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Cuba Denounces at UN Increase in
Human Trafficking
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 1 (acn) Cuban permanent representative to the
United Nations Pedro Nuñez Mosquera denounced that human trafficking
has increased throughout the world despite the importance the
international community gives to the elimination of this scourge.
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Chinese
High-Ranking Communist Party Leader Receives Cuban Interior Minister
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 31 (acn) One of the nine members of the Permanent
Committee of the Politburo of China’s Communist Party and
Secretary of its Committee of Political Affairs and Laws, Zhou
Yongkang, met on Tuesday in Beijing with Interior Minister and
member of the Politburo of Cuba’s Communist Party Abelardo
Colomé Ibarra, who is on an official visit to China.
First Namibians Graduate from
Cuban Literacy Program
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 31(acn) The graduation ceremony of the first 107
Namibian students from the Cuban literacy program “Yes, I can”
was held Monday in the township of Katutura.
Cuban Delegation to Attend
Russian Book Fair Arrives in Moscow
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 31 (acn) The Cuban delegation that will participate in
the 23rd International Book Fair of Russia arrived today in
Moscow headed by deputy Culture minister Fernando Rojas.
Book by Fidel Castro Launched in
Bolivia on Monday
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 30 (acn) The book “La victoria estratégica” (The
Strategic Victory) by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel
Castro, was launched in Bolivia on Monday.
Fidel Castro’s The Strategic
Victory Launched in Venezuela
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 28 (acn) Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro’s book
“The strategic victory” was launched today in Caracas during a
ceremony presided over Cuban Commander Guillermo Garcia and
Venezuela’s Culture Minister Francisco Sesto.
Cuban Revolution Commander Pays
Homage to Simon Bolivar in Venezuela
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 28 (acn) Cuban Revolution Commander Guillermo Garcia
pay homage to Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar by laying a floral
wreath at the National Pantheon, located in Caracas, Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez Praises Fidel
Castro’s Efforts to Avoid Nuclear War
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez highlighted
on Thursday the efforts of the leader of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, to avoid a nuclear war that can endanger the very
existence of the human species.
Chavez Thanks Cuba’s Help on
Health Services Improvement
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez thanked the
Cuban government and health professionals for contributing to
improving health services of his country.
Washington
Fines British Bank Involved in Financial Transactions with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) The
US Government pressed charges against the British Barclays Bank PLC
for violating US laws after engaging in financial transactions with
banks in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma.
Cuban
Specialists Lead Study of Disabled People in Guayaquil, Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) Cuban
specialists recently began a study of physically disabled people in
Quayaquil, the most populated city of Ecuador, as part of the
Manueal Espejo Mission.
Forum of Sao Paulo Highlights
Example of the Cuban Revolution
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) The example
of the Cuban Revolution for the peoples of Latin America and the
Caribbean is highlighted in the main document of the 16th Meeting of
the Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) that begins on Tuesday in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Lopez
Obrador Thanks Fidel Castro’s Comments
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 14 (acn) Former Mexican presidential candidate Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked Fidel Castro on Friday for the
comments on him that the leader of the Cuban Revolution recently
wrote in articles published by Cuban newspapers.
Cuba and Venezuela Jointly
Develop Virtual Library
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 11 (acn) Cuban and
Venezuelan will shortly lead a pilot test on a newly created virtual
library named Alma Mater Digital Library designed for students,
professors and university researchers.
Ecuadorian
President Says US Blockade on Cuba is Absurd
Havana,
Cuba, Aug 11 (acn) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa spoke out
Tuesday in favor of the lifting of the US economic, commercial and
financial blockade against Cuba and labeled it as absurd.
Cuban Antiterrorist Praises
Danny Glover’s Solidarity
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 10 (acn) Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez
praised US actor Danny Glover’s solidarity with him and his four
comrades who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States
since 1998 when they were arrested and given harsh and unjust
sentences for monitoring anti-Cuba extreme right-wing groups
planning and carrying out terrorist
actions against the island.
Hugo Chavez Urges the World to
Support Fidel Castro’s Call for Peace
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 9 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged the
world on Sunday to support Fidel Castro’s recent calls to avoid
a nuclear war as a result of the US and Israeli threats against
Iran.
More Aid to Rebuild the Haitian Health System
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 4 (acn) The 4th Haiti-Brazil-Cuba Tripartite Meeting,
which wound up on
Wednesday in this capital, gave a boost to a project for the
reconstruction of the Haitian
health system, dismantled by the January 12 earthquake.
Cuba Satisfied with US
Human Right Resolution to Water
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 29 (acn) Cuba’s deputy permanent
representative to the United Nations Rodolfo Benitez welcomed
the General Assembly’s approval on Wednesday of a resolution
recognizing access to clean water and sanitation as a human
right.
Cuban Silk Screen Prints
on Display in Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba, July 29 (acn) Cuba: Art and Color is the name
of the exhibition of Cuban
contemporary silk screen prints now on display at the Los
Arquitos Cultural Center in
Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Cuban Artistic Group on
its 15th Tour of Europe
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, July 29 (acn) The artistic group Maraguan,
from the Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz University of Camaguey,
is attending the first of the eight international folk
events in which it will perform during its 15th tour of
Europe.
President
of Cuban Parliament Meets with French Senators and Deputies
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 23 (acn) Cuban Parliament’s president
Ricardo Alarcon was received in Paris by French senators and
parliamentarians including Jean Pierre Bel, president of the
Socialist group of the
Senate. Alarcon is on a working visit to France until Saturday.
President
of Cuban Parliament Visits France
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 22 (acn) The President of the Cuban
National Assembly (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, arrived in France
on Wednesday from Switzerland for a working visit until Saturday.
Cuba
Demands End of Israel’s Blockade of the Gaza Strip
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 22 (acn) Cuba demanded on Thursday
Israel’s immediate and unconditional end of its illegal blockade
of Gaza.
March in
Solidarity with Cuba Held in Argentina
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 21 (acn)
Members of political, social, community, worker and student
organizations from Argentina walked down the main streets of Buenos
Aires in a march called South American March to demand the end of
the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba.
Cuba Demands
at UN Answers to Challenges of Island States
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 21 (acn)
Cuban Alternate Representative to the United Nations Rodolfo Benítez
reiterated today the need for the political will of developed
countries to meet the growing challenges small island states are
facing.
Ramiro
Valdes Heads Cuban Delegation to Sandinista Revolution Celebrations
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
19 (acn) The Vice President of the Cuban councils of State and
Ministers, Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez, heads
the island’s delegation that will participate in a series of
activities to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Sandinista
Revolution
in Nicaragua.
Cuba
Participates in the 15th Summit of the African Union
HAVANA, Cuba, July 19 (acn)
Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina is heading the
island’s delegation that will participate in the 15th Ordinary
Session of the Summit of the
African Union, the preparatory meetings of which were inaugurated on
Monday in Kampala, the
Ugandan capital.
Successful Presentation of Los
Van Van in Russia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 19 (acn)
The popular Cuban group Los Van Van carried out a successful
presentation in Russia, after 25 years of absence.
Bolivian
Daily Features Editorial on Fidel Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
19 (acn) With the headline, Eterno Fidel (Fidel Forever), Bolivian
daily La Razón featured an editorial dedicated to the leader of the
Cuban Revolution after his recent appearance on Cuban TV.
Nicaraguan
President Receives Daughter of Cuban Ramon Labañino
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
19 (acn) Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega received Aily Labañino,
daughter of one of the five Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in the
U.S., in Managua.
Nicaraguan
President Meets with Ramiro Valdes
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
19 (acn) President Daniel Ortega met on Sunday in Managua, the
Nicaraguan capital, with the Vice President of the Cuban councils of
State and Ministers, Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes
Menendez, who heads the island’s delegation that is participating in
a series of activities to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the
Sandinista
Revolution.
Cuba’s
Solidarity with Haiti Highlighted
HAVANA, Cuba, July
17 (acn) Marjorie Michel, Haiti’s Minister of Women’s Affairs,
highlighted
in Brazil the solidarity of Cubans with her country for over ten
years and in the most varied
spheres.
Selections
of Fidel Castro’s Thoughts Published in China
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
15 (acn) A selection of Fidel Castro’s thoughts was published in
China in a book recently presented in Beijing as part of activities
marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba
and China.
Cuban Parliament President
Visits Algeria
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 13 (acn) The president of the Cuban National Assembly of
the People’s Power (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada, began
Wednesday an official visit to Alger at the request of his Algerian
counterpart Abdelaziz Ziari.
Washington
Offers More Money to Cuban Counterrevolution
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 12 (acn)
The U.S. State Department recently announced a request for proposals
for projects to destabilize the Cuban society and a breakdown of the
funds available to finance them.
U.S. Former Official Confirms
Chief Diplomat’s Provocations Against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 12 (acn) Roger Noriega, assistant secretary of
State for Western Hemisphere Affairs during the George W. Bush’s
administration, confirmed that James Cason had the mission of
provoking the breaking-up diplomatic relations between Cuba and the
United States.
Study on Disabled People
Concludes in 21 of 25 Ecuadorian Provinces
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 9 (acn) A Cuban-Ecuadorian led research survey to
identify physically and mentally impaired people in Ecuador
concludes on Friday in Santa Elena, being the 21 province of 25 in
which the study has been completed so far.
Obama
Reaffirms Alliance Between U.S. and Israel Against Iran
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 9 (acn)
American President Barack Obama reaffirmed that his country and
Israel maintain a close coordination of actions and interests
regarding Iran.
Venezuela Extradites Terrorist
Chavez Abarca to Cuba
By
Luis Chirino
The announcement was
made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Cuba requests Abarca´s
extradition under the red code for being responsible of bomb attacks
in Havana.
Argentina to Host Solidarity
with Cuba Meeting
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6
(acn) Argentinean activists will hold this weekend a meeting in
solidarity with Cuba to condemn Washington’s almost 50-year-old
economic blockade and an ongoing international smear campaign
against the island.
Pastors for Peace
Friendshipment Caravan Begins Tour around Canada and the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 5
(acn) The 21st United States-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan began
its tour around 130 cities in the United States, Canada and
Mexico to denounce Washington’s almost 50-year-old economic
blockade of the island.
Ecuadorean Vice-president
Acknowledges Cuba’s Support in Health Care
HAVANA, Cuba, July 5
(acn) Ecuadorean Vice-president Lenin Moreno acknowledged on
Monday in Panama the support of Cuban specialists in the program
implemented to detect persons with
disabilities, as part of his administration’s social strategy.
Cuba Praises Creation of New
UN Body
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 3 (acn) Cuba said the creation of a new United
Nations (UN) body that will seek to improve the situation of women
and girls around the world is a historic step.
Angolan President Receives Top
Cuban Leader
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2
(PL) Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, First Deputy Minister
of
the Revolutionary Armed Forces, thanked on Friday Angolan President
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos
for his welcome in Luanda.
Photographic Exhibition on Cuban
Medical Brigade Inaugurated in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (acn) An exhibition of photographs and
documents on the work of Cuban
internationalist physicians in Bolivia was inaugurated on Friday in
La Paz to highlight the
contribution of these professionals to the process of changes
underway in the Andean nation
since 2006.
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