Castro on Pope’s Planned Visit to Cuba
Cuban 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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Cuban Cancer Medicine Sales Expanding
The Cuban firm Labiofam recently presented its products in the Mongolia capital of Ulan Bator, including Vidatox-30CH, a complementary alternative for the treatment of cancer.
Read MoreJazz Plaza 2011 in Full Swing
The International Jazz Plaza Festival began as a free event in the 80’s. The only thing anyone needed to get in to the Plaza Casa de la Cultura (cultural center) was good energy and desire to listen to jazz. Later they started asking an admission price, which has been rising gradually to where it is 25 pesos for nationals ($1 USD) and 25 CUC’s (pushing $30 for foreigners).(7 photos)
Read MoreUS Congress Drops Bill Against Cuba Travel
The proposed tightening of travel restrictions to Cuba on Cuban-Americans was withdrawn by members of the US House of Representatives and the Senate Appropriations Committees.
Read MoreCuba Foreign Investment Priorities in 2012
Tourism, oil, mining and energy are priority sectors in the development of foreign investment in Cuba, reported the weekly magazine Opciones yesterday.
Read MoreUS Musician at Cuban Jazz Festival
Pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill is participating in the 27th International Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana, which is underway through this Sunday, December 18.
Read MoreMajor Highway Reconstructed in Eastern Cuba
The road along the south-eastern coast between Santiago de Cuba and Granma provinces is currently undergoing construction work that involves significant financial investment.
Read MoreEnd of the Year Recess for Teachers
HAVANA TIMES, Dec 16 — Cuba’s teachers and students will be on break throughout the island from December 25 to January 2, Granma newspaper announced today.
The recess includes each of the subsystems of the Ministry of Education and other agencies of the central government administration.
During this period, schools and educational institutions throughout the country are expected to adjust their work forces to assist those students who need to additional attention.
Cuba’s teachers and students will be on break throughout the island from December 25 to January 2. The recess includes each of the dependencies of the Ministry of Education and other agencies of the central government administration.
Read MoreCuba Tourism to End Year Up from 2010
So far Canada has been the largest source of visitors to Cuba, with more than 820,000 visitors; followed by England, Italy and Spain. Behind those three countries are France, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Russia and Venezuela.
Read MoreECURED Website Marks Its First Year
The Collaborative Cuban Encyclopedia (ECURED) yesterday celebrated its first anniversary at a school in the Havana municipality of Boyeros.
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