Cuba began the experimental application of irrigation with central pivot in rice cultivation, a technique that would imply saving more than 60 per cent water, in addition to using less seeds, specialists from the Rice Agro-Industrial Group and the Grain Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture announced. That experience has been successfully used in countries such as Brazil, Panama and Spain. Rice is a basic dish in the diet of Cuban families.
Read MoreVenezuela’s programme for the general care of diabetic patients will start applying the Cuban medicine Heberprot-P, of proven effectiveness in the cure of diabetic foot ulcers, the local press reported. That medicine, which has already benefitted more than 18,000 patients on the island, was created by the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Centre (CIGB).
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) should give a sign to the Cuban government about its will to establish a new relationship with the island, even if it maintains the Common Position in force since 1996, Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez affirmed in statements to the press in Luxembourg, where this regional bloc’s ties with the Caribbean island nation will be assessed. Jiménez was of the opinion that this gesture by the EU could strengthen the present reforms in the socialist system nation.
Read MoreHurricane Richard has weakened to a Tropical Depression as it moves inland over northeastern Guatemala towards southeastern Mexico on route to the Gulf of Mexico. The storm did not pose a threat to Cuba in its passing through the western Caribbean.
Read MoreIn response to the World Health Organization’s call, two public entities, the Finlay Institute of Cuba and Brazil’s Bio-Manguinhos immunobiological institute, joined forces to produce the Men AC vaccine.
Read MoreA guide for self employed workers and small businesses is for sale at newsstands in Cuba as of Monday. The pamphlet details the tax scheme for those who lose their jobs in the public sector layoffs taking place on the island and seek an alternative in what will become a larger private sector.
Read MoreOn October 20, Cuba’s “Day of National Culture,” singer-songwriter Gerardo Alfonso was invited to perform during “Trovando” (“Troubadouring”), a program held every Wednesday under the direction of Fidel Diaz, the editor of the cultural magazine Caiman Barbudo (The Bearded Cayman). The set couldn’t have been any more welcoming since it offered free admission and no restrictions of any type. (8 photos)
Read MoreIn a phone consultation with the Gran Logia de Cuba, they explained that prospective visitors must contact their office either by phone or in person. (They do not have an email address.) The individual to contact is the Gran Secretario (Grand Secretary), Alberto William Rojas Aguilar, at Telephone (537) 878-5065.
Read MoreCuba’s Meteorolocial Insitute (INSMET) reports on Sunday that Tropical Storm Richard, with near hurricane force winds, is heading for a landing in Belize sometime on late Sunday or early Monday.
Read MoreHundreds of Cuban doctors have been in Haiti long before, during and after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated parts of the Caribbean nation. Now a cholera outbreak that has quickly killed over 200 people will put the local and foreign medical staff to test in the coming months. Fear is great of the dangerous disease spreading to the sprawling earthquake refugee camps. Ansel Herz reports from Port-au-Prince for Inter Press Service on the outbreak reaching the Haitian capital.
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