ALBA Fosters New Financial Entity with Participation of Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia

The Sixth Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), starting in this capital on January 24, includes, as a priority, the creation of a new financial institution for development. Read More

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In Guantanamo, Cuba: Torture to one, interrogation to another

Unbeknownst to most Canadians, the Conservative government has apparently decided what constitutes torture. It's unfortunate, too, because while a debate has been raging south of the border, judgment has been passed here with a nary a discussion. Read More

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More than 51 million doses of a Cuban vaccine against Meningitis have been applied in dozens of countries

In 1991 in Cuba, the vaccine was included in the national program for the immunization of three and a half month old infants, with a second dose given at five and a half months. Thanks to this action, meningitis was eradicated in the country and has been kept under control since. Read More

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Cuban artists continued the tour through penitentiary centres

The Cuban Singer Silvio Rodríguez, the promoter of the tour, received a diploma that declares him a Distinguished Guest of Granma, given by the Provincial Assembly of the Popular Power. Read More

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AG TRADE Mision Goes to CUBA

California hopes it can carve out an upscale market for such goodies as pistachios, figs, kiwi fruit and wine in Cuba, the land of ration cards and rice and beans at nearly every meal. Read More

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The Cuban Center of Television Serrana is Celebrating its First Fifteen Years of Work

The celebrations started, last January 15th, with a varied sample of the initial work of the institution, which began its work on that same date in 1993 and was officially inaugurated on the following July 12th. Read More

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Will be exhibited Unpublished photos of the Cuban leaders in Granma, Cuba

Unpublished photos of the Cuban leaders Fidel Castro, Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) and Camilo Cienfuegos (1932-1959), will be exhibited in this city, capital of the eastern province of Granma. Read More

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In the Fine Arts National Museum Spanish Painters to Exhibit in Havana, Cuba.

Luis Gordillo, 2007 Plastic Arts Velázquez Award, as well as Manolo Quejido are prominent representatives of the most current paintings of the Iberian country and creators of necessary reference for younger plastic artists. Read More

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Commander defends Guantanamo, Cuba

The commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre defended it amid rising pressure in Washington to close the US military prison used to detain suspected terrorists. Read More

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A ceremony in tribute to the famous Cuban writer and journalist Lisandro Otero

In memory of the man who was also the 2002 National Literature Award, the antique music band Ars Longa played the leading role in a concert with pieces by Esteban Salas (1725-1803), of whom that group has rescued and promoted important pieces and is considered the first Cuban academic composer. Read More

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