Power consumption in Cuban homes surpassed that of the non-residential sector for the first time in 2010, Tatiana Amarán, director of rational power use of the Electricity Conglomerate of Cuba, announced. According to the official, that proportion could continue in 2011 due to the opening to the private sector in the island’s economy.
Read MoreMore than 50,000 healthcare professionals from 118 countries have been trained in Cuba’s medical schools, Roberto González Martín, public health deputy minister for teaching and research, announced in his speech at the Pedagogy 2011 Congress, being held in the island’s capital.
Read MoreThe presence this week of a high pressure system will allow us to have good weather with partially cloudy days and little likelihood of rain. Maximum temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 22°C (72°F) and the 29°C (84°F), with minimum temperatures between the 13°C (55°F) and 18°C (64°F).
Read MoreCuban parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcón accused the United States of acting with double standards in the trial against self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who was not tried for terrorism charges by the same district attorney of the case of the Cuban Five, imprisoned in the US for over 12 years.
Read MoreCuba will drill 20 new oil wells in 2011, mainly in the area from Havana to Varadero, some 120 kilometers east of the island’s capital, said Rafael Tenreyro, head of the exploration group of the Petróleos de Cuba Company. He noted that the drilling will take place from the coast to the sea, to reduce the environmental impact.
Read MoreCuba and Spain hope to renew by next summer cooperation in education through the establishment of an agreement that replaces the one in place since 1999, announced Mario Bedera Bravo, Spanish secretary of state for education and professional training, who is participating in the Pedagogy 2011 congress.
Read MoreThe 9th Humberto Solás Low-Budget Film Festival will be held in the eastern city of Gibara next April 5-10, according to Sergio Benvenuto, director of the event, which on this occasion will pay tribute to its deceased founder on the 70th anniversary of his birth.
Read MoreRepresentatives of the Cuban and Venezuelan governments said they were pleased with how the 23 agreements in the electric power sector are working out, which have made it possible to improve the maintenance of networks, the installation of new equipment and the recovery of others in the South American country, the press reported after a meeting in Caracas. Last year the island helped its principal ally overcome an acute power crisis caused by the worst drought in half a century.
Read MoreCuba will bring together hundreds of Havana cigar aficionados during the 13th Havana Cigar Festival, which will begin on Feb. 21 in this capital, the Opciones weekly reported. The event, organized by the Habanos S.A. joint venture, will feature the Havana Cigar Sommelier contest, a competition in which the participants demonstrate their mastery in the combination of wines and cigars.
Read MoreForty per cent of the available land for agricultural purposes in Cuba is still idle, despite the handing over of plots more than two years ago through Decree-Law 259, stated the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Center for Land Control.
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