The Indio Hatuey Pasture and Fodder Experimental Station, in the western province of Matanzas, will promote the extension of agro-ecological systems independent from oil in order to achieve a sustainable development in agriculture, said Milagros Milera, specialist with that scientific center.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES, March 31 – The Havana Club International Company will request a new hearing after the decision by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia to not recognize that rum brand’s registration, under the name of Cubaexport for 35 years, states French Pernod Ricard group in a press release.
Read MoreA forest fire destroyed some 500 hectares of forests and pine tree plantations in Minas de Matahambre, in the western province of Pinar del Río, reported IPS. The fire was fueled by the high temperatures of recent days and winds of up to 35 km per hour.
Read MoreThe arrival of a cold front weakened in its southern portion will produce some showers on Saturday. It is expected that another front will cause isolated rain on Tuesday, April 5. During the rest of the period we will enjoy pleasant weather, with high temperatures being the product of a flow of warm air from the south.
Read MoreDuring former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s three-day visit to Cuba, which ended Wednesday, the main problems to be resolved in order to reduce tension and move towards an eventual improvement in relations between the two countries were put on the table.
Read MoreGuantanamo won a pitchers’ duel 2-1 over Granma on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Division best-of-seven series of the Cuban baseball playoffs. In the West, Cienfuegos defeated Havana 8-5 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their series.
Read MoreJimmy Carter’s wrap-up press conference at the Havana Convention Center was broadcast on primetime Cuban TV this evening. He expressed his wish that the half century US economic embargo on Cuba be lifted and that the travel ban the US government imposes on its citizens be eliminated.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro announced the opening of credits for the farmer sector and persons authorized to exercise self-employment, in an expanded meeting of the Council of Ministers. In addition, small private enterprises will now be able to offer products and services to state entities.
Read MoreA project to save the crab species Gecarcinus ruricola, which every year invades the Ciénaga de Zapata during their reproduction period, was started in this wetland with the backing of the German Nabu NGO, the Centre for Marine Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, reported IPS. It is estimated that around 3.5 million specimens of this crustacean die due to the traffic on that region’s roads.
Read MoreThe Napoleonic Museum, the only one dedicated to the famous French emperor in Latin America, will reopen its doors today in the Cuban capital after a vast restoration that included the objects of the collection and the building where the installation is based, said Gema Pérez, director of that cultural center.
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