El último congreso del PCC, al que la Constitución describe como la "fuerza rectora" de la sociedad cubana, fue realizado en octubre de 1997. El que se tenía que haber celebrado en 2002 ha sido aplazado en forma sistemática y muchos creen que la crisis ha dejado poco espacio para un conclave de esa magnitud.
Archive - Jul 2009
Cuba pospone Congreso del Partido Comunista
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 16:51.
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Cuba creará nueva agencia para combatir la corrupción
La Contraloría reemplazará al Ministerio de Auditoría y Control y responderá al Consejo de Estado. Tendrá autoridad para auditar y controlar todas las entidades gubernamentales y económicas.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 16:44.
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Actores de Hollywood visitan Cuba
Una decena de actores y otras personas de la industria cinematográfica llegaron a Cuba en la noche del miércoles y permanecerán en la isla hasta el fin de semana.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 16:41.
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Repsol planea comenzar perforaciones en Cuba en 2010
Repsol lleva ya tiempo realizando exploraciones en las costas de la Isla y considera que ya es hora de concretar las labores de perforación.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 16:35.
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Ciclista cubana da séptima medalla de oro a la Isla en Panamericano de ciclismo
Los colombianos dominaron la competición con 10 preseas más que su inmediato perseguidor, Cuba, que finalizó con 12, siete de ellas de dorado metal, en el velódromo del Centro Nacional de Desarrollo de Talentos Deportivos y Alto Rendimiento (CNAR), en México.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 16:29.
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Cuba Will Create New Agency to Erradicate Corruption
In his regular Thursday spot on state television, Cuba's top economic commentator Ariel Terrero said the Comptroller General's Office, to be created through new legislation, will try to ensure that state revenues are properly used.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 10:56.
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Cuba Trying to Save Energy at All Cost
Cuba has ordered austere energy savings this summer, and the secretive Council of Ministers and Communist Party Central Committee met this week to consider more cuts to cope with budget deficits and plummeting export profits.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 10:53.
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Hollywood Stars Visits Havana
The actors presence lent a bit of Hollywood glitz to warming U.S.-Cuba relations, and may have been the precursor for the making of a film in Cuba. Benicio del Toro received an award and Bill Murray stole the show when he improvised a version of the song "As Time Goes By," then jokingly passed around a hat, asking for money.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 10:46.
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Cuba Is Ready for U.S. Engagement
Compared with other countries in bad terms with U.S., Cuba seems positively benign. The Cuban regime has no apparent interest in nuclear or biological weaponry, it is not guilty of sponsoring terrorism in neighboring states, it is no longer trying to export "socialist revolution," it is not guilty of nuclear proliferation. So, why not talk to them?
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 10:37.
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Cuban Robles Thinks US Hurdlers Are the Men to Beat in Berlin
“My main opponents in the world championships will be the US hurdlers” said Robles, after it was publicly announced that Chinese Liu Xiang, current world champion, can not participate in the event.
Submitted by josek on Fri, 2009-07-31 10:30.
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Firman nuevos acuerdos económicos Cuba y Rusia
Los acuerdos firmados significan un respiro para la economía cubana, en pleno reajuste debido a los efectos de la crisis económica mundial y estrechan aún más las relaciones bilaterales.
Submitted by josek on Thu, 2009-07-30 16:57.
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Cubanos a la espera de los reajustes de la economía
En un país donde el gobierno controla el 90% de la economía, el salario medio es de 414 pesos cubanos (equivalentes unos 20 dólares) y la tasa de desempleo oficial es de 1,5%, la última consigna lanzada difundida oficialmente es la de "ahorro o muerte".
Submitted by josek on Thu, 2009-07-30 16:48.
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Ministros rinden informe como paso previo a la plenaria parlamentaria en Cuba
El presidente de la comisión de Asuntos Económicos del Parlamento, Osvaldo Martínez, aseguró la víspera que la lucha por la eficiencia de la economía es imprescindible para enfrentar la coyuntura de crisis mundial.
Submitted by josek on Thu, 2009-07-30 16:35.
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Tres ciclistas cubanos desertan en México
Cuando los tres ciclistas desertaron, Cuba estaba segunda en la tabla de medalla con tres medallas de oro, por detrás de Colombia que dominaba la cita regional con nueve preseas de oro.
Submitted by josek on Thu, 2009-07-30 16:23.
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Cuba and Russia Signs Oil Contracts
In its online edition, Communist Party newspaper Granma said four oil-related contracts had been signed during a visit on Tuesday by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to the island that was his country’s close ally during the Cold War.
Submitted by josek on Thu, 2009-07-30 11:23.
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