The Chilean government will carry out negotiations with the United Nations and the Cuban authorities to avoid the death of dissident Guillermo Fariñas, whose health has worsened due to a prolonged hunger strike, announced President Sebastián Piñera during a public rally.
Read MoreHaitian President René Preval expressed his satisfaction with the aid given by Cuba after the earthquake last January 12, in which more than 220,000 persons died, in statements to the state-run press in the island, where he is carrying out a working visit. A Cuban medical continent has been collaborating in the neighboring nation since 1998 and was strengthened after the quake.
Read MoreThe Cuban Men’s Volleyball Team defeated Poland 3-0 in straight sets (25-21, 25-22, 26-24) on Saturday to maintain a firm lead in Group D of the World Volleyball League. The Cubans won the match against a tough rival playing on their home turf before 12,000 fans.
Read MoreHunger striker Guillermo Fariñas, who demands the release of sick prisoners, could die from a blood clot on a neck vein, said Dr. Armando Caballero, the head of the Intensive Care ward of the Santa Clara Hospital where he has been for the last 110 days. Caballero spoke to the official Granma newspaper on Fariñas’ status in a two-page interview published on Saturday.
Read MoreHaitian President René Preval will begin today a working visit to Cuba, during which he will review the current cooperation projects between the two countries. The island is working in the recovery of the healthcare system of the neighboring nation, which was affected by an earthquake last January 12.
Read MoreCuban Presdient Raúl Castro attended a religious ceremony organized by the Council of Churches of Cuba and held in the capital’s Santísima Trinidad Episcopal church to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the child Elián González,’ return to Cuba.
Read MoreSpanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Miguel Angel Moratinos will travel to Cuba next Monday to back the current dialogue between the Catholic Church and the island’s government regarding the situation of political prisoners. Moratinos reiterated Madrid’s interest in maintaining the dialogue with the Cuban authorities.
Read MoreIf it passes, the bill, entitled “The Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act”, would go the Senate where pro-embargo forces — mainly Republicans, but also a handful of anti-Castro Democrats — are in the minority but can resort to a number of procedural moves that could delay or even prevent a vote from taking place.
Read MoreCuba’s National Scientific Research Centre (CNIC) is developing a vaccine against whooping cough and another against cholera, affirmed Rafael Fando, director of biotechnology of that institution, when speaking at the 10th CNIC 2010 International Scientific Congress being held in the island’s capital.
Read MoreThe non-governmental National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) hopes to incorporate 100,000 women linked to agricultural production, said Rilma Román, president of the association in the Cuban capital.
“We have received training on gender subjects, which has allowed us to be better prepared to understand the lack of understanding of men and also of some women, to overcome machismo and at times the fear of participating,” affirmed Román.
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