Mural in tourist installation HAVANA, Sept. 29 – The number of tourist arrivals to Cuba up to last August increased 1.8 per cent as compared to a similar period in 2009, but the principal tourist markets, headed by Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany, reported a tendency to decrease, balanced out by the increase of other non-traditional markets such as Russia, according to a report by the National Office of Statistics.
Read MoreCuba has made efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to children and adolescents, despite limited resources, José Juan Ortiz, UNICEF representative in the island, highlighted. “The idea is political will more than technological development or monetary power; of awareness that the Millennium Development Goals are in our hands, from and by the new generations,” the official said.
Read MoreCuban weather forecasters issued a new advisory late Tuesday afternoon on Tropical Depression No. 16, which they say could become Tropical Storm “Nicole” later tonight before crossing the island.
Read MoreCuban Vice President and Minister of Economy and Planning Marino Murillo affirmed that the elimination of inflated payrolls in the state sector could finance wage increases in the immediate future.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro affirmed today that his denunciations 50 years ago about the aggressiveness of U.S. imperialism are still valid and reiterated his warnings about the danger of a nuclear war.
Read MoreThe move virtually assures the issue will not come up until after the November 2nd congressional elections when Republicans are expected to make gains.
Read MorePortions of western and central Cuba are under a tropical storm warming with the forming today of Tropical Depression 16 which is expected to turn into a tropical storm “Nicole” by later Tuesday, reports the National Hurricane Center. Also on alert are southern Florida and the Bahamas.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finances and Prices of Cuba announced an increase in the price of the fuel sold at the island’s service stations due to the 25 per cent rise in the price of oil on the international market and the forecasted further hike in the coming months.
Read MoreCuba hopes to conclude this year the modernization of its seismological system with the installation of 18 high sensibility seismometers and the publication on the Internet of all the information on the occurrence of telluric movements on the island, Bladimir Moreno, director of the National Centre for Seismological Research, affirmed.
Read MoreHugo Chavez’s United Socialist Party retained a majority of seats in the Venezuelan parliament on Sunday but lost the 2/3 majority that allowed the president to implement policies virtually by decree.
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