Today at 6:00 pm will be the main celebration for the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the island as a “territory free of illiteracy” following the 1961 literacy campaign. The celebration will be broadcast live on Cuban TV and radio.
Read MoreThe air flow associated with the passage through the area of a weakened frontal system will provide some rain in the middle of the upcoming seven-day period. Otherwise we will have slightly cooler temperatures and weather associated with a cyclonic influence. The maximum temperatures will reach up to around 27°C (81°F) and the lows will drop to close to 21°C (70°F).
Read MoreThe minister of the food industry reported that the failures in post-larvae production and catches resulted in lower-than-expected income from the seafood exports, whose costs exceeded plans by nearly 1,000 CUCs per ton.
Read MoreThe president of Cuba’s Supreme Court, Ruben Remigio, yesterday made reference to respect for legal guarantees established in the procedures for individuals, institutions and society as a whole.
Read MoreStanding committees of the Cuba’s National Assembly of Popular Power (parliament) is concluding discussions today around the plan for the country’s economy and the state budget law for 2012.
Read MoreThe possibility of Cuba becoming an oil-producing country is worrying politicians in the US. They have therefore begun putting pressure on those firms operating in Cuban waters, particularly the Spanish corporation Repsol, which will be the first to start drilling.
Read MoreStarting tomorrow, December 20, new regulations will come into force pertaining to Cuban credit policy and other banking services. Those prioritized will be self-employed workers, farmers and those people seeking to build or repair their homes by their own means.
Read MoreCuban pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba returned to the Cuban stage during the International Jazz Festival-Plaza 2011, after 12 years of living in the United States.
Read MoreNearly a dozen hotels at the Varadero beach resort recorded economic losses in 2011. This information was made known yesterday in a meeting of the tourism workers’ union in the province of Matanzas.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro welcomed the upcoming visit to the island by the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, in a meeting yesterday with a delegation from the Vatican.
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