Representatives of public health in Cuba expressed their backing for the reorganization of the labor force, greater economic efficiency and improving services for the population when speaking at the 10th Congress of the Public Health Trade Union, being held in the island’s capital, reported IPS. The Cuban authorities have begun a program of cutting back on spending on health care to face the economic crisis.
Read MoreDeputy Marshal Ri Yong Ho, chief of the General Staff of the People’s Army of Korea, arrives Thursday in Cuba, where he will visit military installations and higher level teaching institutions of the island’s army, states a note by the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Read MoreThe death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (2003-2007) Wednesday brought to an end the political partnership he formed with his wife, President Cristina Fernández. Now all eyes are on her.
Read MoreCuba managed a come-from-behind 6-3 win over Holland in its first Round Two game of the Intercontinental Cup taking place in Taiwan.
Read MoreAbout 15 years ago a new family moved into a house in the neighborhood. We knew full well that this had involved an illegal purchase and sale of real estate, although no one complained about any wrongdoing.
Read MoreSomeone once called him “a hippie of communism,” and I believe one could find no better way to define his spirit. From melancholy to hope, discovering poetry in what surrounds him, he is usually heard by those who want him to speak to them – people who share his existential pain and the weight implied by understanding history.
Read MoreEvery vote counts for the two candidates competing for the presidency of Brazil in next Sunday’s runoff, and the governing Workers’ Party (PT) is galvanizing its electoral base into active campaigning, after the complacency instilled by eight years in power.
Read MoreDalier Hinojosa pitched a perfect game for Team Cuba over Hong Kong in Intercontinental Cup Baseball on Wednesday won by a score of 20-0 in a five-inning mercy rule shortened contest.
Read MoreCuba ranked 69th among 178 countries studied in the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, carried out by the Transparency International global network. The island, with a result of 3.7 on 10, ranked in 9th place in the Americas, where the list of less corrupt nations is headed by Canada, with 8.9.
Read MoreThe Cuban government rejected the possibility of improving relations with the European Union (EU) while the Common Position is maintained, a policy in force since 1996 that conditions bilateral relations on certain reforms on the island, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez affirmed. “We do not recognize the moral authority or any policy (of the EU) to criticize in terms of human rights,” the Cuban foreign minister said when speaking before the UN General Assembly.
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