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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Havana, Cuba.- The 22nd Havana Model United Nations (Havmun) begins today at the Main Lecture hall of the Havana University with an extensive program of keynote speeches and working sessions of several agencies of that international body. This time, panels will be held by the Pan-American Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Program and the […]
Havana, Cuba.-With a jam session that summons guest artists, Havana World Music Festival comes to an end Sunday at the Factory of Cuban Art (FAC), in this capital. From Thursday, March 23rd, the FAC and the Metropolitan Park of Havana were the stages for bands of a wide rande of musical trends from around the […]
Havana, Cuba.-Fiagrob 2017, the 20th International Agro-Industrial and Food-and-Agriculture Fair, that began on March 18 at Rancho Boyeros exhibition center is closing today with several rodeo events, such as parade, calf roping, bull tumbling and others. In this edition, teams from Mexico, Panama and the host country are participating in these activities, which seek to […]
New Delhi, India.-A delegation of the National Assembly of the People”s Power of Cuba (ANPP, Parliament) arrived today in this capital to exchange experiences and reinforce working links with Indian Parliament. The chairwoman of the ANPP’s International Relations Commission, Yolanda Ferrer, told Prensa Latina the visit is aimed at increasing bilateral links. The Cuban delegation […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Ninth International Conference on Renewable Energy, Saving of Energy and Energy Education (CIER 2017) will examine in this capital the efficiency in the use of those and new sources, informed today organizers of the event. The president of the Organizing Committee, Joel Morales, added that the venue is planned from May 31 to […]
