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2 February, 2017 World Health Organization Grants Public Health Award to Cuban Henry Reeve Contingent

Havana, Cuba.-The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Contingent in recognition of its international solidarity efforts to confront natural disasters and serious epidemics. Established in 2009, the Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health recognizes the work of people, institutions and organizations with a significant contribution in the field […]
1 February, 2017 Cuban Vice President in South Africa to Strengthen Relations

Johannesburg, South Africa.-Cuba”s Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa is in South Africa on an official two-day visit aimed at strengthening relations, in his current Africa tour that began in Ethiopia and will wind up in Mozambique. Valdes Mesa was welcome by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Luwellyn Landers, who convey to the […]
30 January, 2017 Cuba Reiterates Solidarity with Africa at AU Summit

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.-Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa has reiterated today his unflagging friendship and solidarity with Africa, after speaking to the plenary session of heads of State and Government during the 28th Summit of the African Union (AU). The celebration of this great event offers Cuba the opportunity to address to the leaders of […]
30 January, 2017 Costa Rica Minister Calls for More Scientific Collaboration with Cuba

San José, Costa Rica.-Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt) Marcelo Jenkins advocated here to continue strengthening scientific collaboration between Costa Rica and Cuba. This purpose aims to fulfill one of the objectives of the visit of President Luis Guillermo Solís to Cuba in December of 2015; it was stressed at the closing of this […]
26 January, 2017 Pedagogy 2017: A Conference for the Unity of Educators

Havana, Cuba.-With the slogan: ”For the Unity of All Educators”, the Congress Pedagogy 2017 will be held from January 30th, at the Havana International Conference Center, the Cuban Deputy Minister of Education Cira Piñeiro announced. During the press conference conducted at the venue of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cuba, the Deputy […]
26 January, 2017 Raul Castro Reiterates Cuban Commitment to Unity and Peace in Region

Bavaro, Dominican Republic.-President of Cuba Raul Castro reiterated today Cuba”s commitment to boost unity and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean to face new challenges in the region. In his speech during the high-level session of the 5ht Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), held at the Dominican Republic, […]
24 January, 2017 Recovery Efforts Advance in Guantánamo

Guantánamo, Cuba.- A total of 29,600 family homes have been repaired in eastern Guatánamo province. The figure represents 70% of the more than 42,300 homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The category-four storm hit the eastern tip of Cuba last October, causing considerable damage in the municipalities of Baracoa, Imias, San Antonio and Maisi. Addressing the […]
24 January, 2017 Preparation in Cuba for the 15th International Teaching Congress

Havana, Cuba.- The 15th edition of the International Teaching Congress ‘Pedagogy 2017’ will take place from January 30 to February 3 at Havana’s Convention Center, sponsored by regional and international organizations linked to education. The event will promote exchanges of information and experience among Cuban and foreign professionals toward achieving a quality education for all […]
23 January, 2017 China to Strengthen Cooperation with Cuba in Renewable Energy

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba and China signed new agreements this week to strengthen cooperation in renewable energies and industry, areas that are considered strategic for sustainable development. About ten documents were signed during the three-day binational forum, attended by 18 companies from the Asian nation and 20 from Cuba. Cuban Industry Minister Salvador Pardo Cruz and Gu […]
23 January, 2017 Granma Sorrels for the National Baseball Series

Bayamo, Cuba.-Granma Sorrels is ahead 3-0, and intends to finish today the fourth game of the series: to win the Cuban baseball series for the first time. We´ve ever seen such a great comeback like this one in the Cuban baseball history. So, are the Sorrels already champions? Are the Ciego de Avila Tigers eliminated […]
23 January, 2017 Cuba Hosts International Workshop on Vascular Disease

Havana, Cuba.-An international workshop on pulmonary vascular disease is taking place today in this capital in the presence of more than 250 specialists from Cuba, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. Diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of the disease, lung transplantation, heart-lung transplantation, measures of functional evaluation of patients and their rehabilitation, are […]
20 January, 2017 Cuban in USA Handed Over Condolence Book for Fidel’s Death

Havana, Cuba.-Cubans emigrated to the United States, members of the Martiana Alliance (AM), handed over today a book of condolences with signatures collected in the city of Miami, after the death of the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. At the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), Andrés Gómez, coordinator of […]
20 January, 2017 Haitian Culture Week for The First Time in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-A week devoted to the Haitian culture and the anniversary 213 of the victory of the revolution in Haiti will be held in Cuba for the first time, Ambassador to this country Geri Benoit announced. Groups that keep the Haitian tradition in Cuba will participate in the activities during the whole week, including people […]
20 January, 2017 FM Stresses Cuba’s Role in Training Doctors for S Africa

Pretoria, South Africa.-South Africa has many hospitals that would be without a doctor today if Cuba had not been present, Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, stated, after acknowledging the impact of the cooperation program with the Caribbean nation. More than 400 health professionals, among about 600 collaborators, are currently working here. The minister referred to the […]
20 January, 2017 US, European Cardiologists at Havana Vascular Disease Workshop

Havana, Cuba.-Over 250 specialists from USA, United Kingdom, Italy and Cuba will be attending the International Workshop on Pulmonary Vascular Disease next Monday, the Publi Health Ministry reported. Participants will have the possibility to deal with important issues as diagnosis, medical and surgical treatments, including lung transplant, heart-lung transplant, functional assessment measures of patients and […]
18 January, 2017 Cuba, USA to jointly fight terrorism, drug-trafficking, money-launder

Havana, Cuba.-Following a constructive policy, Cuba has managed to strike despite the ongoing economic blockade 18 mutually beneficial cooperation deals with the US Government on fields of common interest such as national security. The latter is a Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Monday in Havana, on the Implementation and Fulfilment of the Law that will […]
18 January, 2017 US Groups Ask Trump to Continue Normalization With Cuba

Washington, United Sates.-Several US organizations sent today a memorandum to President-elect Donald Trump to urge him to continue normalizeng relations with Cuba. In the text titled US Politics to Cuba: the case of the commitment, the signatory institutions point out the advantages of continuing the rapprochement with the island and the possible negative consequences of […]
18 January, 2017 German Businessmen are seeking to expand their business with Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Businessmen from the German Federal State of Baden-Wuttemberg started off on negociations in Cuba, in order to identify new business and investment opportunities in this Caribbean Island. These business exchanges shall be extended up to next January 20, including a German visit to the Special Economic Development Zone of Mariel at the western part […]
18 January, 2017 Casa de las Americas Decolonized Us with Literature, Says Jury Membe

Cienfuegos, Cuba.-Dominican academician Silvio Torres-Saillant said today that through Casa de las Americas, the Cuban revolution proved how the same decolonization achieved through arms could be achieved through literary writing. Teacher at the US University of Syracuse, Torres-Saillant is in this southern city as a members of the of the jury to the Casa de […]