Castro Criticise Philips for Harming Cuba and Venezuela

<div align="justify"> Castro, 83, and still head of the Cuban Communist Party, charged in an editorial in official media that Philips' &quot;backing down and betrayal of Cuba and Venezuela&quot; stemmed from US pressure under former president George W. Bush, and has not changed much under President Barack Obama. </div> Read More

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Drop in Sea-Borne Imports Reflects Cuba's Economic Crisis

<div align="justify"> A cargo transportation report issued last month by Cuba's Office for National Statistics shows that imports by sea dropped from 4,626,000 metric tons to 2,309,000 metric tons fir the first half of 2008 to the same period this year. Exports also dropped, from 307,000 to 203,000 metric tons. </div> Read More

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Cuba and China Build Up their Cooperation Biotechnology

<div align="justify"> During the ceremony held on Monday in Beijing, the two parties, represented by Ricardo Cabrisas, vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, and Zhang Ping, president of China’s National Commission for Development and Reform, expressed their willingness to deepen and expand cooperation in spheres of mutual interest. </div> Read More

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Cuba Finishes its Preparation for the World Cup Undefeated

<div align="justify"> The islanders won the final of the four-team Italian Baseball Week over Chinese Taipei by a score of 4-0, with three hurlers - Freddy Asiel Alvarez, Pedro Luis Lazo and Vladimir Garicia combining for a shut out. Host Italy and Venezuela were the other two teams playing in the preparatory games. </div> Read More

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The Need to Race Awareness about Racial Discrimination in Cuba

<div align="justify"> Among other actions, a group of intellectuals and artists have begun to hold screenings of a documentary called &quot;Raza&quot; (Race) by young Cuban filmmaker Eric Corvalán in Havana and Santa Clara, a city in central Cuba, with discussions after the film, which &quot;addresses the problem in a lucid, bold and coherent manner.&quot; </div> Read More

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