C U B A

• Africa would be very different without the sacrifice of Cubans
September.30.2014
For the President of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU– PF), Simon Khaya Moyo, his country and Cuba share a common history and experience in regards to their struggles for independence.

• Cuba to Send 300 More Medical Staff to Combat Ebola
September.30.2014
Cuba already had the biggest foreign medical staff in West Africa to combat the virus, which has killed 3,000 people so far.
Cuba pledged 300 more doctors and nurses to battle the Ebola epidemic in West Africa on Friday. With a staff of over 460 Ebola specialists, Cuba will by far have the largest foreign medical team combating the disease in West Africa.

• Project to protect marine ecosystems implemented
September.30.2014
HAVANA.— In the coastal area of the southern provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque a project for local development has been implemented, in order to protect marine ecosystems, primarily mangroves, which are seriously affected by climate change.

• Cuba and Niger promote cooperation ties
September.30.2014
“What has astonished me the most is the Comandante’s innovative idea of integrating, in one area, product research; development; implementation and commercialization,” stated Issoufou Mahamadou, President of the Republic of Niger, during his tour of the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center (CIGB).

• Raúl receives President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
September.30.2014
On September 29, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of Ministers and State received, the honorable Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on an official visit to Cuba.

• Raúl Castro holds official talks with President of Namibia
September.29.2014
September 29.- Cuban President, Raúl Castro, received President of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba, on an official visit to the country, reported AIN.
Both dignitaries commented on the excellent state of the historic relations which unite both countries and reiterated their desire to strengthen cooperation across diverse sectors.

• 54th anniversary of the CDRs celebrated in Pinar del Rio
September.29.2014
PINAR DEL RÍO.— With the conviction that revolutionary vigilance and the fight against social indiscipline, illegality and crime continue to be key tasks, the people of Pinar del Rio celebrated the 54th anniversary of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs).

• President of Namibia visits Cuba
September.29.2014
On September 28, during an official visit to Cuba, the honorable Mr. Hifikepunye Poham­ba, President of the Republic of Namibia, toured the National Zoo accompanied by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, member of the Political Bureau and First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers...

• President of Niger arrives in Havana
September.29.2014
On September 28, President of the Republic of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, began his official visit to Cuba in order to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries, which already include the spheres of health...

• Seven nationals off to study in Cuba
September.26.2014
Seven more students from St. Kitts and Nevis have left for Cuba to pursue tertiary-level education.
The Government of the Republic of Cuba granted seven (7) scholarships to nationals in the areas of medical science, electrical and mechanical Engineering.

• Maduro’s well deserved congratulations
September.26.2014
On Tuesday, September 23, I listened to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela speak at the UN General Assembly. He spoke for 12 minutes. It was impeccable.

• Marino Murillo, new Minister of Economy and Planning
September.26.2014
As has been publicly stated, the implementation of the economic and social policy of the Party and the Revolution addresses the most complex and profound issues.

• Resounding Condemnation at UN of US Blockade Against Cuba
September.25.2014
United Nations, September 25 (Prensa Latina).— Leaders of Latin America, Africa and Asia expressed their rejection at the UN against the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba, positions that were mentioned as part of the high-level discussions at the General Assembly.

• Cuba and Ghana Sign Accord to Fight Malaria
September.25.2014
Havana, September 25.— Cuba’s Biological Laboratories enterprise Labiofam and Ghana signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to keep bilateral actions towards the control of Malaria in the African nation.

• Fidel sends letter to Nicolás Maduro following his courageous speech at the UN
September.25.2014
The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, highlighted in a letter sent to the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the bravery shown by the head of state in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, in which he called for the re-founding of the UN.

• Raúl Castro congratulates the Contemporary Dance of Cuba on their 55th anniversary
September.25.2014
Army General and President of the Councils of State and Ministers Raúl Castro sent a message of congratulations to the Contemporary Dance of Cuba (DCC), which according to Minister of Culture, Julián González, “is an exemplary model of Cuban dance.”

• Cuba among the top tourist destinations
September.25.2014
On September 23, Cuba was recognized as a top international tourist destination at an event in Brazil to decide the best tourist executives, companies and destinations in 2014, according to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations website.

• Stephen Kimber Wins Prestigious Award for Cuban 5 Book
September.24.2014
Stephen Kimber’s book, What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five, has won the 2014 Evelyn Richardson Award for Nonfiction at Canada’s East Coast Literary Awards.

• Cuba Hosts International Congress on Orthopedics
September.24.2014
SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Sept 24 (acn) Novel treatments, replacement of joints and traumas in sports are, among others, the topics debated as of Tuesday at the International Congress on Orthopedics under way in the city of Trinidad, in this province.

• Cuban pineapples make breakthroughs in European market
September.24.2014
After several years of absence from the international market, pineapples from the Cuban province of Ciego de Ávila have entered the European market with the prospect of increased exports thanks to demand for the fruit.

• Cienfuegos port to have modern cruise ship terminal
September.24.2014
According to Prensa Latina, a new project has been presented to build a modern cruise ship terminal at the Cuban port of Cienfuegos, the second largest in the country in regards to its volume of operations.

• The blockade, a policy against life
September.24.2014
For those who still insist on calling it an economic embargo, a glance at the report on the effects of this irrational U.S. policy in areas such as public health, due to be presented next month at the UN, is enough to dismiss this euphemism or at the very least call it into question.

• U.S. blockade affects Cuban education
September.23.2014
HAVANA.— The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. on Cuba for more than half a century negatively impacts the Cuban education sector.

• Heberprot-P benefits more than 31,000 Cubans
September.23.2014
Cuba has reduced the risk of amputation caused by ulcers in diabetics by more than 78% thanks to the implementation of a comprehensive program across all provinces, directed toward treating patients suffering from the problem, including through the use of Heberprot-P.

• Cuba-China: health and biotechnology collaboration
September.23.2014
With the aim of strengthening cooperation between Cuba and China in regards to public health and biotechnology, a delegation from the China Food and Drug Administration (CDFA) headed by Minister Zhang Yong, visited the installations of the Cuban Center for State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED). 

• Cuba to Promote its Tourist Offers in France
September.23.2014
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 22 (acn).— Cuba, interested in strengthening the French market as one of its main tourists sources, will participate tomorrow in the 36th edition of Top Resa, a fair renowned for promoting tourism in Europe, to be held in Paris.

• Cubans to Enjoy South African Movies in October
September.22.2014
Cuban audiences will be able to take a look at the recent history of South Africa during the 4th South African Film Festival organized by the country's embassy to Havana and the island’s Film Institute, ICAIC, from next October 6 through 12.

• UNESCO highlights Cuban contribution to Slave Route Project
September.22.2014
Director of the UNESCO Slave Route Project, Ali Moussa, highlighted Cuba's contribution to the initiative, which aims to show the scourge of the trade and African footprint in the world.

• Travel agencies offer non-state accommodation
September.22.2014
PINAR DEL RÍO.— Over the year an increasing number of travel agencies have incorporated non-state accommodations among their various lodging offers in the key tourist area of Viñales, Pinar del Río.

• Cuba ready for high-season
September.22.2014
The winter season looks to be positive for Cuban tourism, with results signifying a close to 5% growth in tourist arrivals to the island by the end of the year, stated José Manuel Bisbé York President of the International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies Havanatur.

• U.S. blockade impacts tourism
September.22.2014
Damage to the Cuban tourism sector due to the U.S. imposed blockade, already amounts to approximately two billion dollars, while the main activities affected are logistic assurance, management of travel agencies and overall quality of services, stated José Manuel Bisbé York, President of the International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies Havanatur.

• U.S. blockade an obstacle to housing development in Cuba
September.19.2014
HAVANA.— Cuba's housing industry is one of the main targets of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against the country, hindering housing development for Cuban families, say officials from the sector.

• Raúl receives Vice President of Panama
September.19.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received, on the evening of September 18, the honorable Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, vice president of the Republic of Panama and minister of Foreign Relations, on an official visit to the country.

• Medical Schools that contribute to world health
September.18.2014
HAVANA.— The role of universities in the health of their populations will be the main topic at the Second International Conference on Medical Education for the 21st Century to be held September 30 through October 3, in Havana.

• Cuban external fixators patented in 24 countries
September.18.2014
RALCA external fixators, designed by professor Rodrigo Álvarez Cambras at the beginning of the 1970´s, are patented in 24 countries and used in some 50 with remarkable results.

• INTERNATIONAL COLOQUIUM IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE FIVE
Efforts intensified to win freedom for the five Cuban heroes
September.18.2014
Iniciatives to mobilize popular support for the freedom of Cuban anti-terrorists unjustly imprisoned in the United States will be increased, according to activists, intellectuals, parliamentarians, union members, religious figures and many others meeting in Havana for the 10th International Colloquium in Solidarity with the Cuban Five and Against Terrorism.

• Cuba to host World Congress on Orthopedics and Traumatology
September.18.2014
Specialists from over 20 countries will present the latest advances in orthopedics and traumatology at the XXV Cuban International Congress to be held in Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus.

• Cuba praised for social development
September.18.2014
Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Ibrahim Thiaw, described his visit to Cuba, in which he had the opportunity to see the environmental and social development actions undertaken in the country, as both a privilege and a pleasure.
 
• Extraterritorial laws strengthen blockade
September.18.2014
A report by Cuba to be presented before the United Nations indicates that the continued application of the extraterritorial laws of the U.S. blockade against Cuba strengthens this unilateral policy, rejected by the international community.
 
• Cuba, tourism and the U.S. blockade
September.18.2014
Almost seven million U.S. tourists traveled to the Caribbean from January through July 2014, a group Cuba can not attract, given the blockade imposed on the island by the United States, for over 50 years.

• Copa Airlines announces new flights to boost tourism in central Cuba
September.18.2014
On September 15, Copa Airlines announced a new flight route to the city of Santa Clara which will operate from December onwards, in order to boost tourism to Cayo Santa Maria.
 
• Havana Trade Fair dedicated to foreign investment
September.17.2014
More than 4,500 exhibitors will present their products and services at FIHAV 2014, the largest trade fair in the Caribbean. Havana.—  The 32nd Havana International Fair will be dedicated to the promotion of foreign investment in key sectors of Cuban industry...

• Cuban writers and artists organization declares Comandante Juan Almeida a member of honor, posthumously
September.17.2014
The Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), on September 16, declared Comandante Juan Almeida an honorary member of the organization, five years after his death.

• Freedom for the Cuban Five demanded in Washington and around the world
September.16.2014
Friends of Cuba and people of good will around the world are raising their voices and carrying banners on the sidewalk in front of the White House to once again demand an end to the imprisonment of Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero.

• Cuba sees its future in Mariel Port, hand in hand with Brazil
September.16.2014
The Mariel special economic development zone, the biggest construction project undertaken in decades in Cuba, emerged thanks to financial support from Brazil, which was based on political goodwill, a strategy of integration, and business vision.

• Cuba appeals to the world to join struggle again Ebola
September.15.2014
“The Cuban government, as it has throughout these 55 years of Revolution, has decided to participate in the global effort being conducted by the World Health Organization to confront the dramatic situation unfolding in western Africa, while at the same time, calling on all countries’ governments and ministries of health to join the struggle against this disease.”

• Coralina choir in Leo Brouwer Festival
September.15.2014
Maestra Alina Orraca is an essential figure in the history of Cuban choral music. Small in stature, but immense on the podium, always with a smile on her face reflecting satisfaction and fulfillment.

• International Solidarity Colloquium begins
September.11.2014
In order to establish dialogues and facilitate new solidarity actions for the release of Gerardo, Antonio and Ramón, still imprisoned in the U.S., the 5th International Solidarity with the Five and Against Terrorism Colloquium began today, and will run through September 12.

• The blockade has become a financial war
September.10.2014
"The U.S. blockade of Cuba is increasingly damaging. It has become a financial war," asserted Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno, during a meeting with the press to present the country’s report regarding United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/8, entitled "The necessity of putting an end to the economic, commercial, financial blockade of Cuba by the United States."

• CUBA’S ECOSYSTEMS
From the mountains to the sea
September.10.2014
The sacred books of the Maya say that the gods made human beings of corn, asserting, in essence, that people are shaped by their natural environment.

• Cuba to have more than 85,000 hotel rooms
September.9.2014
Investments in the Cuban tourism industry will continue in order to complete more than 85,500 rooms of international standard by 2020, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero stated in Camagüey.

• Raúl receives Mexican Foreign Minister
September.9.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received on the afternoon of September 8 the honorable José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary, who is making an official  working visit to the country.

• Information regarding crash of U.S. registered plane north of Jamaica
September.8.2014
At approximately 11:54 am, September 5, 2014, the Miami Air Route Control Center reported that a TBM-700 airplane, tail number N900KN, with one crew member and two passengers aboard, was being accompanied by two U.S. Air Force F-15 aircraft, at some 100 nautical miles from Grand Bahama.

• More Cuban workers register as self-employed
September.8.2014
When in the 1990’s, the great recently-deceased Cuban musician Juan Formell composed a hit entitled "Un socio pa' mi negocio" (A partner for my business), he never could have imagined how much self-employment would expand to the level it has reached in Cuba today.

• We will never give up the right to denounce injustice
September.8.2014
The International Solidarity with the Cuban Five and Against Terrorism event began September 4 - on the anniversary of the death of Italian tourist Fabio Di Celmo, victim of a terrorist attack against Cuba - and will run through October 6, on the ...

• Fabio, forever in our thoughts
September.5.2014
August 4.- an event to remember, pay tribute and reaffirm revolutionary resolve, took place in the lobby of Hotel Copa­ca­bana, on the 17th anniversary of the death of young Italian Fabio Di Celmo, marking the start of the International Event for the Freedom of The Cuban Five and against terrorism.

• Customs regulations enter into effect
September.4.2014
ew regulations established by the General Customs of the Republic of Cuba came into effect September 1, 2014, to regulate imports of non-commercial products, which are applicable to all individuals arriving to the county or receiving goods from abroad.

• International event for the Cuban Five begins
September.4.2014
A press conference was held today at the Cuban Friendship Institute with the Peoples (ICAP) detailing the main activities which will take place as part of the Solidarity with the Cuban Five and fight against terrorism event, running from September 4 through October 6.

• Cuba welcomes new academic year 2014-2015
September.3.2014
The 2014-2015 academic year began in Cuba September 1, with 1.8 million students entering primary and secondary schools, along with more than 100,000 young people pursuing university studies.

• Bonds of justice
September.3.2014
German and Italian solidarity organizations, and father Michael Lapsley, vice president of the South African Council of Churches, met yesterday at the Cuban Friendship Institute with the Peoples (ICAP) to join forces in support of the cause of the Cuban Five.

• Wetlands cover nine percent of Cuba
September.2.2014
Wetlands in Cuba cover an area of approximately 10,410 square kilometers, equal to 9.3% of the islands total surface and include swampy areas along the coastline and in the interior.

• Cuba adopts measures to deter the entrance of illicit capital
September.2.2014
Cuba has adopted measures to minimize the entrance of illicit capital via transactions related to foreign investment, stated a Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) specialist.

• ARTICLE BY FIDEL
Just ideas - or disaster - will triumph
September.1.2014
If today it is possible to prolong life, health and the productive time of persons, if it is perfectly possible to plan the development of the population in accordance with growing productivity, culture and development of human values, what are they waiting for to do so?

• A symbol of friendship between our peoples
September.1.2014
Havana, August 30, 2014.
Dearest Ms. Diana Nyad, U.S. accompanying visitors, representatives of Cuban institutions, and our sports legends present here today.

• New international event for the Cuban Five
August.29.2014
A new international event in support of the Cuban Five will begin September 4 through October 6, with a vigil held outside the White House on September 12, marking 16 years since Heroes of the Republic of Cuba, Fernando González, René González, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino and Gerardo Hernández were unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. Antonio, Ramón and Gerardo still remain incarcerated despite the global call to U.S. President Barack Obama for their release.

• Machado Ventura calls for increased tobacco production
August.28.2014
PINAR DEL RÍO.—Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, José Ramón Machado Ventura, emphasized the need to enhance tobacco production given the indisputable quality of the leaf produced in the country, and high demand in the international market.

• TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Areas of study expanded to 97
August.27.2014
With the addition of two new areas of study to prepare intermediate level technicians and skilled workers, options developed by the Ministry of Education (MINED) have reached a total of 97 for the 2014-2015 academic year.

• Cycling for the freedom of the Cuban Five
August.27.2014
Five young people from different countries cycled through towns and cities in the east of Cuba, braving the intense August sun to demand that the U.S. government release Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero, unjustly imprisoned 16 years ago.

• Royalton Cayo Santa Maria
A marvelous hotel in perfect harmony with nature
August.27.2014
These are some of the expressions used by more than a thousands users of the tourism website Trip Advisor when referring to the Hotel Royalton Santa María, located on the key bearing this name, off the northern coast of Villa Clara, a central Cuban province.

• Champion of solidarity
August.27.2014
All those who visit Bogotá’s central Plaza Bolívar in Colombia, on a Sunday afternoon, will come across Orlando Jaramillo Hernández, tireless fighter in support of the Cuban Revolution and for the release of the Cuban Five imprisoned in the United States.

• FEDERATION OF CUBAN WOMEN
The organization that got women out of the kitchen
August.26.2014
To gauge the impact the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has had on society, we must go back in time to August 23, 1960, when the coming together of a variety of women’s organizations gave our grandmothers a voice and a vote - autonomy and the opportunity to get out of the kitchen.

• Preparations complete as school year begins
August.26.2014
"In comparison with last year, the situation for the present academic year is much better in terms of teaching staff, the distribution of study materials, the availability of facilities – despite difficulties – and with respect to the issue of maintenance," announced Dr. Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Cuba’s minister of Education, in a press conference held to discuss the opening of school.

• Cuba receives two million tourists in the first half of 2014
August.25.2014
Cuban tourism is in good stead to reach, this year, for the first time, three million tourists, having already received two million visitors in the first half of 2014.

• FMC 54th ANNIVERSARY
August flowers
August.22.2014
Celebrated August 21 was the historic unity and shared work of the country’s largest mass organization – the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) – and the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), during an event held to honor women who serve on the CDR National Executive Secretariat, held at the organization’s museum in Havana.

• True friendship
August.21.2014
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, related his recent meeting with the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, in an article broadcast on Cuban television program Mesa Redonda

• Cuba, an attractive destination for ecotourism in the Caribbean
August.21.2014
The travel agency Ecotur celebrated its 18th anniversary with the challenge of establishing Cuba as an attractive destination for ecotourism in the Caribbean.

• Cuba, an attractive destination for ecotourism in the Caribbean
August.21.2014
The travel agency Ecotur celebrated its 18th anniversary with the challenge of establishing Cuba as an attractive destination for ecotourism in the Caribbean.

• Essential women
August.20.2014
In the discipline, tenacity and beauty of Cuban women lies the secret to their ability to fulfill any responsibility assumed. This reality was made clear during the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) ceremony, held August 19, to honor outstanding individuals with the organization’s August 23 distinction, on the occasion of the FMC’s anniversary.

• No cases of Ebola in Cuba
August.20.2014
Dr. Manuel Santín, national director of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) epidemiology department reported on August 16, in Havana, that no cases of the viral infection Ebola (EVE) had been detected on the island.

• I want you free
August.14.2014
HAVANA.— Under the banner of " Yo te quiero libre," (I want you free) five young members of an initiative called a bicicletazo departed from Havana’s Central Park, August 13, to tour locations around the city and the province of Artemisa, in support of the Cuban Five, unjustly imprisoned in the United States for their efforts to prevent terrorism against Cuba.

• New horizons for Gaviota
August.14.2014
Tourist group Gaviota celebrated the 25th anniversary of its foundation with new accomplishments, among them the opening of the Meliá Marina Varadero Hotel with its first condominiums and the gradual completion of the ambitious Marina Gaviota Varadero project, and hotels Pestana Cayo Coco and Eurostars Cayo Santa María.

• HAVANA´S GREAT METRAPOLITAIN PARK
The green lung of the city
August.13.2014
Keeping the River Almendares clean is the objective of one of Havana’s most important ecological projects: The Great Metropolitan Park of Havana (GPMH), an ambitious environmental initiative, which has achieved important results over 25 years.

• Clowns delight children with cancer
August.13.2014
The young patients joyfully hug a young girl with a red nose. She is Aniet Esther Venereo, a member of La Colmenita, the Cuban theatre group which delights spectators, both children and adults.

• “Fidel es Fidel” photographic exhibition inaugurated
August.13.2014
The photographic and audiovisual exhibition “Fidel es Fidel”, by cinematographer Roberto Chile, was inaugurated Tuesday, August 12, at the José Martí Memorial, Havana, dedicated to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz’s 88th birthday.

• More than 4,950 kidney transplants in Cuba, 436 from living donors
August.12.2014
Since 1970 to date, 4,950 kidney transplants have been performed in Cuba, 436 of which have been from living donors, the national press recently reported.
The procedure with living donors is carried out in of the country’s provinces of Havana; Villa Clara; Holguín; and Santiago de Cuba, where the first operation in...

• Special communiqué regarding new U.S. subversion plan in Cuba
August.11.2014
Member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Free Trade Agreement of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) have indignantly learned of recent revelations made by the U.S. press agency Associated Press (AP) regarding another subversive plan financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

• CUBAN INDUSTRY
Fulfilling its social responsibility for development
August.7.2014
Cuba’s prosperity depends, in large part, on the ability of its industry to overcome management shortcomings, promote exports, and reduce costs, especially those related to imports – as indicated in Policy Guidelines approved by the 6th Party Congress in 2011.

• CUBAN CITIES
Cienfuegos: The Pearl of the South charms
August.7.2014
Located in the center of the island, on the southern coast, Cienfuegos is an attractive tourist destination, with nautical options and rich historical-cultural traditions to share. The province is becoming an obligatory stop for many touring the country.

• Good outlook for Cuban tourism from Southern Cone countries
August.7.2014
The Cuban tourism office for the Southern Cone is expectantly preparing for the coming high winter season, with the objective of increasing the flow of tourists from the region to the island, according to Latina Niurka Martínez, tourism specialist at the Cuban embassy in Argentina, from where operational and promotional work for regional markets (Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) is carried out.

• Nelson Mandela Prize for Cuban anti-terrorists
August.7.2014
August 6 in Havana, a delegation from the Center of Cuban Studies in New York and of the Montclair Art Museum presented the Nelson Mandela Prize to the Cuban Five, three of who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States.

• Lisboa-Jardines del Rey flight route inaugurated
August.7.2014
The opening of a flight between Lisboa and Jardines del Rey, north of Ciego de Ávila, confirms the area’s sustained growth and consolidation as one of the principal tourist destinations in Cuba.

• Statement by Ministry of Foreign Relations General Director for the United States, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro
August.6.2014
Once again confirmed are the Cuban government’s reiterated condemnations of subversive plans which the United States government continues to carry out in Cuba.

• Los Amigos bio-preparations plant inaugurated July 26
August.5.2014
Los Amigos, a Neem seed industrial processing plant, recently inaugurated in the municipality of Mayarí, in the province of Holguín, is a permanent reminder of the fraternal ties which united deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez Frías with Fidel and Raúl Castro.

• Viñales: Nature and Cuban traditions
August.5.2014
Those who prefer nature tourism will find in the Valley of Viñales, in Pinar del Río, a unique par excellence example of this option in Cuba.

• ARTICLE BY FIDEL
Palestinian Holocaust in Gaza
August.5.2014
I again request that Granma not use the front page for these relatively brief lines about the genocide of Palestinians being committed. I am writing them rapidly, to state only that which requires deep reflection.

• Cayo Jutías attracts increasing number of visitors
August.4.2014
Ccayo Jutías, a small island within the group known as Los Colorados off the northern coast of Pinar del Río, is one of local residents’ favorite options this summer, attracted by the untouched beauty of the beach.

• Youth event celebrating Chávez and Fidel
July.31.2014
Poignant and enthusiastically pro-Latin America was the march which passed through the streets of Havana on Monday, July 28, launching Cuban youth’s tribute to two giants of history, revolutionary brothers Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías and Fidel Castro Ruz, on the anniversary of the Venezuelan leader’s birth.

• Chinese President Xi Jinping makes historic visit to Cuba
July.31.2014
Prodeuctive, intense and historic were some of the adjectives used by the Cuban and international press to describe Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Cuba, during which he met with the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro, as well as President Raúl Castro, and important cooperation agreements between the two countries were signed

• Pastors for Peace return
July.31.2014
The Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan has arrived in Cuba for the 25th occasion, after visiting more than 65 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

• The revolutionary town has grown, and changed
July.30.2014
THREE years ago everything changed for Artemisa, previously a municipality within the province of La Habana. Residents awoke to take on the mission of becoming the capital of a new province, including the municipalities of Mariel, Guanajay, Caimito, Bauta, San Antonio de los Baños, Güira de Melena, Alquízar, Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal.

• Varadero hosts Latin American Parachuting Championship
July.28.2014
JORGE Dervinche is regular guy. His short stature and weighty frame hide his adventurous spirit and past as an outstanding athlete. Rapa, as he is known in his native Brazil, is the current President of the Latin American...

• The economic and social development of Latin America, the Caribbean and China offer extraordinary potential for the expansion of mutually beneficial ties
July.29.2014
Remarks presented by President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, during the meeting of Chinese, Latin American and Caribbean leaders, held in Brasilia, July 17, 2014, "Year 56 of the Revolution"

• The Caribbean cannot be forgotten
July.29.2014
Remarks by President of the Councils of State and Ministers Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, during CELAC leadership quartet meeting with China, in Brasilia, July 17, 2014, "Year 56 of the Revolution"

• Raúl leads National Day of Rebellion commemoration
July.28.2014
We have arrived thus far thanks to the unity of the people and their confidence in the Revolution, said Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés, July 26 in Artemisa.
President Raúl Castro led the event commemorating the 61st anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and...

• Message from Xi Jinping at the end of his visit to Cuba
July.28.2014
To compañero Raúl Castro, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Upon ending, with complete success, my state visit to the Republic of Cuba, I would like to repeat, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, my most sincere thanks to the...

• President Raúl Castro leads national July 26th commemoration
July.26.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, led the central commemoration of Cuba's National Day of Rebellion in the city of Artemisa, where Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez presented the  principal remarks.

• Xi Jinping and Raúl tour the heroic city of Santiago de Cuba
July.24.2014
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.— Precisely at noon, Wednesday July 23, Xi Jinping and Raúl Castro arrived in Santiago de Cuba for the last day of the Chinese leader’s official visit, following a successful Latin American tour which also included Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela.

• Fidel receives Chinese President
July.23.2014
On July 22, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, met with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, who was leading a delegation on a state visit to Cuba.

• It is time to know a little more about realities
July.24.2014
I have asked the editors of Granma to relieve me of the honor of publishing what I write on the front page of the official organ of our Party, since I am thinking of expressing personal points of view on issues which, for obvious reasons of health and time, I have not been able to present in the collective leadership bodies of the Party or state, such as Party Congresses or pertinent meetings of the National Assembly of People’s Power.

• New Cuban technology to control diabetes
July.23.2014
A new manufacturing plant for biosensors, which measure the level of glucose in a diabetes patient’s blood, was inaugurated July 22. The facility is a product of Cuba’s collaboration with China, and the inauguration was included among activities scheduled for President Xi Jinping recent visit.

• More than 7,000 new teachers graduate
July.22.2014
More than 4,400 students have graduated from pedagogical high schools – for the first time since their reopening in 2009 - specializing in Primary, Preschool and Special education, while another 3,000 graduated from pedagogical universities, equally committed to their discipline.

• Cuba releases Meñique, its first 3D animation film
July.22.2014
Meñique, Cuba’s first 3D animated film premiered on July 20, in the Charles Chaplin Theater, Cinemateca de Cuba, in Havana.
Written and directed by Ernesto Padrón, the film was made possible thanks to co-production with the Spanish company Ficción Producciones and the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) Animation Studios.

• Chinese President begins official visit
July.22.2014
In a written statement delivered to the press, Xi Jinping expressed his conviction that the visit would open a new stage in mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, saying, “With efforts made by the two parties, this visit will serve the purpose of promoting friendship, deepening mutual trust, expanding cooperation and advancing development – opening a new stage in our friendly, mutually beneficial cooperation.”

• Fidel’s message to Daniel Ortega on the 35th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution
July.21.2014
Dear Daniel,
I salute the July 19 Sandinista victory with the same enthusiasm, as if it were July 26, 1953 or January 1, 1959.
Nicaragua has become an irreversible bastion of the anti-imperialist struggle.

• Republic of Cuba
July.21.2014
President of the Council of State and government
Havana, July 15, 2014
Esteemed Daniel,
Conveyed are my most fraternal congratulations on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, which I further extend to the valiant Nicaraguan people.

• President Ortega highlights Nicaragua’s advances and challenges
July.21.2014
MANAGUA.— Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, spoke of the advances and challenges in his country, during a ceremony commemorating the 35th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, July 19, 1979.

• An unheard of provocation
July.18.2014
THIS morning the cables were full of reports about the unheard of news that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane had been hit at an altitude of 10,100 meters as it flew over Ukrainian territory, along a route controlled by the war-hungry government of chocolate king, Petro Poroshenko.

• Putin announces expanded collaboration with Cuba
July.16.2014
An increase in Russian collaboration with Cuba, with large projects planned, was announced by Vladímir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, speaking at a press conference with Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba’s Council of State and Ministers, after the signing of 10 important new bilateral agreements.

• Margaret Chan impressed by Cuba’s healthcare achievements
July.16.2014
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, expressed her great satisfaction with Cuba’s many achievements in the sphere of health, after inaugurating - together with President Raúl Castro - the new Centre of State Control of Medicines, Medical Equipment and Devices (Cecmed); and the National Coordinating Centre of Clinical Trails (Cencec), headquarters.

• General Customs of the Republic explains new regulations concerning imports
July.15.2014
The General Customs of the Republic (AGR) of Cuba and the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP) released four new resolutions, which will go into effect September 1, 2014, in order to regulate non-commercial imports entering the country.

• CUBAN DOCTORS IN BRAZIL
Appreciation: the greatest reward
July.15.2014
For those of us who saw the first 1,214 Cuban doctors leave for Brazil in August and September 2013 - as part of the initial group of the Cuban collaborative mission More Doctors together with more than 10,000 who went later - its seems like time has flown by.

• Raúl receives directors of the WHO and PAHO
July.15.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received Monday, July 14, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Dr. Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), during their visit to Cuba to attend the inauguration of the new Centre of State Control of Medicines, Medical Equipment and Devices; and National Coordinating Centre of Clinical Trails, headquarters.

• Ten new Cuba-Russia cooperation accords signed
July.14.2014
Documents signed July 11, 2014, in Havana, during President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to the country.
1. Agreement between the government of the Republic of Cuba and the government of the Russian Federation on Collaboration to Guarantee International Security of Information

• Fidel receives President Putin
July.14.2014
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, received on Friday, July 11, the Honorable Vladímir Vladímirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, who was making an official visit to Cuba.

• Raúl and Putin hold official talks
July.14.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on July 11, held official talks with the Honorable Vladímir Vladímirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on an official visit to the country.

• Raúl receives Ecuadoran VP
July.11.2014
On July 10, President Raúl Castro Ruz received the Honorable Jorge Glas Espinel, Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin in Cuba
July.11.2014
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday in Havana on the first leg of a historic Latin American tour and was welcomed at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport shortly after 5: 30 am by Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel and members of the Russian embassy.

• President of Russia to visit Cuba
July.10.2014
The honorable Vladímir Vla­dímirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation will arrive in Cuba, July 11, on an official visit to the country.

• Pastors for Peace return to Cuba July 24
July.10.2014
After visiting 65 cities in Canada and the United States, the 25th Pastors for Peace caravan will arrive in Havana July 24 and remain through August 3, during which time it will participate in various solidarity activities in support of the Cuban people.

• SECONDARY EDUCATION
Priority given to vocational studies
July.10.2014
In accordance with policies adopted by Cuba over the last few years, the recently concluded academic year maintained the focus on prioritizing the development of vocational education. Thus 42% of students finishing middle-school will continue their studies in pre-university high schools, while 58% will enroll in different vocational education programs.

• New Scientific Council for pharmaceutical industry
July.9.2014
The Cuban state enterprise Biocubafarma – Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Industry Group – announced the constitution of a Scientific-Technical Council (CCT) yesterday, July 8, with Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on hand.

• Deputies discuss performance of Cuba’s economy
July.8.2014
President Raúl Castro closed the National Assembly of People’s Power third period of ordinary sessions with a speech offering a snapshot of the country’s current economic situation, and addressing the international situation, in addition to its impact on Cuba.

• We are not satisfied with results achieved, but neither are we discouraged, in the least
July.8.2014
Speech by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on July 5, 2014, Year 56 of the Revolution, during the National Assembly of People’s Power 8th Legislature’s third period of ordinary sessions, in Havana’s Convention Center.

• Patients in 34 countries recover eyesight thanks to Cuba and Venezuela
July.7.2014
Since July 10, 2004 to date, Operation Miracle has benefited almost 2,600,000 people from 34 countries, stated Dr. Reinaldo Ríos Caso, head of the Ministry of Health’s National Ophthalmology Group.

• We are not satisfied with results achieved, but neither are we discouraged, in the least
July.7.2014
President Raúl Castro Ruz addresses National Assembly of People’s Power 8th Legislature July 5, during third period of ordinary sessions.

• VIII Central Committee Plenum
Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba presides
July.4.2014
On the afternoon of July 3, the 8th Plenum of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee was held, during which José Ramón Machado Ventura, the Central Committee’s second secretary, presented a report on the Political Bureau’s work during the first half of the year.

• Raul receives Argentine Minister of Defense
July.4.2014
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers received on the afternoon of June 3, Agustín Rossi, minister of Defense of the Republic of Argentina and the accompanying delegation, who visited the country at the invitation of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

• Ministry of Foreign Relations Statement
July.3.2014
On June 30, the United States Departments of Treasury and Justice, and the state of New York levied a record 8.97 billion dollar fine against the French bank BNP Paribas, for not abiding by the unilateral U.S. government sanctions on several countries.

• Cuba and Venezuela open modern pharmaceutical plant
July.2.2014
Cuba and Venezuela have inaugurated an advanced technology vaccine production plant, which is considered to be one of the most modern pharmaceutical instillations in Latin America.

• Expocuba brings dreams to life
July.2.2014
Well known as the site of the Havana International Trade Fair, Expocuba - Cuba’s largest fairgrounds and exposition center conceived by the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro – is celebrating its 25 year history.

• Legislators meet in commissions
July.2.2014
The 8th Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power is beginning its third ordinary period of sessions with work in commissions, at Havana’s Convention Center. The first plenary is scheduled for Saturday, July 5.

• Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana dies
July.1.2014
On the afternoon of June 29, Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana died, after a long illness.
He was born to a humble family on March 28, 1932, in the municipality of San Luis, in the province of Santiago de Cuba.

• Funeral service for Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana
July.1.2014
Floral wreaths from the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz, and President Raúl Castro Ruz were placed alongside the urn bearing the ashes of Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana.
 

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