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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:34:20 +0000
| 02/04/2012 08:18 PM |
| Cuban President in Venezuela for 11th ALBA Summit |
| Caracas, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Venezuela on Friday to attend the 11th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America (ALBA), to be held in ... |
| 02/04/2012 08:12 PM |
| Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir |
| In this photo released on Feb. 4, 2012 by the state media website Cubadebate, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro listens during the presentation of his book 'Guerrillero del Tiempo,' or ... |
| 02/04/2012 06:02 PM |
| A Good Time for Cuban Judo , Says Veitia in Paris |
| Paris, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban judo is having a good moment at the international level and its immediate objective is to win the necessary points to lead the whole team to London, said Saturday ... |
| 02/04/2012 06:02 PM |
| Colombian Andres Cabas to Perform in Cuban Book Fair |
| Habana, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Colombian singer-songwriter Andres Cabas, winner of a Latin Grammy in 2002, is one of the Caribbean artists invited to the 21 International Book Fair Cuba 2012, which ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:30 PM |
| Mavericks' Cuban, Carlisle fined by NBA |
| Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle were fined by the NBA on Friday for their actions after becoming upset with the officiating during a game earlier in the week. Cuban was ... |
| 02/04/2012 04:52 PM |
| New CNA Video Shows Where Pope Will Visit In Cuba |
| (http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24135)HAVANA, CUBA, January 21 (CNA) .- With help from the local Diocese of Holguin, CNA launched a video outlining the places where Pope Benedict XVI ... |
| 02/04/2012 04:51 PM |
| Disaster Risk Management Guides by Cuban Scientists Used in Nicaragua |
| SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Educational guides for community training in disaster risk management, prepared by Cuban scientists, are presently applied in Nicaragua, according to ... |
| 02/04/2012 04:51 PM |
| Catalan Maria del Mar Grateful for Possibility of Singing in Cuba |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Catalan interpreter Maria del Mar Bonet recently expressed in this capital that singing in Cuba and for its people is one of her dearest wishes as an ... |
| 02/04/2012 04:51 PM |
| Chinese Ambassador to Havana Presented with Solidarity Order |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) The Order of Solidarity, granted by the Council of State was given on Friday to Liu Yuqin, ambassador of the ... |
| 02/04/2012 04:51 PM |
| Cuba to Host International Meeting of Student Leaders |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) The Latin American and Caribbean Continental Students Organization (OCLAE) will bring its main leaders together in this capital from February 13th through the ... |
| 02/04/2012 03:19 PM |
| SA, Cuba sign grants, loan agreement |
| The signing is a follow-up to President Jacob Zuma’s state visit to Cuba in 2010, at which time he announced an economic help package to that ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:01 PM |
| Raul Castro traveled to Venezuela for ALBA Summit |
| Cuban President Raul Castro traveled to Venezuela for ALBA Summit. Castro traveled to Caracas, Venezuela on Friday to attend a summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) as well as ... |
| 02/04/2012 11:09 AM |
| Chronology of US embargo against Cuba |
| Havana - After the Cuban revolution in 1959, Washington and Havana began an escalation of hostilities that led to a near-total US economic embargo on Cuba by ... |
| 02/04/2012 11:09 AM |
| Cuba still under longest trade embargo in history |
| Havana - Half a century has gone by with a near total US embargo on trade with Cuba, but it appears to have done little to change Havana's policies as Washington had ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education to Visit Cuba in February |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Qian Tang, the Assistant Director-General for Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will participate in the ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| South American Brigade in Solidarity with Cuba Arrived in Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Nearly 250 members of the South American Brigade in Solidarity with Cuba reiterated on Monday their support of the Cuban Revolution after arriving at the Julio Antonio ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| Cuban Marks 50 Years of Experience of Sex Education Program |
| Havana, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) The General Secretary of the Federation of Cuban Woman Yolanda Ferrer highlighted on Monday in Havana the importance of the sex education program created 50 years ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| Over 140 Cuban Cooperatives Selling Products Directly to Hotels |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23 (acn) Over 140 Credit and Services Cooperatives (CSS) that gathers private farmers have already started selling their agriculture products directly to hotels, after the Law ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| Cuban Neurological Institute Will Host Scientific Conference |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (acn) Cuban and foreign professionals will gather at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Doctor ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:40 AM |
| Cuban President Raul Castro Met with Visiting Iranian Counterpart |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) President Raul Castro met on Wednesday evening with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who concluded on Thursday morning an official visit to the Caribbean ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:39 AM |
| Cuba Boosts Buffalo Rearing, Says Agriculture Deputy Minister |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Cuban Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jesus Garcia Piloto affirmed in Havana that Cuba is boosting buffalo rearing as a way to increase milk and meat ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:39 AM |
| Infant Mortality Remained Under 5.0 in 2011 |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 3 (acn) For the fourth consecutive year, Cuba maintained its infant mortality rate under 5.0 as it finished 2011 with 4.9 deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live ... |
| 02/04/2012 10:39 AM |
| Philippine Diplomats in Cuba Pay Tribute to Their National Hero Jose Rizal |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 28 (acn) Officials from the Philipines Embassy in Cuba jointly with the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) paid tribute this Wednesday to the National Hero of that Asian country, ... |
| 02/04/2012 07:52 AM |
| Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez |
| Cuba's acting President Raul Castro speaks to a crowd in Havana's Revolution Square during the parade to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of the forming of Cuba's Revolutionary ... |
| 02/04/2012 07:40 AM |
| Cuban Poet Highlights Cuban Relation with the Caribbean |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet Marilyn Bobes, renowned by her narrative work in countries such as Mexico and Peru, highlighted here the approach of Cuban literature with the Caribbean, ... |
| 02/04/2012 07:40 AM |
| Cuban Tobacco Sculptor Keeps Amazing His Public |
| Havana, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) With his unique work, Janio Nunez Leal, the artist that turns tobacco leaves into sculptures, has pieces in many private collections around the work. Nunez, who used to ... |
| 02/04/2012 07:34 AM |
| A Cuban-American jailed in Cuba since 2006 is freed and sent home because of ill health |
| Cuba has freed a Cuban-American convicted of people smuggling after an incident in 2006 in which another smuggler was shot to death by Cuban security forces and a third was sentenced to 26 years in ... |
| 02/04/2012 06:16 AM |
| Cuba’s pro-democracy blogger denied permission to travel to Brazil |
| Cuba’s best-known pro-democracy blogger said she was denied permission to leave her country after Brazil granted her a visa ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s state visit to the Castro ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:55 AM |
| The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida |
| If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:53 AM |
| The COMAU Awards Eureka Prizes in Havana |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) The director of the National Center for Sex Education, Master of Science Mariela Castro, and Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal, received on Thursday the Eureka Award ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:53 AM |
| Self-Employed Workers Doubled Up in Cuba in 2011 |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) The number of self-employed workers grew to 362,355 in 2011, doubling up the figure registered in 2010, according to the Cuban Ministry of Work and Social Security ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:53 AM |
| Cuban Vice-president Esteban Lazo Pays Tribute to Sara Gonzalez |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Esteban Lazo, Vice-president of the Cuban Council of State, and relatives of the five Cuban heroes unfairly condemned in the United States, paid tribute to late ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:53 AM |
| A Joyful Cuban Celebrates Her 127th Birthday |
| SANTA ROSA, Granma, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, the oldest person in Cuba, declared on Thursday that ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:53 AM |
| Funeral Wreaths from Fidel and Raul for Sara Gonzalez |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Funeral wreaths from the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, and Cuban President Raul Castro, paid tribute to deceased singer-songwriter ... |
| 02/04/2012 05:51 AM |
| Brazil's Rousseff refuses to criticize Cuba rights |
| Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff refused to criticize Cuba's human rights record , saying the issue should not be used to score ideological points. "One should sweep ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Raul Castro to Venezuela for Civic-Military Rebellion Celebration |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro travelled to Venezuela on Thursday to attend the celebration of the civic-military rebellion carried out by current Venezuelan President ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Cuba Emphasizes in Technical Careers for Economic Development |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban higher education will put emphasis in the technical, pedagogical, agricultural careers and medicine for the next academic school year with the purpose of ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Cuba Has Potential to Export Services |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has great potential to enter the international market of professional services, as it has highly-qualified personnel in all branches of the economy, specialized ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Cuba Generated More Electricity with Less Fuel |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The National Electrical Union of Cuba (UNE) reported that in 2011, the country generated more electricity with less fuel, and developed a comprehensive plan for ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Poems by Prize-winning Cuban Writer Nercys Felipe in Literary Fair |
| Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) A collection of poems by Cuban writer Nercys Felipe, winner of the National Prize of Literature 2011, is among the intresting surprises for the ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:34 AM |
| Cuban Antiterrorist Says Goodbye to Sara Gonzalez |
| Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly held in U.S. prisions since 1998, sent a letter of tribute and grief over the death of cuban singer ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:20 AM |
| Houston-Havana Flight a First, Not a Trend |
| The first flight from Houston to Cuba in more than half a century took off from Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday morning, but it's not the start of a trend -- at least for now. The 80 ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:20 AM |
| Cuban Oil Rig Wouldn't Meet US Standards |
| Despite announcing last month that the Scarabeo 9 oil rig now off Cuba "generally" meets acceptable safety standards, federal officials acknowledged this week that results of their ... |
| 02/04/2012 12:20 AM |
| Cuban Boxing Legend Teofilo Stevenson Narrowly Avoids Heart Attack |
| Cuba's three-time Olympic boxing champion, Teofilo Stevenson, was released from a hospital Wednesday after treatment for a blood clot near his heart, which was discovered during a routine ... |
| 02/03/2012 11:27 PM |
| Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil |
| HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban government has denied a request by dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez to travel to Brazil, her 19th failed effort to obtain a permit to leave the country, she said on ... |
| 02/03/2012 04:09 PM |
| Oldest woman in Cuba turns 127 |
| As she was born in 1885, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez had to spend more than half her life without electricity or running water. In the year of her birth Cuba was still a Spanish ... |
| 02/03/2012 03:43 PM |
| Cuba and China Agree to Work on 2012-2016 Economic Bilateral Agenda |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 28 (acn) Cuba and China agreed on Tuesday to work on their economic bilateral agenda for 2012-2016, on the basis of complementing each other, asserted in Beijing Ricardo ... |
