Cuba will present some 500 titles at the upcoming International Book Fair that starts on February 10, the event’s Organizing Committee announced. On this occasion it is expected that some 200 guest personalities will attend, among them Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú.
Read MoreThe application of double shifts does not resolve the delay in Cuban constructions, where “finishing a building in time, with quality and without exceeding the assigned budget, is a chimera,” according to an article published today in the official Granma daily. The application of this measure has faced problems such as lack of workers, material resources, and organizational deficiencies.
Read MoreCuban political prisoner Diosdado González began a hunger strike in solidarity with his wife Blanca García, who began a fast last January 28 to demand that the government comply with its commitment to release the 11 dissidents who remain in prison from the group of 75.
Read MoreThe Catholic magazine Espacio Laical considered it strategic to “provide political trust and contribute, critically, to the construction of a new social pact that articulates the diversity of criteria,” through a greater participation of citizenry. That publication expressed in an editorial its trust in the intentions of President Raul Castro of “articulating a road to national conciliation,” but warned about the obstacles faced by the reconstruction of consensus on the island.
Read MoreWe are happy to announce the 3rd Havana Times photo contest for photos taken in Cuba in four categories: Cubans at Work, The Color Red in Cuba, Cuba’s Beaches and Cuban Women. The deadline for submitting photos is June 15, 2011.
Read MoreThe flow of Cuban emigrants to Ecuador stopped in 2010, after the measures taken by that country’s government to face the fraudulent marriages and the corruption in immigration procedures, affirmed Ricardo Patiño, that South American country’s foreign minister, reported IPS.
Read MoreCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez asked the Organization of American States (OAS) to “stop carrying out actions outside its mandate that violate Haitian sovereignty,” while he called on the United Nations Blue Helmets to abide by their mandate in that Caribbean nation, where more than a thousand Cuban health professionals are deployed. In statements to the press in Quito, Rodríguez denied that former Haitian President Bertrand Aristide is in Cuban territory, reported IPS.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro urged the members of the Council of Ministers to take into consideration the population’s opinions regarding the new measures being taken by the government as part of the plan for the “updating” of the island’s economic system, reported IPS.
Read MoreThe Sol Palmeras Hotel, located in Varadero beach resort, was awarded the Travelife Gold Prize by the Thomas Cook international tour operator for its environmental management, according to Benigno Pérez, marketing and sales director of the Sol Meliá Cuba division, the Spanish company that manages that tourist installation, reported IPS.
Read MoreA Havana court sentenced several personnel including the director of the Havana Psychiatric Hospital to prison terms of 5 to 15 years for the deaths of 26 patients a year ago, informed an official Cuban news service on Monday.
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