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Lula
tours agricultural projects in Ciego de Ávila
February
27, 2014
CIEGO DE ÁVILA.— Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva, former president of Brazil, toured
agricultural areas under cultivation by the Cubasoy
company, product of collaborative efforts between
his country and Cuba.
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"We have
held a magnificent workers’ Congress, which has
established the direction for the future of the
Cuban trade union movement."
February
25, 2014
Speech given by
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the
Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee and
President of the Councils of State and Ministers,
during the closing session of the 20th
Congress of the Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC),
February 22, 2014, Year 56 of the Revolution
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Cuba
prioritizes clean energy
February
21, 2014
As part of the
updating of its economic model, Cuba has prioritized
a change in policies to promote energy efficiency
and the development of renewable resources.
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Legendary guerrilla’s belongings presented to Cuba
February
21, 2014
Cuba has
received several personal items belonging to Tamara
Bunke, known as Tania la Guerrillera, the only
female combatant within the group of insurgents led
by Ernesto Che Guevara in Bolivia, in 1967.
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Cuban cigars,
a tradition of excellence
February
19, 2014
The story goes
that, in 1492, when Christopher Columbus and his
crew landed on this beautiful Caribbean island, they
were seduced by the aroma of a mysterious leaf which
the natives, who called it cohíba, rolled up and
burned.
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Women’s Studies in Cuba
February
19, 2014
One of the
priorities of more than a few institutions and
research centers in Cuba has been to promote the
dissemination of studies about women. Taking these
debates beyond the walls of academia is fundamental
to communication in a world which must become
increasingly inclusive.
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Fidel and Frei
Betto meet
February
17, 2014
On
the afternoon of Sunday, February 16, compañero
Fidel and the prestigious Brazilian intellectual
Frei Betto, enjoyed a long conversation about a
variety of issues, in particular, the current
international situation and especially
demonstrations organized by youth in different parts
of the world.
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Cuba
forced to suspend consular services in U.S.
February
17, 2014
Cuba has been forced to suspend its
consular services in Washington, according to a
communiqué released by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign
Relations, February 14. The text points out that
Cuba’s Interests Section in Washington refers to the
communiqué issued December 9, 2013...
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First class
produce
February
14, 2014
The Cuban
agricultural produce distributor, Frutas Selectas,
was responsible for ensuring a supply of fresh fruit
and vegetables to the 23 hotels which housed
delegations participating in the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit,
recently held in Havana.
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Ministry of Foreign Relations Statement
February
14, 2014
The Republic of Cuba’s government
strongly condemns ongoing attempts to carry out a
coup d’état against the constitutional government of
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the violent
incidents organized by fascists groups which have
caused deaths, dozens of injuries, attacks on public
institutions, the burning of vehicles and
destruction – as denounced before the world by
President Nicolás Maduro Moros.
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In London, Voices
for the Five
February
11, 2014
Distinguished
figures, academics, jurists and intellectuals are
preparing for an important event set to take place
March 7-8, in London. The European campaign, Voices
for the Five, has organized an International
Commission which will review the facts and denounce
the injustice committed against the five Cuban
patriots.
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Cuba will consider European Union invitation to
negotiate a dialogue and cooperation agreement
February
11, 2014
The Cuban Government has been
officially informed of the decision adopted by the
Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the
European Union to authorize the European Commission
and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy...
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For a socially responsible university
February
10, 2014
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 10 (acn) The 9
th International University Congress, underway
in Havana tthrough February 14, is being attended by
renowned personalities, such as Brazilian theologian
Frei Betto, Nobel Peace Laureate Adolfo Perez
Esquivel and political analyst Atilio Boron, both
from Argentina.
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UNESCO recognizes
Cuba’s educational accomplishments
February
6, 2014
Herman van
Hooff, director of UNESCO’s regional cultural
office, reported February 5 that Cuba’s
accomplishments in implementing the United Nations
‘Education for All’ (EFA) objectives are recognized
worldwide.
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Camagüey celebrates
500 years
February
5, 2014
The city of
Camagüey, the fourth villa founded by the Spanish in
Cuba, is celebrating its 500th birthday.
Spectacular cultural events, ceremonies, expositions,
arts and crafts fairs, as well as the traditional
Virgin of Candelaria procession, have all been part
of the festivities which will continue through
February 7.
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Rebuilding
Cuba’s fruit industry
February
4, 2014
Cuba is working
to develop the country’s fruit industry in a
sustainable fashion, to meet domestic demand from
the population and tourist facilities, as well as
expand exports. The government’s strategy includes
expanding acreage devoted to fruit cultivation,
regularizing the delivery of agricultural supplies
and developing know-how in the field.
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A good year for Cuban
tourism projected
February 3, 2014
Expectations
for Cuba’s tourism industry in 2014 are promising,
given initial figures, international projections and
investments made to expand options, according to
Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero.
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CUBAN WOMEN HOLD
CONGRESS
For a culture of equality
February 3, 2014
March 7-8 the
Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) will hold its 9th
Congress in Havana, with some 400 delegates and
international guests in attendance.
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Fidel
receives visiting dignitaries
January 30, 2014
The historic
leader of the Cuban Revolution met with presidents
Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and
Rafael Correa (Ecuador). Also participating were
Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño and
Rosario Murillo, the Nicaraguan leader's spouse.
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DECLARATION OF HAVANA (SYNOPSIS)
Integration within diversity
January 30, 2014
In the Declaration of Havana,
issued at the conclusion of the 2nd
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Summit, the 33 dignitaries in attendance
representing member countries, emphasized that
within two years of the...
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CELAC has
been built upon a legacy of two hundred years of
struggle for independence
January 29, 2014
Esteemed Heads of State and
Government of Latin America and the Caribbean;
Distinguished Foreign Ministers and guests;
On behalf of the people and the government of Cuba I
warmly welcome you and wish you a pleasant stay.
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Raúl
Castro proposes directing Latin America’s resources
toward development
January 28, 2014
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuban
President Raúl Castro said today that all the wealth
of Latin America and the Caribbean should become an
engine for the elimination of existing inequalities
in the region. Opening the Second Summit of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)...
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Cuba
inaugurates Mariel Special Development Zone’s first
port facilities
January 27, 2014
Cuban President
Raúl Castro Ruz and Dilma Rousseff, President of
Brazil inaugurated the first section of a container
terminal at the port of Mariel, 45 kilometers west
of Havana.
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Fidel and Cristina meet
January 27, 2014
Around noon, on Sunday January 26,
the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel
Castro and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,
president of Argentina, held a friendly meeting,
prior to the CELAC Summit gathering of government
leaders.
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CELAC Foreign Ministers meet
January 27, 2014
Following the meetings held by
national coordinators of the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CELAC) over the
weekend, foreign relations ministers are meeting
today, January 27, to refine the documents which
will be presented tomorrow to the Summit of
government leaders from the region’s 33 independent
countries.
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CELAC National Coordinators declare Latin America
and the Caribbean a region of peace
January 26, 2014
The Community of Latin American and
Caribbean (CELAC) member countries’ National
Coordinators approved on Saturday, January 25, a
document which declared Latin America and the
Caribbean a Zone of Peace.
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Saint
Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister arrives in Cuba
January 26, 2014
The Minister of Foreign Relations
from Saint Kitts and Nevis, Patrice Nisbett, has
arrived in Cuba to participate in the 2nd
Summit of the Community of Latin American and
Caribbean States (CELAC), which began Saturday and
will continue through January 29 in Havana.
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Foreign Minister from Belize praises Cuba’s
strengths
January 25, 2014
The Minister of Foreign Relations and
Trade for Belize, Wilfred Elrington, arrived in
Havana on Saturday, leading his country’s delegation
to the 2nd Summit of the Community of
Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
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CELAC
coordinators discuss positions to be adopted during
Havana Summit
January 25, 2014
National coordinators from member
countries of the Community of Latin American and
Caribbean States are meeting in Havana January 26,
prior to the 2nd CELAC Summit, where common
positions on important regional and international
issues will be established.
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Some
700 Journalists Accredited for CELAC Summit
January 25, 2014
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) The 2nd Summit of the Community
of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will
be reported from Havana by 694 journalists
representing 196 media outlets from 29 countries,
Humberto Macias, director of the International Press
Center told Granma.
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Ban
Ki-moon Confirms
Trip to Cuba for CELAC
Summit
January 25, 2014
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) The Secretary General of
the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will travel on
Sunday to Havana to participate in the 2nd Summit of
the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
(CELAC),...
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Argentine Presidentin
Cuba
January 25, 2014
The President of Argentina,
Cristina Fernández, is in Cuba to participate in the
2nd Summit of the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States, CELAC.
According to the Argentine news agency Télam, the
President arrived at Havana’s José Martí
International Airport Friday night.
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Latin America
and the Caribbean moving forward
January 22, 2014
With the
foundation three years ago of the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the dreams of
a region, which for years had been deferred,
re-emerged. Great challenges and great hopes are
both a reality for the new regional organization.
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Revolutionary
foreign policy
upheld for 55 years
January 21, 2014
Cuba is a small country, with limited economic
resources, but has maintained, over the last 55
years, a foreign policy of global scope and
influence based on revolutionary values and
principles.
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Creating the
path as we advance
January 17, 2014
According to
the writer Eduardo Galeano, the Hindu god of
intellect Ganesha teaches that the first words of a
book are as fundamental as a house or temple’s first
bricks.
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The realization
of a strategy
January 17, 2014
AT times, the
pace of our daily lives does not allow us to see
what is happening in front of our very eyes, within
the society where we function every day.
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4.2!
Lowest infant mortality
ever in Cuba
January 17, 2014
As an
expression of the Revolution’s commitment to the
health of mothers and children, in 2013 Cuba reached
the lowest rate of infant mortality in its history,
4.2 per thousand live births, placing us among the
top nations with low averages.
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Fidel in the
heart of Romerillo
January 10, 2014
It was no
accident that Alexis Leyva Machado (Kcho) chose to
inaugurate his Laboratorio para el Arte in
Romerillo, this past January 8. The artist wished to
commemorate, with residents of the community, the 55th
anniversary of the Freedom Caravan’s arrival in
Havana.
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4.2! Lowest
infant mortality ever in Cuba
January 9, 2014
As an
expression of the Revolution’s commitment to the
health of mothers and children, in 2013 Cuba reached
the lowest rate of infant mortality in its history,
4.2 per thousand live births, placing us among the
top nations with low averages.
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Fidel
attends art studio inauguration in Havana’s
Romerillo neighborhood
January 9, 2014
THE evening of January 8, Comandante
en Jefe Fidel Castro attended the inauguration of
Kcho’s Romerilllo Art Laboratory Studio, a
non-profit cultural center dedicated to
experimentation, development and promotion of the
arts and human understanding.
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We have never
ceded to aggression, coercion or threats
January 3, 2014
Speech
by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
and President of the Councils of State and Ministers,
in commemoration of the 55 anniversary of the
triumph of the Revolution, Santiago de Cuba’s Manuel
Carlos Cespedes Park, January 1, 2014, Year 56 of
the Revolution (Council of State transcription)
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Raúl: This is a
Revolution committed to its people
January 3, 2014
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (AIN).— Fifty-five years since its
triumph, this is a Revolution with a single
commitment, one to its people, Army General Raúl
Castro Ruz, President of Cuba's Councils of State
and Ministers, said January 1, in this city.
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Fidel
receives writer Ignacio Ramonet
December
17, 2013
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, received, on December 13 at his Havana
home, writer, journalist and intellectual Ignacio
Ramonet.
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CIREN treats almost 100,000 patients
December
17, 2013
Some 100,000 people from 91 countries, the
majority from Cuba, have been treated at the
International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN),
since its creation almost 25 years ago, today
announced experts in Havana.
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Louis Cristal cruise liner initiates
trips around Cuba
December
17, 2013
Those interested in visiting Cuba have a new
option this season aboard the Louis Cristal cruise
ship, which on December 16 began a trip around the
island, with stops at several ports.
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Mandela and
Fidel: What is not being said
December
11, 2013
THE death of Nelson
Mandela has precipitated a torrent of
interpretations on his life and work, all of which
present him as a disciple of pacifism and a kind of
Mother Teresa of South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela
Symbol of freedom
and human dignity
December
11, 2013
IT is possible that no
other political leader of our times has been so
admired for his resistance and tenacity in the
struggle for racial equality as South African Nelson
Mandela, who died on Thursday, December 5, at the
age of 95.
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Cuba and human rights
Cuba has a high
human development index, 51st among 187 countries
according to the 2011 Human Development Report
December
11, 2013
FOR some time Spain has
welcomed countless characters from the so-called
internal dissidence of the Republic of Cuba,
characters who are received by the highest-ranking
state leaders, the President of Government included.
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Hasta
Siempre, Madiba
December
10, 2013
FIRST Vice President Miguel Díaz Canel
Bermúdez signed the condolences book at Havana’s
South African embassy in posthumous tribute to
former President Nelson Mandela.
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Raúl
leads delegation to funeral honors for Nelson
Mandela
December
9, 2013
PRESIDENT Army General Raúl Castro
Ruz is heading the Cuban delegation to the funeral
honors for the historic leader of South Africa
Nelson Mandela.
The
delegation also includes Foreign Minister Bruno
Rodríguez Parrilla and
Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez,
Cuban ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.
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Cuban
Interests Section in U.S. to provide consular
services through February 17, 2014
December
9, 2013
ON December 6 M&T Bank informed the
Cuban Interests Section in Washington D.C. that the
definitive closing of the Cuban diplomatic mission’s
accounts has been postponed until March 1, 2014,
specifying that deposits would be accepted through
February 17, 2014.
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Message from the Cuban people and government on the
occasion of Nelson Mandela’s death
December
6, 2013
Havana, December 5, 2013
Your Honor:
With profound sorrow, I send you our heartfelt
condolences on the occasion of our dear friend
Nelson Mandela’s death, in the name of the Cuban
people and government, which we extend as well to
his family, the African National Congress and the
entire nation.
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Unique
tribute for December 2
December
4, 2013
ON the
perimeter wall of the Aracelio Iglesias Workers’
Social Circle in Jaimanitas, Havana, visual artist
José Fuster has reproduced the Granma yacht,
to mark another anniversary (December 2) of its
historic crossing from Mexico to Cuba.
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TRAINING
DOCTORS IN CUBA
A vision becomes
reality
December
4, 2013
IN mid-1960, 18 months
after the triumph of the Revolution, came an event
of unquestionable historic significance in terms of
medical teaching: the resignation en masse of 141
professors from the University of Havana’s Faculty
of Medicine, the only one in the country, an evident
barrier to attaining the revolutionary proposition
of universalizing the teaching of Medicine with a
high degree of social commitment.
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Cuba an example in
the rehabilitation of the blind
December
4, 2013
IN the closing session
of their 4th Congress, members of the National Blind
Association (ANCI) presented President Raúl Castro
Ruz with the Bastón de Cristal distinction, which
was received by Council of State Vice President
Salvador Valdés Mesa.
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Special distinction
awarded Mexican deputy
December
4, 2013
IN recognition of his
meritorious work promoting solidarity between Cuba
and Mexico, the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP)
has awarded Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez, a founding
member of the Mexican Labor Party (Partido del
Trabajo), the institution’s 50th Anniversary Special
Recognition, during a ceremony held in Havana.
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Sound
solidarity
December
4, 2013
RAMSEY Clark came to
Cuba in November, in the context of the 9th
International Colloquium for the Liberation of the
Five and Against Terrorism. We met with him one
afternoon, when he found time within his full agenda
to grant us an interview.
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Listening is
the essence
December
4, 2013
ANYONE may knock at
their doors. Help is assured because the philosophy
which has guided these centers for 20 years is based
on listening, before questioning. Work is directed
toward the heart of Cuban families, unavoidably the
scene of conflict and contradictions at times.
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Statement from
director of U.S. relations for Cuban Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
December
4, 2013
On December 3, press media in the
United States reported information about a letter
from 66 Democratic, Republican and independent U.S.
Senators to President Barack Obama, in relation to
U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who is serving a prison
term in Cuba.
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WORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS
Cuban voices to speak out
December
3, 2013
THE Cuban delegation to the 18th
World Festival of Youth and Students, Ecuador 2013,
including 200 members representing diverse sectors
of society, was presented with the Cuban flag on
December 2, Day of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
and the anniversary of the landing of the Granma
yacht expedition in 1956.
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Díaz-Canel
attends Jewish Hanukkah celebrations
December
2, 2013
FIRST Vice President Miguel
Díaz-Canel Bermúdez attended the Hanukkah or
Festival of Lights, in the Grand Synagogue of Cuba’s
Jewish Community in Havana, on December 1.
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Concrete measures to support a prosperous,
sustainable socialism
November
28, 2013
AS a step toward strengthening economic management
in Cuba, the government has decided to introduce a
new conception of the state’s responsibility, which
should, among other aspects, stimulate commerce with
the gradual expansion of the wholesale market.
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Master plan to recover Havana Bay
November
28, 2013
IMPLEMENTATION is underway of a 20-year master plan
to decontaminate Havana Bay, including the
rehabilitation and extension of storm sewers and
drainage systems, as well as new waste water
treatment plants.
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JOSÉ MARTÍ COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL
Education and love for juvenile offenders
November
28, 2013
THERE are no walls, no bars, no perimeter guards. No
criminal records, because those who arrive here come
as young people who need help, counseling and
guidance to become upstanding individuals. There is
no mistreatment; there are no children’s prisons in
Cuba.
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BASTIÓN 2013 STRATEGIC EXERCISE
CONCLUDES
Raúl advocates
continuing perfection of Cuba’s defense capacity
November
28, 2013
“WITH this exercise we have taken one more step in
strengthening the defense of our Revolution. We must
constantly study and perfect each one of the tactics
and methods we use to be prepared for any enemy
aggression,” affirmed Army General President Raúl
Castro Ruz, during the “Bastion 2013”
videoconference on November 22 which concluded the
strategic exercise.
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HAVANA CLUB INTERNATIONAL
20 years
winning over the world
November
28, 2013
The Havana Club International Corporation (HCI S.A.)
is today demonstrating its success in the world of
liquors with a tenfold increase in its sales during
the 20 years since it was founded.
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Special distinction awarded Mexican deputy
November
28, 2013
IN recognition of his meritorious work promoting
solidarity between Cuba and Mexico, the Cuban
Friendship Institute (ICAP) has awarded Alberto
Anaya Gutiérrez, a founding member of the Mexican
Labor Party (Partido del Trabajo), the institution’s
50th Anniversary Special Recognition, during a
ceremony held in Havana.
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Cuban Interests Section in the United States to
suspend consular services
November
27, 2013
ON July 12, 2013, M&T Bank
informed the Cuban Interests Section in Washington,
D.C., about its decision to no longer provide
banking services to foreign missions and a limited
period of time was given to the Cuban Interests
Section and the Cuban Permanent Mission to the
United Nations to close all accounts and find a new
bank to do business with.
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Another
aggression by U.S. authorities
November
27, 2013
WASHINGTON.—The U.S. Justice
Department announced November 26 that it had reached
an agreement with the Swiss Weatherford
International Ltd. oil services company, on a $252
million fine for alleged violations of U.S.
sanctions imposed on countries such as Cuba, Iran
and Sudan.
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Raúl receives
president of Rosneft Oil Company
November
25, 2013
PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz received
November 23 Igor Ivanovich Sechin, president of the
Rosneft Oil Company, who was leading a delegation
from the Russian Federation on a working visit to
Cuba.
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A
human barrier against drug trafficking
November
22, 2013
JARDINES DEL REY, Ciego de
Ávila.—A barrier preventing illicit drugs from
entering the country exists in the sea off the
northern coast of Ciego de Ávila. Not the 10-kilometer
coral reef - considered the second largest of its
kind worldwide – but rather a human barrier composed
of Border Guards (TGF) and their collaborators who
are always on the look-out for aerial drops or boat-to-boat
transfers of packages containing marijuana or
cocaine.
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Cuba among
principal tourist destinations in the Caribbean
November
22, 2013
CUBA received
more than two million tourists in the first nine
months of the year, according to the National
Statistics and Information Office (ONEI).
The ONEI reported that the figure of vacationers
arriving in the country from January through
September this year reached 2.14 million, the
majority from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany,
Argentina and Italy, in that order.
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Bastión
2013 Strategic Exercise
November
21, 2013
IN the midst of updating its economic model, in
itself a decisive form of national defense, Cuba has
initiated the Bastión 2013 Strategic Exercise, which
has become the broadest expression of the concept of
people’s war.
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Statement by President
Raúl Castro Ruz
November
21, 2013
Compatriots:
Over the next
four days we will undertake the "Bastión 2013"
Strategic Exercise.
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Anti-war activists
demand return of U.S. base to Cuba
November
21, 2013
ANTI-WAR activists from around
the world meeting in Guantánamo demanded the return
to Cuba of territory occupied by the United States
in this eastern province, where a U.S. Naval Base
has been illegally established for more than 50
years.
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Call to increase actions
to free the Five
November
21, 2013
THE 9th International
Colloquium for the Liberation of the Five and
Against Terrorism, which took place in the eastern
province of Holguín (November 13-17) and was
attended by 300-plus delegates from 51 countries,
ended with determination to win the struggle.
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Message from Ramón Labañino to the 9th Colloquium
November
21, 2013
DEAR sisters and brothers,
This 9th Colloquium for the freedom of the Five
really has been special given the even larger
attendance of brothers and sisters from all over the
world, for the enthusiasm and initiatives, for the
effort, but, above all, for the great love with
which you undertake all your work for the good of
Cuba and everyone.
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The
challenges of aging
November
21, 2013
A new challenge now has a place on world agendas.
Population aging is a palpable phenomenon in
societies, with consequent impacts on health, the
family, economic activity and social security and
assistance budgets.
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Cuba
counts
November
18, 2013
HOW many of us are there?
Where and how do we live? How do we relate to each
other, work and study? These are some of the
questions the Population and Housing Census,
conducted in October 2012, sought to answer,
questions about Cuba’s particular profile which had
not been investigated at this level since 2002,
undertaken at a time when the country is immersed in
the updating of its economic model and can use
reliable data uncovered by the Census to support
implementation of Policy Guidelines approved at the
6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
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Cuba
successfully develops cochlear implant program
November
18, 2013
HAVANA - For over 15 years
Cuba has been developing a free-of-charge national
cochlear implant program which has benefited around
270 children, especially deaf-blind children and
those with multiple disabilities.
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Ironies of the
heart
November
18, 2013
PARADOXES of life. Doctor Álvaro
Lagomasino Hidalgo, one of Cuba’s master heart
surgeons who has saved many lives, was forced to
undergo emergency surgery himself due to a coronary
disorder.
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For 500
years
November
18, 2013
TIME, of course, does have an impact, but Cuba’s
original villas, celebrating their 500th birthdays,
are as lively as ever and moving forward. The
formula making this possible is based on a
harmonious combination of tradition and modernity,
along with residents’ awareness of the special
nature of their urban environments.
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Jardines del Rey: 20 years of preference
November
18, 2013
CAYO COCO, Ciego de Ávila.—The Jardines del Rey
tourist destination is celebrating the 20th
anniversary of its opening with a renovation of
hotel facilities and growth in the number of
visitors.
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HAVANA
INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR
Growing interest in Cuban
market
November
15, 2013
THE 31st Havana International
Trade Fair, FIHAV 2013, concluded November 9, with
positive results overall. Both the square footage of
exhibition areas and participation were greater than
previous years, while the quality of displays,
growing interest in the Cuban market, as well as
more credibility and confidence in the country were
noted.
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Devoted to
the struggle for social justice
November
15, 2013
SOLIDARITY among peoples has
been Amalia Edith Glaif’s banner in the struggle for
a better world. The Argentine activist has devoted
her life to promoting social justice, offering
special support to a small Caribbean island country,
the focus of her passion.
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9th Colloquium for the
Five
November
15, 2013
HOLGUIN.—The
exposition Yo me muero como viví, comprising 15
watercolors in which one of the Five, Antonio
Guerrero, captures moments of the first months of
their unjust and cruel imprisonment, was a strong
preamble to the 9th International Colloquium for the
Liberation of the Five and Against Terrorism, which
began November 12 with friends of Cuba from all
parts of the world.
•
Cuba: high
density of health professionals
November
15, 2013
WASHINGTON.—Cuba heads the
list of countries with the highest density of health
professionals per 10,000 inhabitants, with 134.6,
followed by the United States (125.1) and Canada
(93.5), according to a report from the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO).
•
Initiative unites intellectuals, artists and figures
from around the world
November
7, 2013
THE initiative Voices for the
Five, supported by important figures on a world
scale, is undertaking an intense schedule of
activities to demand the liberation of the Cuban
anti-terrorists imprisoned in the United States,
including the convocation of an International
Investigation Commission to review the case, which
will be held in London, March 7-8, 2014.
•
PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY
Looking to the
future
November
7, 2013
THE Third Cuban Photovoltaic Workshop
was recently held in the University of Havana’s
Manuel Sanguily Theater and presented were current
perspectives for the gradual development of this
renewable energy resource, to turn the sun’s rays
into electricity
•
FIHAV 2013
participation grows
November
7, 2013
THE Havana International Trade Fair
has arrived at its 31st edition this year with
significant growth in the participation of
international companies, businesspeople and high-level
governmental delegations, all interested in trade
and investment opportunities in Cuba, which the
event highlights with a broad range of products,
consumer goods, equipment, machinery, raw materials
and services on display.
•
Young
Sahrawis grateful for solidarity
November
7, 2013
THE independence cause of the Sahrawi
people has been supported by Cuba in international
forums and with solidarity for over more than 30
years.
•
Bayamo, a
positive 500th anniversary
November
7, 2013
BAYAMO is celebrating its 500th anniversary beyond
nostalgia and historical memories. The immense
historic and cultural crucible which is the second
settlement founded by Spanish colonizers in Cuba has
stirred within its people a pride in their city
which was 500 years old on November 5.
•
Martí Theater: A new beginning
November
7, 2013
IT is said that the Martí
Theater of yesteryear was a highly attractive venue.
Its balconies with floral wrought iron railings; the
firefly-effect vast lighting system; the graded
circles; the scenographic stage curtains; the many
doorways; seats of maple and ironwork; its green,
ocher and golden tones all made it a majestic
theater, the scene of important cultural and
political moments in the country since its
inauguration in 1884.
•
José Ramón Fernández
awarded Honorary Doctorate in Military Science
November
5, 2013
WITH President of the
Councils of State and Ministers Raúl Castro Ruz in
attendance, Reserve Division General José Ramón
Fernández, decorated Hero of the Republic, was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate on November 4.
•
Raúl meets with
Indian Vice President
October
31, 2013
PRESIDENT Raúl
Castro Ruz met October 30 with Mohammad Hamid Ansari,
Vice President of India and President of the Rajya
Sabha, or upper house of the Indian Parliament, who
is making an official visit to Cuba.
•
SPANISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
University of Havana perfecting program
October
31, 2013
SHENG Yz
Zhu is 26 years old and sells marble in China. Jean–Baptiste
Joses is Haitian, a lover of Cuban culture and wants
to study medicine. Mohamed Osma Aldeen, from Syria,
is pursuing a doctorate in Physical Education and is
not a big talker. Angolan Roney Athfany is preparing
for a career as an economist.
•
U.S blockade has
concrete impact
October
31, 2013
IN the more than
50 years of the Cuban Revolution, millions of
dollars have been accumulating in lost revenue as a
direct consequence of the economic, financial and
commercial blockade imposed by the U.S. on the
country. Education is a sphere of great social
benefit which has not
escaped this reality.
•
Díaz-Canel receives
Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis
October
31, 2013
FIRST Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
received October 25 Deputy Prime Minister Earl Asim
Martin, also Minister of Public Works, Energy and
Public Services of the Federation of Saint Kitts and
Nevis, who was making an official visit to Cuba.
•
The fight against
corruption in Cuba is inseparable from its struggle
for independence
October
31, 2013
BEIJING.—Comptroller General of Cuba and Council of
State Vice President Gladys Bejerano addressed the
closing session of the 21st Congress of the
International Organization of Supreme Audit
Institutions (INTOSAI), a UN agency.
•
Cuban Council of State awards Friendship Medal to
Mario Renato Menéndez Rodríguez
October
31, 2013
THE Council of State of the Republic of Cuba awarded
the Friendship Medal to Renato Menéndez Rodríguez,
general editor of the Mexican newspaper Por Esto!.
The proposal was made by Kenia Serrano Puig,
president of the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP),
and the official ceremony took place in Havana’s
José Martí Memorial.
•
I consider
the Cuban people my own
October
31, 2013
WHEN in 1987 Lourdes Mba Ayecaba, at 13 years of age,
traveled from Equatorial Guinea to study in Cuba,
she could never have imagined what the future would
bring.
•
UN
recognizes Cuban tuberculosis program
October
31, 2013
CARLOS Cortés, principal technical advisor for the
United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) efforts
in Cuba, discussed the country’s program to control
tuberculosis (TB).
•
20th
Workers’ Congress next February
October
31, 2013
SANTA Clara.—The Cuban Workers Federation (CTC) 20th
Congress is scheduled for Havana, from February
20-22, 2014, according to Ulises Guilarte de
Nacimiento, member of its Central Committee and
president of the organizing committee for the
Congress, who was participating in the central Villa
Clara Provincial Conference.
•
U.S. absolutely
isolated and discredited
October
30, 2013
UNITED NATIONS.—
October 29, the international community in the UN
General Assembly once again confirmed the isolation
of the United States’ imposition of a economic,
commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.
• WORLD
FOOD DAY 2013
FOA describes Cuba’s work
as very positive
October 24, 2013
MORE than 800 million people go hungry every day,
while nutritional deficiencies threaten the health
of another 2 billion. At the other extreme however,
1.5 billion people suffer from obesity.
• U.S.
BLOCKADE OF CUBA
A case of genocide
October 24, 2013
AFTER the U.S. Federal Reserve fined
a Swiss bank $100 million (84 million euros) in 2004
for sending money to Cuba, among other sanctioned
countries, Cuban María González, secretary of an
enterprise and a single parent, has been unable to
receive the economic help her mother had been
sending her from another country.
• Blockade
without borders
October 24, 2013
THE German pharmaceutical giant Bayer
did business with Cuba for 118 years, until one of
its regional divisions decided to change its legal
address to New Jersey in the United States.
• Council
of Ministers focuses on economic issues
October 24, 2013
PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz, led an
October 19 meeting of the Council of Ministers which
focused on issues of vital importance to the
country’s economy.
• FIHAV
2013 with record participation
October 24, 2013
THE 31st edition of the Havana Trade
Fair, FIHAV 2013, scheduled November 3-9, is to be
the largest of the last 11 years, according to
Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo
Malmierca, who noted in a press conference that the
exhibition and fair is to feature 64 nations, those
with the largest participation being Venezuela,
Spain, Brazil, Germany, Panama and South Korea.
• HERMANOS
SAIZ ASSOCIATION CONGRESS
Renovating
debates and reflections by youth artistic vanguard
October 24, 2013
"THIS Congress has become, given the
richness of its debate and convening power, an
unprecedented event honoring our Cuban culture and
also, as you stated, our Comandante en Jefe
(Fidel Castro), who is present here with his ideas
and is a point of reference at all times."
• Former
Uruguayan President launches book in Havana
October 24, 2013
DOCTOR Tabaré Vázquez, former
president of Uruguay, launched his book Crónica
de un mal amigo, (Chronicle of a Bad Friend),
published in Cuba by the Científico Técnica
Editorial, at the National Oncological and
Radiobiography Institute (INOR).
• Jardines
del Rey receives more than three million tourists
October 24, 2013
MORE than three million visitors from
all over the world have enjoyed the Jardines del Rey
tourist destination since it opened 20 years ago.
• A
step forward for nature tourism in Cuba
October 18, 2013
DURING the ninth edition of Cuba’s
Nature Tourism International Fair, TURNAT 2013, held
in the eastern province of Granma, institutions
involved in this sector displayed their growing
capacity to offer visitors the opportunity to
appreciate Cuba’s impressive natural assets.
• H.
Upmann launches new cigar on the international
market
October 18, 2013
THE international corporation Habanos
S.A. has a new Cuban cigar, the Connossieur A, from
the H. Upmann brand.
• CUBA
AND THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The
importance of social commitment
October 17, 2013
WHEN in 2000 the United Nations drew
up goals committing world leaders to fight for a
better world, a little archipelago in the Caribbean,
Cuba, already had an advantage in this context,
thanks to a Revolution which, from January 1, 1959
onward, was determined to promote social development.
• Che
is everywhere
October 17, 2013
SANTA CLARA.—Che has something which
places him in all parts of the world. He can be seen
every day in the happiness of a child who aspires to
be like him, in the hope of a people, in the bands
of a flag, in the heart of a young person or atop a
hill. Not even his enemies have been able to remove
the figure and example which emanates from Ernesto
Che Guevara, the Heroic Guerrilla, 46 years after
his death, October 8, 1967, in Bolivia.
• Increased
production of medications in Cuba
October 17, 2013
THE Antibodies and Experimental
Biomodels Laboratory (LABEX) is to produce broad
spectrum tumor markers for wide-ranging use within
the national public health system and for export,
principally used in the context of cancer diagnosis.
Dr. Agustín Lage, director of the Molecular
Immunology Center (CIM), to which the center is
attached, stated that this product reflects the
positive results of 20 years as an entity focused on
research, production and marketing.
• Several
European airlines move to Terminal Five
October 17, 2013
LOOKING to offer quality services
during the coming high tourist season, Terminal Two
at Havana’s José Martí International Airport will
temporarily house four European airlines, beginning
October 14.
• Scientific
developments to create life
October 17, 2013
HOLGUIN.—In vitro fertilization, a
complex scientific procedure which can bring joy to
persons with difficulties in having children, is
becoming a reality in the province’s Territorial
Attention to Infertile Couples Center, currently
undergoing an investment process which will provide
it with advanced technology.
• THE
CAPITOLIO
An emblematic
architectural treasure
October 17, 2013
THE Cuban national capitol’s restoration is an
effort of colossal dimensions, requiring work in a
diverse set of arts and trades, in bronze, plaster,
gold, carpentry… and the work on the building’s
cupola is very complicated, Havana City Historian
Eusebio Leal explained to Prensa Latina.
• Raúl
receives Tabaré Vázquez
October 16, 2013
PRESIDENT Raúl
Castro Ruz received October 15, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez,
former President of the Oriental Republic of
Uruguay, who is visiting the country.
• Older
Cubans active and contributing
October 11, 2013
THE rocking chair was her
favorite spot. She sat there long hours waiting for
someone to come along and save her from the
monotony.
• Díaz-
Canel recognizes Spiritist community
October 11, 2013
FIRST Vice President of the
Councils of State and Ministers Miguel Díaz-Canel
Bermúdez, thanked Cuba’s Spiritist community for its
commitment to the people, the Revolution and the
case of the Cuban Five.
• More
than 300,000 Angolans learn to read with Cuban
method
October 11, 2013
MORE than 300,000 adults have
learned to read and write in Angola, thanks to the
Cuban program, Yo sí puedo (Yes, I can) implemented
in some 30 countries around the world.
• Death
of the 20th century General
October 9, 2013
A press report from
Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, notes that the
legendary General Vi Nguyen Giap, one of the most
eminent figures in Vietnamese history and a great
friend of Cuba and revolutionary causes, died at the
age of 102 on October 4.
• 37
YEARS SINCE THE DOWNING OF CUBANA FLIGHT 455
Families of
the victims demand extradition of Posada Carriles
and freedom for the Five
October 9, 2013
THE victims of
the crime perpetuated off the coast of Barbados were
honored October 6 in Havana’s Colón Cemetery, with
floral wreaths sent by the historic leader of the
Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro and President Raúl
Castro.
• The
blockade is the greatest violation of the human
rights of an entire people
October 9, 2013
THE U.S. blockade of Cuba, which has continued for
more than 50 years, constitutes "the greatest
violation of the human rights of an entire people,"
and has caused economic losses in excess of one
trillion dollars, stated Cuban Deputy Foreign
Minister Abelardo Moreno.
• U.S.
blockade affects pediatric cardiology
October 9, 2013
THE serious limitations that the U.S blockade
imposes on Cuba and that negatively affect the
public health system are issues experienced daily at
the capital’s William Soler Pediatric Cardiology
Center.
• The
Washington Post publishes article about the Five
October 9, 2013
IN an unusual
move by a major U.S. newspaper, The Washington
Post October 4 published an article on the case
of the Cuban Five, which points out that the
imprisoned anti-terrorists should be considered
heroes in that country as well.
• More
than 300,000 Angolans learn to read with Cuban
method
October 9, 2013
MORE than
300,000 adults have learned to read and write in
Angola, thanks to the Cuban program, Yo sí puedo (Yes,
I can) implemented in some 30 countries around the
world.
• Raúl
sends message of condolences upon the death of Army
General Vo Nguyen Giap
October 7, 2013
Havana, October
5, 2013
Year of the 55th Anniversary of the Revolution
Dear compañeros:
With deep sorrow I extend to you, in
the name of the Cuban Communist Party, government
and people, as well as my own, heartfelt condolences
upon the death of the legendary fighter for the
liberation of Vietnam, Army General Vo Nguyen Giap,
which I likewise extend to the sister Vietnamese
people and the family members of such a close and
faithful friend.
•
TAXES FOR THE NON-STATE
SECTOR
A redistribution to
benefit all
October 3, 2013
WITH self-employment becoming a more common option
in the country, the number of tax contributors in
the non-state sector, and their importance to the
state budget, have increased
•
Self-employed workers
authorized to undertake additional activities
October 3, 2013
THE Ministry of Labor
and Social Security announced September 26, in the
country’s official legal gazette No.27, the
enactment of 2013 Resolution No.41 which establishes
updated regulations governing self-employment,
including the rights and responsibilities of these
workers and definitions of authorized activities,
among these 10 new options.
•
Havana Vieja:
History in its streets
October 3, 2013
THE ancient city was
falling to pieces. Patios, ironwork, galleries,
porches, streets, plazas… seemed then to be
condemned to oblivion, as old and worn, not in
consonance with new concepts which emerged with a
focus on growth beyond the original city limits.
•
Raúl receives President of Timor-Leste
October 3, 2013
PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz received on
September 27 President Taur Matan Ruak of the
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, during the
latter’s official visit to Cuba.
•
Raúl meets with various
dignitaries
October 3, 2013
AT the close of
this edition, President Raúl Castro had received
Nangol Mbumba, General Secretary of the South-West
African People’s Organization (SWAPO), at the head
of a delegation invited by the Communist Party of
Cuba; Yukiya Amano, Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); and
Afonso Pedro Canga, Special Envoy of the President
of the Republic of Angola and Minister of
Agriculture, who presented Raúl with a message from
Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos.
•
Piedad Córdoba seeking a
great "Just Cause" in Havana
October 3, 2013
FORMER Colombian Senator
Piedad Córdoba is interested in making the case of
the Five a great "Just Cause" program, as she
affirmed in Havana in relation to the alternative
communications initiative she directs.
•
Cardiology Center in
Villa Clara
Highest surgical survival rate in its history
October 3, 2013
SANTA CLARA.—The Ernesto Che
Guevara Cardiology Center in Villa Clara has had
significant results this year, with a patient
surgical survival rate of 97.7%, a figure which
places it on a level with the most developed
countries in this context.
•
8TH CONGRESS OF THE
COMMITTEES OF THE REVOLUTION
Acting against illegalities
October 3, 2013
VICE
President José Ramón Machado Ventura, second
secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central
Committee, called for intensifying the battle
against acts of social indiscipline during the
closing session of the 8th Congress of the
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR’s),
attended by President Raúl Castro.
•
Cuba reaffirms
commitment to human rights
September 26,
2013
GENEVA.—The
Cuban ambassador in Geneva, Anayansi Rodríguez,
described as "very successful for our country" the
process of adopting the report from the working
group of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) on Cuba.
•
Mariel Special
Development Zone approved
September 26,
2013
President Raúl
Castro Ruz presided a meeting of the Council of
State September 19 during which a Decree-Law was
approved to establish the Mariel Special Development
Zone and described the project as critical to the
present and future of the country.
•
Redeveloping Cuba’s
citrus industry
September 26,
2013
Executive Director of Fruit Cultivation Enterprise
Group
IN 1968, a program was initiated to develop Cuba’s
citrus industry based on trade with Soviet-bloc
countries. Cultivation grew to cover 140,000
hectares, producing more than a million tons of
fruit. The processing industry infrastructure
reached a value of over 600 million dollars.
•
Noam Chomsky &
Stephen Kimber discuss the Five in Boston
September 26,
2013
MORE than 250 people,
mostly students just beginning the academic year,
gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston to hear renowned linguist Noam
Chomsky and Canadian author Stephen Kimber discuss
the case of the Cuban Five..
•
U.S. law students
support the Cuban Five
September 26,
2013
MORE than 200 students at
the University of the District of Colombia (UDC) Law
School expressed their support for the five Cuban
anti-terrorists sentenced to long prison terms in
the United States, one the occasion of the 15th
anniversary of their arrest.
•
Cuba and Vietnam
consolidate economic relations
September 26,
2013
HANOI.—The 31st session of the
Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission concluded
September 19 in Hanoi with the signing of a protocol
establishing an agenda of medium-term bilateral
cooperation, which also allows for a future
extension.
•
Friendship Medal
for Vietnamese ambassador
September 26,
2013
THE Council of
State of the Republic of Cuba awarded the Friendship
Medal to the ambassador of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, Vu Chi Cong, in recognition of his work
over the last six years, which has contributed to
consolidating the traditional links of friendship
and cooperation linking the two countries.
• Updating
of Cuban economic model continues to advance
September 25,
2013
THE Council of Ministers, in a September 21 meeting
presided by President Raúl Castro Ruz, approved a
group of policies which respond to various Economic
and Social Policy Development Guidelines of the
Communist Party and the Revolution, thus continuing
to move forward with the updating of Cuba’s economic
model.
•
Raúl has official
talks with President Correa
September 24,
2013
ARMY General and
President of the Councils of State and Ministers
Raúl Castro Ruz had official talks on September 20
with Rafael Correa Delgado, President of the
Republic of Ecuador, who was on a working visit to
the country.
•
Solidarity
events throughout the country
September 20,
2013
EVENTS took place in all the country’s provinces and
municipalities with the intention of sending a
message to the U.S. government to release the five
anti-terrorists heroes detained 15 years ago in that
country.
• Cuba
sings for its heroes
September 20,
2013
IT couldn’t be any other way. Five innocent Cubans
have completed 15 years of unjust imprisonment in
the United States, five Cubans who left everything
behind to protect the life and tranquility of an
entire country.
-
Comments delivered by René
- Message from Gerardo
Hernández Nordelo
- Message from Ramón
Labañino Salazar
- Message from
Fernando González Llort
- Message from Antonio
Guerrero
• Raúl
receives Mexican Foreign Minister
September 19,
2013
ON September 12, President Raúl Castro Ruz received
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico’s Secretary of
Foreign Relations, who made an official visit to
Cuba.
• Less
than noble Nobel Prize winner
September 19,
2013
WHILE continuing his threats of war
on Syria, President Obama has extended, for the
fifth time, provisions of the Trading with the Enemy
Act, entirely focused on a single country, Cuba.
• Cuba
protecting cigar legitimacy
September 19,
2013
THE recent seizure of false Havana
cigars by Costa Rican Public Ministry agents in
various outlets in the capital of that country,
reinforces the need for smokers of the Cuba’s famed
cigars to know the qualities which distinguish them
in order to avoid being deceived.
• 15
Years is Enough!
September 19,
2013
UNDER the maxim 15 Years is Enough!,
the International Encounter of Solidarity for the
Freedom of the Five concluded September 12 in Havana
with a commitment to intensify actions to secure the
liberation of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters.
• Voices
for the Five worldwide
September 19,
2013
WASHINGTON.—Under a burning sun,
right at midday on September 12, a group of
activists gathered outside the White House to demand
that U.S. President Barack Obama immediately release
the Five.
• Cuba
denounces unjust imprisonment of its anti-terrorists
in USA
September 19,
2013
GENEVA.—Cuba has once again
denounced the case of the Five at the UN Human
Rights Council, PL reports.
• Singing
for justice
September 19,
2013
IN the presence of President
Raúl Castro, a Gala was held September 11 honoring
the Five Cuban Heroes, arrested 15 years ago for
defending their country from acts of terrorism.
• Havana
University for the Five
September 19,
2013
DURING the UH por los Cinco
event, students at the University of Havana (UH) met
this September 12 to demand the liberation of
Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero
and Fernando González, still imprisoned in the
United States.
• March
for the Five
September 19,
2013
CONVENED by the
Cuban Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC), the
Solidarity with the Five Committee and the Cuban
Friendship Institute, a notable representation of
Havana residents marched to the José Martí Anti-Imperialist
Tribunal to demand the liberation of Cubans
Fernando, Ramón, Gerardo and Antonio, unjustly
incarcerated in U.S. prisons. The march coincided
with the 15th anniversary of their arrest.
• Cuba prioritizes
environmental protection
September 12,
2013
CUBA is rigorously and effectively
implementing several programs to contribute to the
reduction and elimination of Ozone Depleting
Substances (ODS), in an effort to comply with the
Montreal Protocol which the country signed and
ratified, along with 192 other nations, making the
commitment to fully participate in the application
of its provisions.
• Raúl
receives Vietnamese leader
September 12,
2013
THE ties of sisterhood which
have united the peoples of Cuba and Vietnam since
the 1960’s were recently reinforced by an official
visit to the country by Le Hong Anh, member of the
Political Bureau and of the Secretariat of the
Communist Party of Vietnam.
• CUBA-BRAZIL
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Agriculture, an
issue which cannot wait until tomorrow
September 12,
2013
BUILDING relations in the area
of agriculture between Brazil’s southernmost state
of Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul – and Cuba, promoting
better quality agricultural production, and
continuing to consolidate South-South cooperation,
are priority goals for a Brazilian group visiting
Cuba as part of a collaborative project initiated
earlier this year.
• CUBAN
ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE
Commitment to
the defense of linguistic identity
September 12,
2013
THE 6th International Congress
of the Spanish Language takes place in Panama City
October 20-23, under the maxim "El español en el
libro: del Atlántico al Mar del Sur."
• CUBA
2013 RADIO AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL
Reinforcing
the social responsibility of public radio and
television
September 12,
2013
VICE President Miguel Díaz-Canel
Bermúdez, member of the Political Bureau, issued a
call to fight against the media hegemony of the
communications transnationals and for the
conservation of national identities.
• UNIVERSITY
OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Training
doctors for Cuba and the world
September 12,
2013
WITH a commitment to continue
guaranteeing the training and retraining of human
resources required by the country’s public health
system, the 2013-14 university year was officially
opened at the Havana University of Medical Sciences
(UCMH) in an event at the capital’s Salvador Allende
Student Residency.
• Terror
in the 1990’s
September 12,
2013
THE resounding failure of the
terrorist escalation against Cuba in the 1990’s,
carried out by the Miami mafia, organized, armed,
financed and directed by the U.S. government and its
right wing, was another reason the imperial power
resorted to a brutal reprisal against five Cuban
patriots, whose names are no longer a secret.
• FBI
and Miami mafia conspired to arrest the Cuban Five
September 12,
2013
EVERYDAY more evidence appears
indicating that the September 12, 1998 arrest of the
Cuban Five in Miami was a result of conspiracy
between the anti-Cuban terrorist mafia there and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – having
little to do with U.S. national security.
• Message
from the Five Heroes
September 12,
2013
To the
conscience of the world and the U.S. people:
FIFTEEN years ago today, September 12, 1998, the
brutality of five simultaneous arrests burst into
our homes to initiate one of the most shameful
chapters of U.S. legal history: the trial of those
of us today known as The Five.
• Fill
Cuba with yellow ribbons on September 12
September 6,
2013
Dear compatriots,
FIRST of all, please excuse me for interrupting at
this moment. I know what this space means to Cuban
families and I promise to be brief, but it is
important that this message reach the largest
audience possible.
• Cuban
women lead in scientific professions
September 6,
2013
WOMEN in Cuba predominate in the country’s
scientific sector, holding 53% of leadership,
research, technical and service positions.
• Pedro
Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine trains highly
qualified medical professionals
September 6,
2013
THE Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical
Medicine (IPK) has trained some 45,000 Cuban
specialists and more than 5,000 from 87 other
countries worldwide, an expert from the institute
reported recently in Havana.
• Events
in the U.S. to denounce continued imprisonment of
Cuban anti-terrorists, 15 years after their arrest
September 6,
2013
WASHINGTON.— At least eight public
events will take place September 11-17 in
Washington, D.C., New York and Boston to denounce
the imprisonment of the Cuban Five, 15 years after
their arrest
• Cuba
and Nigeria review bilateral relations
September 6,
2013
CUBAN Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez
Parrilla received September 2 his counterpart from
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji
Ashiru, in a meeting in which both parties confirmed
the positive state of bilateral relations,
established in 1974.
• NEW
ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS
The teacher is essential
September 6,
2013
EDUCATION in the broadest sense of the word and conveying
knowledge are two of the basics the Ministry of
Education is emphasizing to improve learning in the
2013-2014 academic year, which began September 2,
with 1,840,000 students attending 10,402 schools.
• The
dirty rum war
September 6,
2013
FROM 1998 through 2003, the Bacardi company
invested three million dollars in taking over the
Havana Club trademark, in conspiracy with the Bush
family.
• Statement
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 2,
2013
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Cuba has learned of, with profound
concern, the statement made on August 31 by Barack
Obama, President of the United States, in which he
announced his decision to launch a military action
against the Syrian Arab Republic.
• The
Federation of Cuban Women in the Revolution
August
29, 2013
AUGUST 23, 1960 the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC)
was founded by our Comandante en Jefe Fidel
Castro, who called on the country’s women to unite
in an organization capable of fighting for full
equality and against prejudices existing at that
time, an organization which would support women’s
participation in the Revolution’s tasks in education,
work and defense.
• Eusebio
Leal:
Everything can be rectified
August
29, 2013
AN old city which is being revived little by
little, where a cultural space lost in rubble and
abandonment is emerging into the light. This has
been the objective over the years for Havana’s
historic district.
• Saul
Landau and 50 years of friendship with Cuba
August
29, 2013
IT was the spring of 1960 when a young American named Saul
Landau traveled to Cuba for the first time. He
prolonged his stay until the beginning of the autumn.
He had an immense desire to see what was happening,
"when people of my age were heading up ministries
and the leader was only nine years older than me."
These are the words of Saul Landau himself,
recalling those events today.
• It's
just a journey, Saul, the other isn't true
August
29, 2013
GERARDO Hernández Nordelo, Hero of
the Republic of Cuba, has sent a heartfelt message
to his friend Saul Landau, the outstanding U.S.
filmmaker and journalist, who is currently facing a
serious illness. Saul visited Gerardo on a number of
occasions, together with the actor Danny Glover.
• Cuba
developing a candidate vaccine against dengue
August
22, 2013
VARIOUS studies are underway
worldwide to produce an anti-dengue vaccine,
including an outstanding Cuban candidate in the
pre-clinical research phase.
• Cuban
reelected to the International Philosophy Federation
August
22, 2013
HAVANA.—Dr. Talía Fung has been
reelected for the third consecutive time as a member
of the Committee of the International Federation of
Philosophical Societies (IFPS), an honor she has
held since 2003.
• Abel
Santamaría Cuadrado Museum reopens
August
22, 2013
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.—The Abel
Santamaría Cuadrado Museum in this city has been
reopened to the public with a new montage.
Incorporated into its collection are photocopies of
his electoral registration card and that of the
revolutionary’s membership of the Orthodox People’s
Party.
• Trinidad
and Sancti Spíritus near 500th anniversaries
August
22, 2013
SANCTI SPÍRITUS.—A substantial improvement in the
quality of life of the inhabitants, in services
provided and in the urban image of the cities of
Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus is the principal
outcome of the 5,000-plus construction works
undertaken in them.
• First
month of transport cooperatives
August
22, 2013
ONE month after the first 124 non-agricultural
cooperatives went into operation, it is still
premature to speculate on this new form of working
within the dynamic of the process of upgrading the
Cuban economic model.
• Wine
Festival returns to Hotel Nacional
August
22, 2013
HAVANA.—The Hotel Nacional of
Cuba, the flagship of tourism in the country, is
once again to welcome the International Wine
Festival, scheduled for October 2-4.
• Solidarity
Medal for Saul Landau
August
15, 2013
THE Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) has conceded
the Solidarity Medal to the U.S. filmmaker, writer
and academic Saul Landau, who was unable to be
present at the ceremony due to health problems.
• A
special birthday
August
15, 2013
ALTHOUGH conventional dates are not of much
importance to René González, this August 13 is
special. After spending so many years unjustly
incarcerated in a U.S. prison, he can finally
celebrate his 57th birthday in his beloved Cuba.
• A
story that had to be told
August
15, 2013
Fernwood Publishing of Canada has just released
What Lies Across the Water – The Real Story of the
Cuban Five, to date the most complete book
available in English on a subject to which Americans
have had little access: the case of Gerardo, Ramón,
Antonio, Fernando and René, the Cuban patriots
incarcerated in the United States for fighting
terrorism.
• An
example, a lesson
August
15, 2013
30 years ago, Cuban and Angolan combatants wrote
with their blood and sacrifice one of the most
heroic pages of recent history. They responded with
steadfastness to the letter sent by Comandante en
Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz. Concerning that battle, Army
General Raúl Castro Ruz presented his reflections in
the book Cangamba, by Jorge Martín Blandin,
excerpts of which Granma has reproduced
• Letter
from Fidel to Cuban and Angolan combatants in
Cangamba
August
15, 2013
To the Cubans and the 32nd FAPLA brigade fighting in
Cangamba
(August 10, 1983)
DEAR compañeros,
For days, we have followed hour by hour your heroic
resistance facing South African puppet forces far
superior in number and military means in Cangamba.
• Cangamba,
the spirit of resistance
August
15, 2013
"ONE can never say
everything about Cangamba," confides Colonel ®
Fidencio González Peraza, Hero of the Republic of
Cuba.
• Cuba
upgrading airports to promote international tourism
August
15, 2013
CUBA’s aspirations to develop tourism have also
extended to expanding its air operations, with the
increased security, modernity and logistics demanded
by this service. With this in mind, work is underway
to upgrade Havana, Cayo Coco, Santiago de Cuba,
Santa Clara and Camagüey airports.
• Reflections
of Fidel
Objective truths and
dreams
August
15, 2013
THE human species reaffirms with
frustrating force that it has existed for
approximately 230 million years. I do not recall any
affirmation that it has achieved any greater age.
Other kinds of humans did exist, like the
Neanderthals of European...
• Fidel
not only belongs to Cuba, he belongs to this world
of ours, to this Our America
August
12, 2013
Brother, ¡Hasta la
victoria siempre! And may you have very many more
birthdays among us, giving demonstrations of this
integrity which you have given all your life, giving
demonstrations of courage, example, and driving
forward, as always, the waves of the peoples.
• More
infants exclusively breastfed in Cuba
August
9, 2013
One of every two infants less than six months of age
in Cuba are exclusively breastfed, according to Dr.
Pablo Roque Peña, coordinator of the Ministry of
Public Health's breast feeding program.
• New
option, same policy
August
9, 2013
The United States State
Department will now allow the granting of multiple
visit visas, valid for five years to Cubans
traveling to the country for personal reasons.
• U.S.
intensifies enforcement of blockade
Over the past several weeks,
the United States has intensified enforcement of its
blockade of Cuba, through the Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations.
• Varadero’s
world famous beach carefully tended and protected
August
9, 2013
Varadero is home to a
fantastic beach, a dream come true for tourists from
around the world, one of the most visited spots in
all of Cuba.
• WITH
SCULPTOR ENRIQUE ÁVILA
"Every image
has been a challenge and a gift"
August
6, 2013
The love of Enrique
Ávila González’ for his country’s history, and his
admiration for its protagonists, is great. He is
enormously grateful to be a sculptor and to have had
the opportunity to demonstrate this love and
admiration.
• Equity
and development of postal services
August
6, 2013
September 9-12,
the22nd Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas,
Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) will be held in Cuba. The
organization, one of the oldest of its kind,
includes 27 member countries which share the
objective of developing their postal services.
• This
continues to be a revolution of the young, as we
were on July 26, 1953
August
1, 2013
"THIS continues to be
a revolution of the young, as we were on July 26,
1953," said Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, in the
principal address made during the national
commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the
assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de
Céspedes Garrisons. The likewise First Secretary of
the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the
Councils of State and Ministers directed this
message to younger generations, who he described as
the historically necessary new guard in the
leadership of the Revolution and in building
socialism.
• Fidel
and Maduro share a fraternal meeting
August
1, 2013
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel
Castro Ruz, received compañero Nicolás Maduro Moros,
President of the sister Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela on the evening of July 26. Also
participating in the visit were members of the
Venezuelan delegation which attended the national
commemoration in Santiago de Cuba of the Moncada
assault which occurred there six decades ago.
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