As part of Cuba’s presentation to the United Nations on the effects of the steadfast US economic aggression, Ministry of Tourism official Carmen Casals Sanchez said the travel ban deprives Cuba of a market estimated at 15 percent of US tourism to the Caribbean.
Read MoreGuatemala needs to take steps to prepare for even worse problems of hunger in 2011, caused by climate change and farmers’ heavy dependence on a few basic crops like corn and beans, experts warned on the occasion of World Food Day, celebrated Saturday.
Read MoreCuba and Bolivia have agreed to step up cooperation in areas such as the fight against illicit drugs and related crime. They also reached agreement on mutual legal assistance on penal matters.
Read MoreCuba and Bolivia have agreed to step up cooperation in areas such as the fight against illicit drugs and related crime. They also reached agreement on mutual legal assistance on penal matters.
Read More“In 1997 I joined the ranks of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). While its members are obligated to report any misdeed, during those years people resuscitated a concept from prior to the 1959 revolution: that of the “chivato” (informer), and informers back then were always given beatings.”
Read MoreThe driver, quiet up to that moment at the wheel turned and said: “Listen folks – the problem is that ground soybean meat has a lot of protein, and that’s where all this energy comes from that kids have these days.”
Read MoreWhat was hurricane Paula is now a tropical depression and moving east along the coast of Matanzas province. The storm caused power and water supply outages in its passing through Havana as well as felled some electric poles and tree branches.
Read MoreThe “Pre-Mundial” World Cup Qualifier tournament here in Puerto Rico was been billed from the very outset as a probable stage for still another grand collision between powerhouse Cuban and American national baseball teams. The Cubans have suffered something of a dented reputation in recent years concerning their one-time dominance over American ball clubs, having now lost four of five recent encounters with USA rosters stuffed with top-level professionals.
Read MoreThe problem of the over-consumption of energy has appeared evident ever since it was announced that all families that cooked with gas, kerosene or firewood —most of the population— would have to start using solely electric appliances.
Read MoreHurricane Paula is churning very close to the northwest coast of Pinar del Rio Province states the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) in its latest report issued at 6:00 a.m. EST on Thursday.
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