Agricultural production in Cuba decreased by 7.5 per cent in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, the National Office of Statistics reported. The drop in the agricultural and cattle sectors has been added to the collapse of the 2009-2010 sugar harvest, the worse since 1905.
Read MoreThe Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE) and the London Imperial College are financing a project on Energy Communication and Culture, sponsored by the Cuban Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Respect (CUBASOLAR), IPS reported today. The initiative will train media, education and research specialists on how to communicate the results of environmental, energy and food education projects.
Read MoreIn an interview given to journalists from the Telesur multinational channel, former Cuban President Fidel Castro ruled out that the Colombian armed forces would begin a military conflict on the border with Venezuela. During the conversation the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution reiterated his concern about a possible nuclear war between Iran, Israel and the United States, a subject to which he has dedicated his latest Reflections published by the Cuban press.
Read MoreAn interview with Ex Cuban President Fidel Castro will be broadcast on Cuban TV and radio on Monday evening, including Cubavision International for those outside the country, at 6:00 p.m. Cuban time (EST).
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro —senior advisor to the government of Raul Castro— will give his analysis on the international situation before a special session of the Cuban parliament on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Read MoreCuba’s coffee harvest for the 2010-2011 cycle should be between 20 and 25 percent higher than the poor showing last year. Last season was the worst coffee harvest in over a half century and combined with the worst sugar harvest in over a century in the struggling Cuban agriculture.
Read MoreIn a ritual that takes place each year, the United States once again included Cuba in its list of countries that support terrorism, rejected immediately by Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez. The list includes Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba.
Read MoreThe Cuban summer is its second month and a full schedule of cultural activities in the capital is underway. Here are some of the listings for music, dance, visual art, theater, etc., for the month of August.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro asked U.S. President Barack Obama to avoid a nuclear war, which would break out as a consequence of the conflict with Iran. The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution has dedicated a series of Reflections, published by the island’s state-run press, to analyzing Washington’s current conflict with Teheran and North Korea.
Read MoreRepresentatives of Cuba, Brazil and Haiti will assess until next Friday the possibilities of cooperation with that Caribbean nation, devastated by an earthquake last January 12, during the fourth tripartite meeting being held in the Latin American School of Medicine in the Cuban capital. The meeting is emphasizing the training of human resources in the area of public health.
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