, Cuba.-US researcher James Graham gave a masterly lecture on Huanglongbird (HLB), a disease of citrus fruits caused by a vector-borne pathogen, at the 8th International Scientific Seminar on Plant Health. This disease affects the ripening process of both young and adult citrus plants, by causing death in a few years, the US specialist on […]
12 April, 2017 UNESCO Director Salutes Celebration in Cuba of Jazz Day 2017

París, France.-UNESCO Director General, irina Bokova, saluted the celebration in Cuba of the International Jazz Day 2017, date in which big representatives of the genre worldwide will meet in Havana. ‘For UNESCO it is an honor to associate again with the Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk and the Cuban Institute of Music to hoist jazz […]
12 April, 2017 UN Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro Continues Program in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, continues her official visit to Cuba today, where she develops a program of activities to confirm the work in the fight against human trafficking. Yesterday, the UN official on the human rights of human trafficking victims, especially women and children, spoke with the head of the […]
11 April, 2017 Cuban Medical Brigade in Its Second Week of Activities in Peru

Pirura, Peru.-The Cuban medical brigade begins its second week of work in the shelters of victims of the heavy rains and floods in this northern Peruvian city and its surroundings. The Cubans are preparing to start another day of work after a week in which they have treated 3,667 patients, to whom they gave preventive […]
11 April, 2017 Ecuadorian Ambassador Highlights in Cuba Importance of Integration

Havana, Cuba.-Humanism and solidarity are the cornerstone of fraternal relations between Latin American and Caribbean peoples, said Ecuador”s ambassador to Cuba, Fabian Solano. In an interview with Cubaminrex, in the framework of the 15th Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Treaty of Trade of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) held […]
11 April, 2017 Cuba Thanks Centro Sur Support against US Blockade

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has thanked the organization Centro Sur for its constant support in the fight against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against this Caribbean nation. During the 18th meeting of the Centro Sur Council of Representatives, which brings together developing countries, the head of the office of Multilateral Economic-Commercial […]
11 April, 2017 ALBA Nations Ratify Commitment to Unity and Peace

Havana, Cuba.-The commitment to regional unity was the center of the talks of the 15th Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People”s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), held this Monday in the Cuban capital. At the opening of this meeting of foreign ministers of the member nations of ALBA-TCP, Cuban […]
7 April, 2017 Cuba Advocates Promotion of International Humanitarian Law

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has advocated at the UN headquarters in Geneva to promote the development, dissemination and application of the norms and principles of international humanitarian law in a world where the nature of armed conflicts becomes more complex. ‘The strengthening of the International Humanitarian Law should contribute to respect the purposes and principles of the […]
7 April, 2017 Cuban Beach Volleyball Teams to Compete on NORCECA Circuit

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban male and female beach volleyball teams will compete at the first stop of the North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA) Beach Volleyball Circuit, in La Paz, Baja California. The Cuban male volleybal team is made up of Karell Peña and Daisel Quesada, who will compete for the finals along with 11 other teams, […]
6 April, 2017 Seven Cuban Projects in Global Telecoms Competition

Havana, Cuba.-Seven Cuban projects are competing today in different categories of the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2017, Cubadebate posted today. According to the report, Cuba is competing for the online healthcare information network, INFOMED; the Cuban Collaborative Encyclopedia, EcuRed; the Pachamama Game Jam 2016 contest, at UCI; and the platform for […]
6 April, 2017 Cuba Attends Main Agricultural Fair in El Salvador

San Salvador, El Salvador.-AgroExpo-2017, the largest agricultural fair in El Salvador, has proposed to its visitors today to approach the Cuban experience in the implementation of public policies that affect crops and producers. A delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture is participating in this event opened yesterday by Oscar Ortiz, Vice President of the […]
5 April, 2017 Senior Citizens’ Priority at Cuban Health System

Havana, Cuba.-Alberto Fernandez, head of the Elderly Care Department at the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), has recognized today the priority the Cuban health system has provided to the care of the elderly in the island . Taking into account that about 19.8 percent of the population (two million people) is over 60 years old, […]
5 April, 2017 British Airline Opens Flights to Cuban Resort of Varadero

Matanzas, Cuba.-British airline Virgin Atlantic has started flights from the London Gatwick airport to Varadero”s famous Cuban resort, a website specializing in tourism posted today. An investigation from the company resulted in the growing interest of travelers to Cuba, while the company expects to transport more than 28,000 tourists, according to the report from that […]
5 April, 2017 Florida Aquarium Helps Create Underwater Coral Nursery in Cuba

Washington, United States.-An international team of divers from The Florida Aquarium and the National Aquarium of Cuba constructed an underwater staghorn coral nursey in Cuba waters,according local media today. The underwater coral nursery took months of planning and six days in the field. The nursery is located in the Guanahacabibes, Peninsula National Park, off the […]
31 March, 2017 Cuban Medical Contingent Traveling to Assist Peruvian Victims

Havana, Cuba.-Brigade 23 of the International Contingent of Specialists in Disaster Situations and Severe Epidemics, Henry Reeve, left for Peru today to help those affected by the heavy rains in that country. The 12 doctors and other 11 experts, all with more than ten years of work experience or with previous missions, will serve for […]
31 March, 2017 Cuba Increases Investments to Extend Digital TV Services

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.-Installation in this city of two new modern hybrid transmitters from Germany us part of the investment increase by Cuba to extend gradually digital television in the country. Official in charge of the station RadioCuba in this central province, Jorge Felix Madrigal, told the media that the cost of the new technology was […]
31 March, 2017 Cuba Ratifies Zero Tolerance of Human Trafficking at UN

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has maintained a zero tolerance policy for human trafficking, a crime that violates the human rights of the victims, the Havana embassy at the United Nations Office in Geneva stated today. The diplomatic mission informed today the delivery of the National Action Plan for the Prevention and Fighting of Human Trafficking (2017-2020) to […]
28 March, 2017 Nahem Advocates US Must Break the Siege of Disinformation on Cuba

New York, United States.-Activist Ike Nahem said today that one of the priorities of solidarity with Cuba in the United States must be to break the siege of disinformation on the island in the northern country. In an interview with Prensa Latina, the coordinator for solidarity with Cuba in New York stated that the best […]