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3 As a result of the world economic crisis, in Cuba, every enterprise takes into account the substitution of imports, a choice that apart from constituting an alternative in Santa Cruz del Sur, shows an enterprise saving concerning the material resources they have at their disposal. Such work brought about a saving of more than 100 million convertible pesos. Where
Read more2 Havana, Nov 23. -Nearly 200 delegates from 12 countries will discuss on Wednesday in Cuba the impact of tourism in regional and local development during the 2nd Convention of Geography, Environment and Land Management.According to the organizing committee of the forum, with venue in Havana city, the exchange of experiences will help to tackle the challenges of sustainable development.
Read more2 Holguin, Cuba, Nov 19. -The United States is the biggest terrorist organization in the world, declared today Cindy Sheehan, a US pacifist who is participating in the VII Colloquium for the release of the Cuban Five and Against Terrorism, taking place in Cuba.In an interview with Prensa Latina, the activist, whose son Casey was killed in the US war
Read more1 Havana, Nov 15. -Haitian President Michel Martelly will arrive in Cuba on Tuesday paying an official visit.Martelly, 50, will hold talks with his Cuban peer Raul Castro, according to the official agenda.The president was educated in Haiti and, later, in the United States, where he began his career as an artist. Martelly was elected president in November 2010 elections,
Read more2 Havana, Sep 28. -New formulations from scorpion venom are being studied in Cuba, said Jose Antonio Fraga Castro, director of the Pharmaceutical Biological Laboratories (Labiofam), leading this product. In addition to Vidatox, a homeopathic medicine highly effective as anti-neoplastic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, which was released in late 2010, the laboratoey is now developing other natural diluted formulation, which is
Read more3 Havana, Sep 21. -Italian curator Rosella Vodret, Director of the Polo Museale and Heritage in Rome, declared to be happy to exhibit, for the first time in Cuba, "Narcissus"(1599-1600) painted by Michelangelo Caravaggio. "We wanted to bring this Caravaggio painting, and others from the first and second generation, since he is our best ambassador of the Italian art, the
Read more2 Self-employment in CubaHavana, 17 SET. -Self-employment in Cuba is having a favorable impact taking into account that nowadays the Cuban government has doubled the number of licenses granted from about 150,000 last year to 333,000 at present. The minister of the Cuban Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Margarita Gonzalez, affirmed that in view of the implementation of the
Read more5 Havana, Sep 10. -Cables of the US Interest Section in Havana leaked by Wikileaks reveal that Washington supplies thousands of dollars daily to fabricate internal incidents in Cuba. The cable 08HAVANA613 of July 31, 2008, addressed to the US State Department, shows that then Chief Jonathan Farrar requested 8,000 USD yearly to be given to Laura Pollan, one of
Read more2 Havana, Sep 7. -A group of U.S. lawmakers from the state of Illinois are in Cuba to promote trade relations, despite the five-decade U.S. blockade against the island.The delegation is headed by Illinois House of Representatives member Dan Burke, who heads the House executive committee. "Our visit aims to foster relations between our two countries, and we also hope
Read more2 Havana, Sep 5. -Concern for the rational use of economic sources and quality education marks the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year in Cuba for more than 2.3 million students.The 2011-2012 academic year will focus on economic awareness among students and teachers without forgetting other important educational processes in this country of 11.2 million. Teachers' training will be prioritized
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