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HAVANA, Cuba,
March 8 (acn) A declaration rejecting the almost 50-year-old US
economic blockade of Cuba, which was recently approved in the Summit
for Unity of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Mexico, began
to circulate in the United Nations today as an official document.
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US Blockade
against Cuba Condemned in Uruguay and Ireland
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) Uruguay’s La Republica newspaper denounced and condemned
Washington’s blockade against Cuba, and the same condemnation was
expressed by the Irish Sinn Fein Party.
UN
Chief in Haiti Praises Cuban Doctors Work
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) Edmond Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission
in
Haiti (MINUSTAH) described as extraordinary the work of Cuban
doctors in that Caribbean
country hit by an earthquake last January 12.
Tribute to
Vilma Espin on International Women’s Day
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Cuban women celebrated the centennial of International Women’s Day
on March 8 with a tribute to the founder of the Federation of Cuban
Women (FMC), Vilma Espin, in the style of Cuba’s National Ballet
Company (BNC).
Spanish
Singer Describes US blockade of Cuba as Torture
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
8 (acn) Spanish singer Miguel Bosé described this Monday the US
economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba as
“torture”, during the presentation
of “Cardio”, his latest album.
Cuba
Demands More Cooperation against World Famine
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
8 (acn) Cuba demanded in Geneva, Switzerland, more support against
famine, an aid that should be offered particularly by industrialized
nations, beneficiaries from the unjust world order.
Expressions in support of Cuba in the USA and Spain
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 8
(acn) The streets of Hialeah, in Miami, were the scene of a
demonstration
in demand of freedom to travel to Cuba, while in Madrid activists
demanded the European Union
to eliminate restrictions against the island.
Cuba Heads
Group of 77 and China at UNCTAD
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Cuba became on Friday the chair of the
Group of 77 (G-77) and China at the UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), during a ceremony held in Geneva, the
organization’s headquarters.
Minister
from St. Vincent and the Grenadines Praises Work of Cuban Medical
Brigade
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Douglas Slater, Minister of Public Health
from Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines praised on Friday the scientific level of the Cuban
medical team now working in his
country in the Vida a la Vida project for the disabled.
Impunity for the Blasting of La Coubre Condemned in France
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) The explosion in Cuba of the French vessel
La Coubre at the Havana harbor in 1960 was condemned in France
during a meeting held in the city of Nantes, in which participants
described it as a terrorist act.
Tourism Workers Contribute to National Anti-Cancer Program
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 4 (acn) Workers of the tourism sector in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba donated more than 13,000 convertible pesos in 2009 to the national anti-cancer program.
Cuban Specialists Resume their Work with the Moto Mendez Mission in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 4 (acn) Cuba’s ambassador in Bolivia, Rafael Dausa, highlighted the resumption on Thursday of the Moto Mendez Mission, consisting in a comprehensive study about people with disabilities in that South American country.
Asia-Pacific Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba to Be Held in Laos
HAVANA, Cuba, March 4 (acn) More than one hundred delegates from 22 countries have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba slated for March 19-20 in Laos.
Field
Hospital Donated by Cuba Received in Chile
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuban ambassador Ileana Díaz-Arguelles
received on Wednesday night in Chile the field hospital with
surgical capacity donated by Cuba, which will be sited in
Rancagua, 90 kilometers south of Santiago, and will be in charge of
a Cuban medical brigade
specialized in emergency situations, composed of 27 people.
Ukrainian Winners of Children's Contest to Travel to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Some 20 Ukrainian children, winners of the
artistic contest carried
out to mark the 20th anniversary of the Cuban program to treat
victims of the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, will soon travel to Cuba.
Chile’s
Health Minister Thanks Cuban Doctors Upon Their Arrival
HAVANA, Cuba, March 3 (AIN) Chile’s Health Minister Alvaro Erazo
appreciated the arrival this Wednesday of a group of doctors from
Cuba to help on emergency situations in the aftermath of the
earthquake that hit that nation last Saturday.
Speech
delivered by Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Cuba, at the High Level Segment of the Thirteenth
Session of the Human Rights Council. Geneva, March 3, 2010.
Mr. President;
It took 60 million deadly casualties during World War II to develop
the concept of human
rights, particularly the right to life and human dignity.
Unprecedented Cuban Rehabilitation Service in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuba is offering in Haiti and
unprecedented comprehensive
rehabilitation service at public institutions of that nation,
devastated by the January 12
earthquake.
FM Bruno
Rodriguez Denounces New US Aggressive Escalation against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
said on Wednesday in Geneva that, for half a century, Cuba has been
a victim of US terrorist actions and aggressions and added that
Washington’s anti-Cuba policy remains intact.
Cuban FM
Meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met
on Tuesday in Geneva with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay.
Cuban Yes I
Can Literacy Teaching Method to be used in Tanzania
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) The Cuban Yes I Can literacy teaching
method will soon begin to be
put into practice in Tanzania, where one of every three persons is
an illiterate.
People in
French Basque Country Demand End of US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, March 2 (acn) Residents of Bayona, a city of the
French Basque County, rejected the lack of political will of
American president Barack Obama to put an end to the economic,
financial and commercial blockade of his country against Cuba.
Kiribati’s
Foreign Ministry Offers Farewell Reception to Cuban Doctors
HAVANA, Cuba, March 2 (acn) Permanent Secretary of Kiribati’s
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Tessie Lambourne, hosted a farewell
reception to five Cuban doctors with a medical brigade that will
soon finish their over-two-year mission in that country.
Cuban
FM Speaks Today at UN Human Rights Council’s Session
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 2 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
speaks today during the second day of sessions of the United Nations
Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura Meets with Cuban Brigade in
Uruguay
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuba’s First Vice-president, José Ramón
Machado Ventura, met on
Monday with the group of Cuban voluntary workers offering their
services in Uruguay.
Tribute to
Ernesto (Che) Guevara in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The life and work of Ernesto (Che) Guevara were
highlighted during a ceremony to pay tribute to the Heroic
Guerrilla, carried out in the province of Mpumalanga, in
northeast South Africa.
First VP
Machado Ventura in Uruguay for President-Elect Jose Mujica’s
Inauguration
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuban First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura
was received on Sunday by Uruguayan outgoing President Tabare
Vazquez and by President-elect Jose Mujica.
Death Toll for
Earthquake in Chile Increases
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 27 (acn) The figure of deaths has already reached
over 100 in Chile after the earthquake of 8.8 degrees on the Richter
scale that hit the country in the early hours of Saturday, which
shook the country’s central and southern areas and caused severe
material damages.
Prestige of
Cuban Health System Acknowledged in Lebanon
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 27 (acn) Lebanese Health Minister Mohammad Khalifé
acknowledged in Beirut on Saturday Cuba’s world prestige in
medicine, and expressed his willingness to strengthen bilateral
bonds in this field.
Authorities
from Alencon, France, express their Solidarity with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) French authorities have expressed their
admiration and solidarity
toward Cuba, present as Guest of Honor country at the 81st Ornexpo
Fair underway in the French city of Alencon.
Brazil and
Haiti Sign Cooperation Agreements
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 26 (acn) Several cooperation agreements
between Brazil and Haiti
were signed in this capital, in the presence of the presidents of
both nations, Luis Inacio
Lula da Silva and Rene Preval, respectively.
Cuba Elected
Vice-President of UN Decolonization Committee
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) Cuba was elected this Friday, unanimously,
to hold a vice
presidency of the Special Committee on the United Nations
Organization.
French Businessmen Interested in Expanding Bonds with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) Entrepreneurs from the French city of
Mortagne-au- Perche and its mayor Jean-Claude Lenoir held several
meetings today with a Cuban representation to expand business ties
with the island.
Miami New Times
Newspaper Calls Posada Carriles a Killer
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
25 (acn) Miami’s newspaper New Times called Luis Posada Carriles a
killer and a terrorist in an article about his case before the US
justice and the support he has received from Washington.
Statement on
the Need of Putting an End to the US Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 24 (acn)
Up next, the declaration on the need of putting an end to the
economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States
against Cuba, approved at the
Summit for Unity held in Mexico, published on Wednesday by Granma
newspaper:
Press
Repercussions of the Summit for Unity
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
24 (acn) International news agencies have echoed the Summit for
Unity that recently concluded in Mexico and highlight the
declaration issued against the US blockade of
Cuba.
Raúl Castro
Stresses Agreement to Create a Regional Community
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) Cuban President Raúl Castro, said this Monday that the
decision
taken at the Summit of the Unity to create the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean
States is of historic importance.
Active
Participation of Cuban President Raul Castro in Mexican Summit for
Unity
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 23 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro participated actively in the sessions
that took place on Monday at the Summit for Latin American and
Caribbean Unity, underway at the Mayan Riviera in Mexico.
Dealing
with the Challenges Regional Unity will Face is a Must, says Leonel
Fernandez
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez,
urged on Tuesday the leaders meeting at the Summit for Latin
American and Caribbean Unity to solve the challenges unity will face
in the region.
Felipe
Calderon Brings Summit of Unity to a Close
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) The two-day Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Unity
held in Cancun was officially closed this TUesday afternoon by
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, according to international TV
outlets.
Brazil to Use Cuban Literacy Teaching Method
HAVANA,
Cuba, Feb 23 (acn) The Cuban Yes I Can literacy teaching method will
be used in
Brazil, where in 2005 a pilot project was carried out with this
method in the state of Piaui.
Doctors
from 27 Nations Trained in Cuba Offer their Services in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 17 (acn)
Graduates from Havana’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) coming
from 27 countries are now in Haiti as members of the Cuban Henry
Reeve International Brigade.
Doctor: This is
a Unique Challenge to Form a Health System in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Cuba,
Feb 18 (acn) “There are many needs, but the challenge of forming a
health system in Haiti is a unique opportunity for us, for which we
appreciate deeply the
Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz”, said Luther Castillo, Honduran
doctor member of the
Henry Reeve Brigade.
Cuba and
Belarus to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
An increase in the promotion of markets was among the issues
analyzed by Vasily V. Romanov, president of the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Belarus, and Alfredo Nieves, Cuban ambassador to
that nation.
Brazilian
Governor Meets with Cuban Cultural Delegation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
The Cuban cultural delegation promoting the 30th Caribbean Festival
scheduled for July in the city of Santiago de Cuba was received on
Tuesday in Pernambuco, Brazil, by Eduardo Campos, governor of that
state.
Spanish
Foreign Minister Urges European Union to Improve Relations with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Monday in
Madrid that the European Union’s policy toward Cuba is “hardly
satisfactory” and urged this regional organization to open a debate
that aims at improving relations with the Caribbean island.
Expressions of Solidarity with Cuba in Mexico and Sudan
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 (acn)
Mexican and Michoacan’s movements of solidarity with Cuba and the
five Cuban revolutionaries imprisoned in the United States will
jointly lead a national meeting on March 6 and 7 to encourage
support of their cause.
Argentinean
Municipalities Free of Illiteracy by way of Cuban Help
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn)
Argentinean Claudia Camba, president of the foundation “Un mundo
mejor es posible” (A Better World is Possible), said today that the
implementation of the
Cuban literacy teaching program “Yo, si puedo” (Yes I Can) made it
possible to declare four
municipalities of that South American nation free of illiteracy.
Other
50 ELAM Graduates Join Doctors Volunteering in Haiti
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, Feb 15 (acn) With the arrival of 50 Bolivians in
Port-au-Prince, the number of graduates from the Havana-based Latin
American Medical School (ELAM) volunteering in Haiti as part of the
Cuban
Henry Reeve Contingent for Emergency Situations, adds to 200.
Algeria
thanks Cuba for Cooperation in Water Sector
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn)
Abdelmalek Sellal, Water Resources Minister of Algeria, praised
this Monday the professionalism of Cuban technicians in this sector
during their cooperation
in the African country.
US
Blockade Prevents French Surfer from Sailing to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 13 (acn) Restrictions established by the US
economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba prevented
French surfer Martin Gaverieux from fulfilling his dream of
traveling on a sailboard from US to Cuba.
Thousands
of Surinamese Recover Sight Through Miracle Operation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) Thousands of people from Suriname have
recovered their sight thanks to Operation Miracle, a free-of-charge
eye surgery program worked out by Cuban historical leader Fidel
Castro and carried out by the joint efforts of Cuba and Venezuela.
Great
Performance in Mexico of Grammy Winner Omara Portuondo
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) Media outlets described Omara Portuondo’s
performance on Thursday at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Theater as “a
pleasant evening” and “a superb concert”.
First
Back-Up Group of ELAM Graduates Arrives in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Cuba, Feb 11 (acn) A 50-member contingent made up of
graduates from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) arrived
in Haiti to support the work done by doctors in the Caribbean nation
since last January 12 when an earthquake hit this city.
Cuban VP
Esteban Lazo Concludes Visit to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 9 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo
concluded on Tuesday a visit to Haiti, after the devastating
earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last January.
French
Leftist Party Rejects Inclusion of Cuba on List of State Sponsors of
Terror
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 11 (acn) The inclusion of Cuba by the US
Government on a list of state sponsors of terrorism was rejected by
the French Party of the Left, which demanded Washington that it
cease to impose its hegemonic policies.
Street
Lighting Gradually Re-established in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince, Feb 10 (acn) The gradual re-establishment of street
lighting is evidenced in
several places of this capital, where some of its avenues have begun
to be illuminated.
Venezuelan
Minister Highlights ALBA’s Educational Performance
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) The Venezuelan Education Minister Hector
Navarro, praised in this
city on Tuesday the performance of the Bolivarian Alliance for the
Americas (ALBA) in the
transformation of that nation’s educational system.
World Youth
Festival to be held in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) Youngsters from around the globe will meet
in South Africa at the
end of the year for the 17th edition of the World Festival of Youth
and Students, under the
slogan “Against Imperialism, for a Better Future for Mankind, and
for the Survival of the
Human Species.”
Cuban
VP Continues Visit to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 9 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban
Lazo’s visit to Haiti continues this Tuesday with the purpose of
evaluating with local authorities a proposal by the Bolivarian
Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) regional integration
and cooperation bloc to support the implementation of a new public
health system in this country.
Fidel
Castro Sends Message to Cuba's Medical Brigade in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba,
Feb 8 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief
Fidel Castro, sent a message to the members of the island’s Henry
Reeve International Medical Brigade for emergency situations, and
also to the graduates and fifth and sixth year students from the
Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), who are
currently providing health services in Haiti.
Cuban VP Meets with President of Haiti
Cuban
Trained US Doctors Already Working in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) The first group of US graduates of
Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) are already in
Haiti working at a field hospital in Crois des Bouquet.
Cuba
and ALBA Bloc Increase Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 8 (acn) Twenty-six days after a devastating
earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, leaving some
212,000 dead people, according to official figures, Cuba and the
countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)
regional integration and cooperation bloc continue increasing their
humanitarian assistance to the Haitian people.
Palestinian President Meets with Cuban Ambassador
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) The President of the Palestinian National
Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, met on Saturday with Cuban
concurrent ambassador Otto Vaillant, who presented his host with his
accreditation letter as the island’s representative before the
occupied Palestinian
territories.
Former Cuban Combatants Conclude their Visit to Guinea Bissau
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) A delegation of internationalist
combatants headed by Victor
Dreke concluded its 10-day visit to Guinea Bissau.
Cuban
Specialists Continue Study on Disabled People in Nicaraguan Capital
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Cuban and Nicaraguan experts continue a
study on disabled people in Nicaragua as part of a program called
‘Todos con voz’ (Everyone with Voice) to provide them with medical
assistance and, at the same time, restore their citizen rights.
Cuba Shares
Energy Saving Experiences with Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Cuba helps Venezuela to face difficulties
in the electricity sector,
a support that was acknowledged by Ali Rodriguez, Ministry of Energy
of the Bolivarian nation.
Cuban
Ambassador to Addis Ababa Meets with Ethiopian Deputy Foreign
Minister
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Javier Viamontes, the Cuban ambassador in
Addis Ababa and special envoy to the Summit of the African Union,
had a fraternal meeting earlier this week with Ethiopia’s Deputy
Foreign Minister Tesfaye Girma.
Bolivian
Municipality Free of Preventable Blindness
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Cuba’s cooperation has made it possible
for the Bolivian
municipality of Guayaramerin, in the Amazonian region of Beni, to be
declared a territory free
of preventable blindness.
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Cuba to Open
Fifth Field Hospital in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 4 (acn) The fifth Cuban field hospital in Haiti
will soon be in operation
after its arrival and transfer to Les Cayes, its final destination,
with which efficiency in
medical treatment to the population increases.
Cuban
Contemporary Artists Exhibit their Works in Madrid
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Pieces by Cuban artists Belkis Ayon and
Los Carpinteros make up the Latin American contemporary art
exhibition pertaining to the Daros Collection, inaugurated on
Wednesday at the City Art Hall of Madrid’s Santander Group.
ALBA Bloc
Coordinates Int’l Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) The solidarity work of the member
countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas
(ALBA) regional integration and cooperation bloc, is facilitating
the delivery of aid supplies and resources from other countries to
the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince
last January 12th.
Raul
Castro Signs Condolences Book at Haitian Embassy in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro visited on
Monday the Haitian embassy in Havana to express Cuba’s sorrow and
solidarity with the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake
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Panamanian Government Ends Cuban Medical Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Panama’s Government announced its
unilateral decision to put an end to the medical help provided by
Cuba to this country through the Operation Miracle free eye
care program which returned the sight to nearly 50,000 citizens of
this Central American
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Number of
Centers for Comprehensive Diagnosis Expanded in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Feb 2 (acn) The number of Centers for Comprehensive
Diagnosis (CDI) in Haiti,
a joint project between Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti, is being expanded,
amid the tense moments
this country has been going through after the January 12 earthquake.
Cubans have
so far Performed 100,000 Free Eye Surgeries in Ecuador
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Cubans participated as supervisors in the
building of the newly inaugurated Thu Thiem mega bridge over
Vietnam’s Saigon River.
Cubans
Supervised Building of Mega Bridge in Vietnam
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) Cubans participated as supervisors in the
building of the newly inaugurated Thu Thiem mega bridge over
Vietnam’s Saigon River.
Non Aligned Countries Reject New US’s Airport
Control Measures
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) passed a
declaration rejecting a
group of measures recently implemented by the US Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) that include more rigorous screening
for passengers coming from or through 14 countries,
including Cuba.
Cuban Official Presents Latest Trends of Cuban Tourism in
China
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) The Cuban Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero,
presented the latest
developments of the leisure industry of the island in Beijing before
representatives of travel
agencies, tour operators and journalists.
Help
of Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil to Haiti Appreciated
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) The community of Haitians and their
descendants living in the
eastern Cuban province of Camagüey, expressed their appreciation for
the help and solidarity
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Cuban VP of Council of Ministers Starts Official Visit to China
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 29 (acn) The Vice President of the Cuban Council
of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, started on Friday a visit to China,
where he will meet with government and state authorities. |
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Cuba
Demands More Solidarity with Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuba demanded on Wednesday more
solidarity with the people of Haiti saying that, in this case more
than ever, the validity and strengthening of multilateralism have to
prevail. |
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Haitian
Authorities Estimate Death Toll at 200,000
Port-au-Prince, Jan 28 (acn) According to reports by the Haitian
government, the figure of
corpses recovered from the rubble has now reached 150,000, but
estimates the amount of deaths at 200,000, and at 194,000 that of
people wounded. |
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Cuban Council
of Ministers’ VP Concludes Visit to Russia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuban Vice President of the Council of
Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas,
concluded a visit to Russia, where he met with several government
officials from that nation.
Weird Assistance
to the Haitian People
The words of a Haitian doctor interviewed by Cuban television were
clear, concise and overwhelming. He is one of hundreds of Haitian
graduates from Cuban universities currently providing medical
services, along with Cuban health professionals, to the victims of
the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince almost two weeks ago. |
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Cuban
Anti-Vector Brigade Ready to Implement Sanitary Plan in
Port-au-Prince
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) An action plan to prevent and fight
communicable diseases in Port-au-Prince is ready to be implemented
by a Cuban anti-vector brigade in the Haitian capital as soon as the
Haitian authorities approve it. |
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Situation of
Cuban Children Highlighted by Indian Weekly Publication
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) People’s Democracy, the weekly
publication of the Indian Communist Party (Marxist), highlights in a
long article the eradication of severe malnutrition in Cuba, in
spite of the US blockade of the island.
Cuban Deputy
FM Received in Iran
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos
Rodriguez held official talks in Tehran with the Iranian Foreign
Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, as part of his tour of countries in
the Middle East.
Cuban
FM Praises ALBA’s Role in Haiti Crisis
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 25 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla praised
the role of and the assistance provided by the Bolivarian Alliance
for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) to the people of Haiti after
the devastation caused in this Caribbean nation by an earthquake
almost two weeks ago.
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Cuba and Russia Analyze Bilateral Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25
(acn) The Vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo
Cabrisas, and Igor Ivanovich Sechin, vice-chief of the Russian
government, analyzed in Moscow
the most important aspects of bilateral relations. |
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Cuban Campaign
against Vectors to Begin in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Jan 25 (acn) A campaign against vectors is about to
begin in this capital,
aimed at reducing the appearance of epidemics after the January 12
earthquake. |
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Comprehensive ALBA
Project to Help Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) A comprehensive project for emergency aid,
restoration and
reconstruction of Haiti was approved on Monday in Caracas by the
Bolivarian Alliance for the
Americas (ALBA). |
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More than
25,000 Haitian Earthquake Victims Treated By Cubans
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 25 (acn) More than 25,000 patients have
been treated by Cuban
surgeons, doctors, nurses and other health specialists in Haiti,
after the earthquake that
destroyed this city January 12.
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Cuba to provide
more health care aid to Jamaica
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Health of
Jamaica, received this
Monday in Kingston a team of Cuban specialists, who will provide
assistance to patients of
that country and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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Cuban Medical Cooperation in Haiti: Excellent, Says PAHO
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25
(acn) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),
Mirta Roses, said Cuba’s medical cooperation in Haiti is excellent
and wonderful. |
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Cuban
VP Ricardo Cabrisas Visits Russia
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 25
(acn) Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice President of the Cuban Council of
Ministers, is in Moscow for a meeting with Russian VP Igor Ivanovich
Sechin. |
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More
than 111,000 Haitians Killed by the Earthquake
Port-au-Prince,
Jan 22 (acn) The number of deaths caused by the earthquake that hit
Haiti on January 12 has been so far established as 111,499,
according to a communique released on Friday by the Haitian Interior
Ministry. |
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Evo Morales
Inaugurated for Second Term of Office
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) "For
our Homeland and for the Bolivian people I take an oath as
President of the Pluri-National State of Bolivia”. These were the
words with which Evo Morales
began his second term of office on Friday, as constitutional
president of his country. |
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Cuban VP
Ramiro Valdes Addressed Bolivians in La Paz
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23
(acn) Cuban Vice President of the Council of States and Ministers,
Ramiro Valdes passed on greetings from the Cuban people to the
Bolivians in a gathering to celebrate the beginning of the second
term of Evo Morales' presidency.
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Cuban Working in Collaboration Projects in Haiti Help Quake Victims
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, Jan 23 (acn) Architect Marta Lopez Corral and civil engineer
Suzel
Chible both from eastern Santiago de Cuba joined the Cuban doctors
in their efforts to assist
the victims of the January 12 earthquake and its aftershocks. |
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US Organizations Will Protest Posada Carriles’
Trial for False Swearing
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 23
(acn) Members of several US organizations will lead a public protest
against terrorist Luis Posada Carriles on the morning of Monday,
March 1, the day he will be
tried just for perjury rather than for his terrorist acts. |
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Cuba
and Guinea Bissau Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22
(acn) Malam Bacai Sanha, President of Guinea Bissau, ratified on
Friday
the willingness of his country to strengthen its excellent relations
with Cuba. |
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Cuba
Opens Third Field Hospital in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Jan
22 (acn) A Third Cuban Field Hospital was opened on Friday in
Carrefour,
southwest of this capital. |
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Correa, Chavez
and Lugo in Bolivia for Evo Morales’s Inauguration
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 22 (acn) Presidents Hugo Chavez, Rafael Correa and Fernando Lugo
of Venezuela, Ecuador and Paraguay, respectively, arrived this
Friday in Bolivia to attend the inauguration of Evo Morales Ayma,
who was recently re-elected for a second term in office. |
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Haiti:
The World Claims for Help, Not For Military Presence
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 21 (acn) While the planet has been shaken by Haiti since the
January 12 earthquake followed by powerful aftershocks, the
international community firmly rejects the American military
presence in the Caribbean nation and claims for help to the Haitian
people.
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Evo Morales Receives Commander of the
Revolution Ramiro Valdes
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 21 (acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales met on Wednesday with
Commander of the Revolution and also Vice President of the Cuban
councils of State and Ministers Ramiro Valdes, who is in the South
American nation heading the island’s delegation to the swearing-in
ceremony of Morales, who was re-elected for a second term in office. |
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Cuban
Doctors Prioritize Vitality of Hospitals in Haiti
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) The Cuban health personnel currently making their
contribution in the Haitian capital is prioritizing the vitality of
the few hospitals that are still providing medical services in Port-au-Prince
after the devastating earthquake that hit this Caribbean
nation last week. |
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Cuba Urges UN to Advance in Process of Reform
of Security Council
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 21
(acn) Cuba urged the United Nations to advance in the process to
reform its Security Council. The call was made on Wednesday by the
island’s Deputy Permanent Representative before the UN General
Assembly, Rodolfo Benitez. |
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Cuba and Syria Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20
(acn) Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez met on
Wednesday in Damascus with Mumtaz al Sheijk, general director for
Syrian Radio and Television, as part of an official visit to that
Arab nation. |
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Violent
Aftershock Shakes Haiti on Wednesday
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20
(acn) A powerful aftershock of the earthquake that shook Haiti on
January 12 terrified on Wednesday Haitians and many rescuers from
several countries now working in the Caribbean nation. |
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Arrival of Jose
Marti to Caracas Recalled in Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) A campaign to pay tribute to Jose Marti
began in Venezuela, on the
occasion of the 129th anniversary of his arrival to Caracas and the
157th of his birth
(January 28th). |
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More
Haitian Medicine Students to Help Earthquake Victims
Port-au-Price,
Jan 19 (acn) Around 50 Haitian fifth year Medicine students arrived
on Tuesday to this city from Cuba, to join the actions to help the
victims of the earthquake that devastated that nation a week ago
today. |
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Ramiro
Valdes Arrives in La Paz
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) Commander of the Revolution and also Vice
President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers Ramiro Valdes,
arrived on Tuesday night in La Paz, the Bolivian capital, after
visiting several places linked to Cuban-Argentinean guerrilla
Commander Ernesto Che Guevara in this South American nation. |
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Ramiro
Valdes Pays Tribute to Che Guevara in Bolivia
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes, vice-president
of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, paid tribute on Monday
to Commander Ernesto Che Guevara and the other members of the
guerrilla led by the Cuban-Argentinean fighter in this South
American country. |
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Cuba Calls at the UN for International
Cooperation for Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Monday at the United
Nations its willingness to
cooperate along with all nations to help Haiti, which was devastated
by an earthquake on
Tuesday. |
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Australian
Press Highlights Cuban Assistance to Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) While the Spanish newspaper El País fails
to mention the Cuban help to Haiti, other media outlets highlight it
like the Australian daily ‘The Age’ and the online publication
‘Rebelión’. |
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US Judge
Allows Terrorist to Travel on Private Jet
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) Judge Kathleen Cardone, from El Paso,
Texas, who will be trying terrorist Luis Posada Carriles next
February, authorized him to use a private plane to fly to the trial. |
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Cuba Present
at Ceremony of Investiture of Evo Morales
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes,
vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, arrived
on Monday to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, heading an official
delegation from the island. |
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Medical
Assistance Continues Arriving in Haiti from Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 18 (acn) Cuban aircraft carrying tons of medical equipment and
supplies as well as health specialists in emergency situations
continue arriving in Port-au-Prince. |
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Guatemalan
Municipality Free of Illiterates Thanks to Cuban Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) The Guatemalan municipality of San
Cristobal Acasaguastlan
became on Monday the first one of that South American country to be
declared free of
illiteracy, a condition it obtained thanks to Cuba’s cooperation. |
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Hugo Chavez
Highlights Solidarity of Cuba and ALBA with Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba,
January 18 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that Cuba,
with hundreds of doctors working in the Haitian capital, leads the
efforts of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas
(ALBA) in solidarity with this sister Caribbean nation that was hit
by a devastating earthquake last week. |
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Cuban
Doctors Working Non-Stop in Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 16 (acn) Cuban medical personnel continue providing health care
in four points in the capital of Haiti and also in several
facilities in the outlying areas of the city. |
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Cuban
Medical Help Amidst Destruction and Death
A testimony from the
devastated Haitian capital. Corpses on the streets, desperation,
chaos and pain.
Raymundo Gomez (ACN
Special Correspondent)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti,
Jan 15 (acn) This city, shaken last Tuesday by a strong earthquake,
continues to look as if it had suffered an air bombing, judging by
the significant destruction left by the natural phenomenon.
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Cuba
Will Collaborate with Guinea Bissau in Dengue Prevention
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 15 (acn) Cuban specialists will help to prevent dengue fever in
Guinea
Bissau, Public Health Minister of that country, Camilo Simoe
Pereira, stated. |
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Latin American Aid Flows to Haiti after Devastating Earthquake
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan13 (acn) Aid from Latin American countries is
rapidly flowing to Haiti after the strong earthquake –of 7 degrees
on the Richter Scale- that hit that nation on Tuesday, devastating
the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas of the impoverished
nation in a matter... |
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Cuban
Peace Movement Expresses Sorrow at Haitians' Situation
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 15 (acn) The Cuban People’s Movement for Peace and
Sovereignty (Movpaz) issued a statement on Thursday expressing its
deep sorrow for the victims of the earthquake that recently shook
the sister Republic of Haiti.
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Catastrophe
in Haiti: Thousands Feared Dead
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) Thousands of people are missing and
feared dead after a powerful earthquake on Tuesday struck Port-au-Prince,
the Haitian capital, leaving tens of thousands homeless and buried
beneath rubble. |
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Cubans in
Port-au-Prince Are In Good Health
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) All the Cubans working on collaboration
programs in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, were reported to
be in good health. Only two of them suffered minor injuries from the
earthquake that hit that Caribbean nation on Tuesday. |
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Cuba
Evacuates Thousands after Earthquake in Haiti Triggers Tsunami Alert
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) Nearly 30,000 people in the eastern
coastal Cuban town of Baracoa were evacuated to higher ground as a
precaution, after Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti triggered a tsunami
alert, the Municipal Civil Defense Council announced. |
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Palestinian Leader Congratulates Cuban President Raul Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) Al Hurriah, the official weekly of the
Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestina, published on its latest issue a message of
congratulation sent by the
General Secretary of that organization, Nayef Hawatmeh, to Cuban
President Raul Castro, on
the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. |
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Leaders of Several Countries Congratulate Cuba on Anniversary of the
Revolution
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 7 (acn) Heads of state and government from several
countries have sent
congratulation messages to the Cuban people and leadership on the
51st anniversary of the
Triumph of the Revolution. |
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Cuba Rejects
Inclusion on US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) Cuba rejected on Tuesday its inclusion on the US
list of state
sponsors of terrorism. |
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European Deputy Rejects that Cuba Is a Terrorist Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) The Vice President of the European
Parliament Miguel Angel Martínez said Cuba should not be consider a
suspect terrorist country and criticized the United States for
considering the island nation as such.
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Washington Post Denies that Cuba Is a Terrorist Country
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) The Washington Post, the most important and oldest
newspaper of the US’s capital city, published an article today
criticizing the inclusion of Cuba in the US list
of terrorist countries.
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Cuban Health Professionals Start Study on Disabled People in Managua
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) Cuban and Nicaraguan experts recently started a
study on disabled people in Managua as part of a program to provide
them with medical assistance and, at the same time, restore their
citizen rights. |
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German Organizations Lash New US Airport Measures Regarding Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 4 (acn) Members of the German Solidarity-with-Cuba lashed
this Monday the stepping up of US airport control measures to those
travelling from and to Cuba, and other 13 countries.
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US Tightens Airport Security
Rules
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 4 (acn) Cubans flying to the United States will face more
vigorous screening after the United States announced on Sunday that
it was enhancing airline security from midnight. |
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Venezuelan President
Accuses Washington of Protecting Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 26 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated its
accusation against the US Government for protecting international
and self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada
Carriles.
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Cuba Calls for More Active Role
of Developing Countries in Facing Climate Change
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Wednesday the need for more
participation of
developing nations in the world struggle to mitigate the effects of
climate change. |
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US Senator Criticizes
Washington’s Spending on Radio and TV Marti
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) US Senator Russ Feingold, a Democrat from
Wisconsin, has launched a new campaign against the US Government’s
waste of funds and, as his first targets, he has chosen Radio and TV
Marti, whose news and program broadcasts began in the Reagan-era.
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Cuba and Tanzania Strengthen
Bilateral Bonds
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 24 (acn)The Cuban Communist Party and the Revolutionary
Party of Tanzania (RPT) signed a cooperation agreement that ratifies
their disposition to strengthen their
historical friendship. |
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Hugo
Chavez Speaks with Cuban Delegation about Upcoming ALBA Summit
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met on Sunday at
the Miraflores Palace in Caracas with a Cuban delegation headed by
the VP of the island’s Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz.
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Cuba Asks FAO to Include
Climate Change in Its Agenda
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 19 (acn) Cuba recommended the inclusion in the agenda of
the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the
systematic assessment and warning about the effects of climate
change.
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Cuba Criticizes Rich
Countries’ Incompetence to Fight World Hunger at Summit on Food
Security
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 17 (acn) Cuba decried on Tuesday the negligent stance of
rich countries in
front of the current world food crisis during a UN Summit on Food
Security that is underway in
Rome, Italy.
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Eleven Years of Cuban
Health Cooperation in Guatemala
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 9 (acn) Cuban doctors have provided more than 20 million
consultations in
Guatemala since the Caribbean nation began its health cooperation
with this Central American
country 11 years ago.
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US Blockade of Cuba
Condemned in Kazakhstan and Belarus
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 3 (acn)
The Union of the Zhuldyz Association of Children’s Social
Organizations from Kazakhstan, and the Society of Veterans-Combatants
of the October Crisis
from Belarus have condemned Washington’s blockade against Cuba.
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Rejection of US Blockade
against Cuba Continues around the World
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 30 (acn)
The 35th Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the Latin American and
Caribbean Economic System concluded on Thursday with a call to the
US Government to end its almost-50-year-old blockade of Cuba.
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Homage Paid to Cuban
Internationalists in South Africa
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 29 (acn) Homage was paid on Wednesday at Freedom Park in
Pretoria, South Africa, to the Cuban internationalists who died
fighting for Angola’s independence.
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Cuban
Foreign Minister Refutes at the UN Statements by US Ambassador
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn)
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez refuted on Wednesday before
the UN General Assembly the distorted statements made by US
ambassador Susan Rice with regard to the US blockade against the
Caribbean nation.
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UN
General Assembly Condemns US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn)
For the 18th year in a row, the UN General Assembly passed on
Wednesday a resolution condemning the almost-50-year-old US
commercial, financial and economic blockade against Cuba.
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UN General Assembly
Votes Today on Cuban Resolution against US Blockade
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn)
For the 18th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly
votes this Wednesday on a Cuban resolution against Washington’s
almost-50-year-old economic blockade of the island.
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Fidel
Castro and Garcia Marquez: Most Important Latin American Figures of
the 20th Century
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 27 (acn)
The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Colombian
writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez are the most important Latin American
figures of the 20th century, according to British intellectual
Gerald Martin.
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Malian PM Tours Eye
Center to be Reopened under Cuba-Mali Cooperation Project
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn)
The Prime Minister of Mali, Modibo Sidibe, toured on Friday in
Bamako an eye center now under reconstruction, accompanied by Cuba’s
ambassador to that
African country, Alberto Miguel Otero.
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Cuba Present at Regional Antidrug Forum
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn)
Cuba is present at the ministerial meeting The World Drug
Problem, Safety and Cooperation, underway in Mexico City to
strengthen regional cooperation in
the struggle against drug trafficking. |
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Renowned Anti-Cuban Terrorist Freed in the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 23 (acn)
Renowned anti-Cuba terrorist Santiago Alvarez Fernandez-Magriña was
released on Wednesday from an Immigration prison in the US state of
Georgia, where he was serving a sentence for stockpiling weapons and
obstruction of justice.
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Solidarity with Cuba in
Portugal
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn)
A Photographic Exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the
Cuban Revolution was inaugurated in Portugal, organized by the
Portugal-Cuba Friendship
Association.
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Cuba
Denounces U.S. Blockade before European Parliament
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn)
Cuba presented a report on its U.N. resolution demanding the end of
the U.S. blockade against the island during a plenary session of the
European Parliament in Strasburg, France.
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Evo
Morales Meets with Cuban First Vice President Jose R. Machado
Ventura
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 21 (acn)
Bolivian President Evo Morales met on Tuesday in the presidential
residence of San Jorge with Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon
Machado Ventura, who is on an official visit to the South American
nation.
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Cuba Ratifies Commitment to Human
Rights
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 21 (acn)
Cuba’s commitment to a frank and open dialogue regarding the topic
of human rights was reaffirmed on Tuesday by the Cuban permanent
representative before the United Nations, Pedro Nuñez Mosquera. |
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Cuba to Cooperate with Zambia in
the Struggle against Malaria
HAVANA, Cua, Oct
21 (acn) Cuba will implement in Zambia its program against malaria,
which is successfully applied in other African nations. |
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Cuban
First VP Visits Town where Che Guevara Was Assassinated
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20
(acn) Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura
visited the Bolivian town of La Higuera, where Commander Ernesto
Guevara was assassinated 42 years ago.
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Chileans
Demand the Cessation of the US Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
20 (acn) The Chilean Solidarity-with-Cuba
Movement declared itself, in the city of Valparaiso, in favor of the
abolition of the US financial, economic and commercial blockade
imposed by the United States on the island for almost 50 years now.
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Cuban
First VP Named Illustrious Guest of Bolivia’s Vallegrande
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn) Cuban First
Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura was named Illustrious
Guest of the eastern Bolivian locality of Vallegrande.
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Cuba
Denounces Economic Damages of U.S. Blockade Before U.N.
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn)
The Cuban mission to the United Nations recently made a presentation
on the magnitude of the damages caused to the Cuban foreign trade
-242.4 million dollars- during the last year by the U.S. economic,
financial and commercial blockade. |
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UNESCO Renews Support of Cuba’s
Jose Marti World Solidarity Project
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn)
The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
reaffirmed its support of Cuba’s José Martí Project for World
Solidarity for the seventh consecutive year. |
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UN
General Assembly Elects Brazil to the Security Council
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn)The UN
General Assembly elected Brazil to serve two-year terms at the
Security Council, holding one of the two non-permanent seats
destined to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Machado Ventura:
Greetings from Fidel and Raul to the ALBA Summit
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
The First Vice-President of the Cuban Councils of State and
Ministers, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, gave participants in the 7th
ALBA Summit on Friday greetings from Revolution leader Fidel Castro
and Cuban President Raul Castro.
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Evo Inaugurates ALBA Summit with
Greetings to Fidel Castro
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16
(AIN) Bolivian President Evo Morales sent greetings to Cuban
Revolution leader Fidel Castro during the inauguration on Friday of
the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). |
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ALBA Ministerial Council
Meets in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
The Ministerial Council for Economic Complementation of the
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) met today
in Cochabamba, Bolivia, prior to the 7th Summit of the regional
organization to begin this afternoon in the same city.
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Cuban
First VP Heads Delegation to 7th ALBA Summit
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
Cuban First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura is heading the island’s
delegation to the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the
Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) beginning today in Cochabamba,
Bolivia, reported Cuban national TV.
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Cuba and
Bolivia: High Level of Bilateral Relations
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
Cuba and Bolivia reaffirmed the excellent state of relations between
the two countries in the 3rd meeting for bilateral policies
consultation held by representatives from both nations in
Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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ALBA Summit to Strengthen Regional Integration
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
The approval of the SUCRE as the only legal tender and the
achievement of the objective of complementing the region’s economic,
political and social integration are two of the goals of the 7th
Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), which
began on Friday in Bolivia.
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Cuban Enterprises to
Participate in ALBA Business Meeting
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Eight Cuban enterprises participate in the First ALBA Meeting on
Complementary Goods beginning this Thursday in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Puerto Ricans Protest against Colonial Government
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15t (acn)
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are participating on Thursday in the
national strike in protest against the government of that US colony,
which has announced the layoff of thousands of civil servants.
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ALBA
Summit to Begin in Bolivia
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn)
The 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)
will begin on Thursday in Bolivia, where Cuba, one of the
organizations’s founding members, will be represented.
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Nicaraguans Thank Cuba for Disability Studies in their Country
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Studies on disabilities currently underway in Nicaragua with the
assistance of Cuban experts have been very well received by locals,
who have recognized the work led in their communities. |
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Cuban Artists Offer Concert in the Dominican Republic
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn)
Cuban composers and maestros Ruben Gonzalez and Jorge Luis Garcell
in the guitar, and Roberto Medina, in the clarinet, offered a
concert in the Dominican city of Montecristi. |
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