Cuban Agriculture Needs Young People

IPS - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

She is not sure where her vocation came from, but she does know that this is what she wants to do. In Cuba, which is seeking to boost agricultural yields, there is a scarcity of young people working in the sector. Blanco, a petite 20-year-old, dropped her math studies after two years to try her hand at ...

Cuba and Italy to Show Advances in Emergency Surgery

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Renowned specialists from Italy and Cuba will debate from today in this city on the latest developments in the field of emergency surgery in different medical ...

French Unionists will Join May Day Celebrations in Cuba

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 17 (acn) A delegation from Paris' Electric Union will participate at May Day celebrations and central rally in ...

Raul Castro Returns from Venezuela

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro returned from Venezuela this Sunday afternoon after participating in the swearing-in ceremony of President Nicolas ...

In Cuba Joseph Blatter President of the FIFA

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 16 (acn) The president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Swiss Joseph Blatter, arrived in this capital on Tuesday, where he will stay until Wednesday to Exchange criteria with political and football ...

Brazil to Finance Modernization of Cuban Airports

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Brazil and Cuba signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing of a project to extend and modernize Cuban airports, according to an official ...

Cuban Center to Pay tribute to Latin American Photography

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

In a press conference, the head of the Department of Fine Arts of that institution, Silvia Llanes, asserted that festivities will open with an exhibition of works by young photographs on ...

Cuba for a Better Economic Efficiency

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is going forward in perfecting its own enterprise and productive efficiency as part of the actions to reach more economic effectiveness. So it was told by Ruben Toledo, a member of the commission for the implementation and development of the guidelines approved in the 6th Communist Party Congress. Toledo said that the new regulations approved by the Cuban ...

Stressed in Cuba the Need to Increase Links in the Caribbean

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean Cultural institutions need to promote and get more cooperation between them, said here Lourdes Croes, Director of the National Library of Aruba, the unique institution of its kind in the ...

Film on Anti-Apartheid Mysterious Symbol to Be Premiered in Cuba

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Searching For Sugar Man, the Oscar-nominated documentary about the mysterious singer Sixto Rodriguez stands out among the proposals of a sample of British cinema in Cuba. Despite being a sales failure in his native United States, ...

Esteban Lazo Meets with the President of PARLATINO

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) The member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the National Assembly of the ...

Raul Meets with the Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 6 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday afternoon with Fernando Pimentel, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of the Federative Republic of Brazil, who is on a working visit to the ...

Oxfam International Supports Cuban Sustainable Agriculture Program

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 2 (acn) Over 1 600 hectares of cultivable lands were rehabilitated by using modern watering systems that help counter drought effects, as a result of cooperation actions that the island has maintained with Oxfam international confederation for two ...

Cuba Confirms Readiness to Talk to the U.S. on Alan Gross Case

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez confirmed on Monday in Brasilia that Cuba has expressed to the United States its willingness to begin serious and respectful talks to try to find a solution around the case of Alan ...

Fidel and Raul Honor Portillo de la Luz

ACN - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Floral tributes by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, and of Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, were present on Monday at the funeral rites held for prominent Cuban composer Cesar Portillo de la ...

Book Fairs in Cuba and Venezuela

Pravda - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The Book Fair in La Havana, Cuba (February 14 - 22) has just ended, now Filven in Venezuela (March 08 - 17) is due to begin. In Cuba, just like in Venezuela, books can be bought at low cost, since book publications are sponsored by the state. All segments of society can afford to buy and read ...

Species Donated to Cuba by Serbian Zoo

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Belgrade, May 22 (Prensa Latina) As part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Cuba and Serbia, both nations announced the donation by Serbia of a couple of crocodiles and four flamingos. In a press conference, Cuban Ambassador to Belgrade, Mercedes Martinez and the director of the Serbian zoo, Vuk Bojovi, gave information on the ...

Cuba Achieved Good Results in Sport Games for Journalists

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Medellin, Colombia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives achieved very good results today, which include three golden medals, four silver and two bronze in athletics at the First Sports Games for journalists AIPS America, taking place in the Colombian city. Cubans achieved the first place in the 100 meters under 35 years, through Duber Luis Piñeiro, while Dayan Garcia got bronze. ...

21st Anniversary of Cubas Hemingway International Yacht Club

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) In the middle of the preparations of the 63rd International Fishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway, the attendees include in their programs the celebrations for the yacht club that also bears the name of the American writer today. The Hemingway International Yacht Club organizes a meeting for tomorrow to remember its creation, which sponsor the tournament with the ...

Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...

Havana shoots for Guineas gold

Independent.ie - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Richard Hannon's colt ran a blinder in the French equivalent, hitting the front inside the final furlong before eventually being run out of it into fifth.However, he made up plenty of ground at Longchamp and connections are dreaming of claiming a Classic double this weekend, with Just The Judge running in the same colours in the 1000 Guineas."Havana Gold should be right in the ...

UC San Franciscos Joseph Castro tapped as Fresno State president

San Francisco Business Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

John Welty , who has been Fresno State's president since 1991, in August. He has been vice chancellor at UCSF since 2010, and was vice provost before that from 2008 to 2010. From 2006 to 2008, Castro was associate vice chancellor for student academic affairs. Before coming to UCSF, Castro worked all over the University of California system at campuses in Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa ...