Prime Minister of Saint Lucia With Busy Agenda in Cuba

Prensa Latina - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Kenny Davis Anthony, will arrive on Monday to Cuba, where he will have a very busy agenda that includes dialogues with authorities and visits to places of scientific, medical and educational interest. According to the program released to the press, the president will remain on the island until June 1, to strengthen the bilateral ...

Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City

Prensa Latina - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ...

Canadian executive awaits verdict in corruption trial

Miami Herald - Friday 24th May, 2013

Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run ...

Cuban Tourist Center with Record Number of Visitors

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 18 (ACN) The Jardines del Rey keys, a tourist center on the northern coast of the Cuban central province of Ciego de Avila, reported a record day-occupancy of local hotels by over 6 thousand 500 visitors, a figure never reached in the month of February during high ...

Cuba Receives First AN-158 Airplane Made in Ukraine

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Ukraine delivered to Cuba on Thursday the first of six AN-158 airplanes made in that European country, in line with a bilateral ...

Raul in Caracas for Inauguration of President Maduro

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, arrived in Caracas on Friday to attend the inauguration of Nicolas Maduro, constitutional President of ...

Training Ship of the Mexican Armada Arrives in Havana

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) The BE-01 Cuauhtemoc training vessel of the Mexican Armada arrived in Havana on Thursday as part of its fourth working visit, which will end on ...

Second Stage of Cuban Anti-polio Vaccination Campaign Begins

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) With the objective of maintaining the country free of poliomyelitis, the second stage of the 52nd National Vaccination Campaign against that disease began on Friday, and will end on April ...

Machado Ventura Meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Belize

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 18 (acn) Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, met on Thursday morning with Gaspar Vega, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Agriculture of Belize, who is on a visit to ...

The FARC-EP Strengthen Peace Delegation in Havana

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

The FARC-EP Strengthen Peace Delegation in Havana HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Guerrilla commander Pablo Catatumbo arrived in this capital on Saturday afternoon to strengthen the team of the FARC holding peace talks with representatives of the government of President Juan Manuel ...

Russian-Cuban Forum in Havana Tackles Issue of Infertile Couples

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

Russian-Cuban Forum in Havana Tackles Issue of Infertile Couples HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Psycho-emotional aspects of infertile couples, in need of High Tech Assisted Reproduction, is one of the topics delegates at the Russian-Cuban Andrology Forum focused on in this capital on ...

Gift of theater leads to birth of Cuba

San Diego Union-Tribune - Friday 24th May, 2013

Director David Ellenstein (far left) works with actors Aaron Acosta, David Michael Coffey and Maritxell Crrero (left to right) during a rehearsal of "Becoming Cuba" at North Coast Repertory ...

Cuban Vice-president Meets with Visiting FAO Director General

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Marino Murillo, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, met on Friday in this capital with Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ...

Raul Castro Sees Nicolas Maduro off at Havana Airport

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro accompanied visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to ...

Youths of the World Open Havana Forum in Solidarity with the Cuban Five

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Nearly 150 youths from Cuba and countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East will open today in Havana the 6th International Youth Encounter in Solidarity with the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the United States since ...

Australian Aboriginals Learn How to Read and Write with the Help of Cuba

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) The implementation in Australia of the second stage of ...

Cuba and Saudi Arabia Expand Commercial Bonds

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Cuba and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ratified their intentions to increase commercial relations by way of the signing of a bilateral agreement to contribute to the restoration of water mains in this ...

Nicolas Maduro Thanks Cuba for Unconditional Assistance

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, expressed his gratefulness to the Cuban people and their leaders for their unconditional assistance given to ...

Delegates from 73 Countries will Attend May Day Celebrations in Havana

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) Over 2 thousand unionists, leaders of social organizations and solidarity movements from 73 countries of the world have confirmed attendance of May Day celebrations in ...

Havana Readies for May Day March

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Havana workers are getting ready to stage a huge march on May Day at the historic Jose Marti Revolution ...

Visiting Solidarity Brigade Supports Production Activities in Artemisa

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

ARTEMISA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Some 250 members of the 8th Primero de Mayo Solidarity Brigade support production works as part of the activities they carry out at the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp (CIJAM), of Caimito, Artemisa ...

Cuban Tourism Fair FITCuba 2013 Opens in May

ACN - Friday 24th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Varadero, known as the most famous beach in Cuba, will be the region hosting the upcoming 33rd International Tourism Fair, whose main activities will take place at the local Conventions Hall. The event will run May ...