Cuba registered a sustained increase of respiratory diseases linked to the A H1N1 influenza virus in the last four weeks, reported the National Laboratory of Influenza Virus of the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine, based in the island’s capital. The Caribbean country’s health authorities are carrying out a vaccination campaign that will immunize 1,124,000 persons (a tenth of the island’s total population) included in risk groups.
Read MoreThere were times when I reflected on my situation and I concluded that I had spent a considerable amount of my lifetime waiting at bus stops. It was at these stops where I had witnessed the most interesting things and had come up with the most interesting thoughts. It was at bus stops where I had met the most interesting —and the most uninteresting— people in my life.
Read MoreFew Cubans know that one can find the foremost works by a renowned twentieth-century Danish painter right here in our capital. These are by Asger Jorn (1914-1973), one of the most outstanding neo-expressionist artists and a one-time friend of the world-recognized late Cuban painter Wifredo Lam.
Read MoreThe majority of US citizens support a restoration of diplomatic ties with Cuba as well as commercial relations with the Caribbean island nation, according to a poll quoted by IPS from the Spanish daily ABC. The poll also showed majority support for lifting the travel ban that prohibits US citizens from visiting Cuba without a special US Treasury Dept. license.
Read MoreThe 9th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) came to a close on Monday night with a pledge to continue the Latin American independence quest led in the early 19th century by Simon Bolivar.
Read MoreThe newly created Comptroller’s office in Cuba announced it will carry out hundreds of surprise audits of state business firms and institutions through May 21, hoping to verify the use of resources, informed IPS on Tuesday. Corruption at all levels is widely recognized as a leading problem facing the future of Cuba’s 51-year-old revolution.
Read MoreCuba’s Archbishop Jaime Ortega called on the United States and Cuba to restart what were hopes gone bad for a dialogue to normalize relations.
Read MoreRios, 47, won the 2010 award for Islands and Island Nations for promoting sustainable agriculture while working with farmers to increase crop diversity and reduce reliance on pesticides and fertilizer.
Read MoreMy immediate sensation was one of watching a comedy film. Everybody was laughing at this man who only hollered (perhaps at himself): “Whoever you are, Christ will save you. Say yes to Christ in the depth of your soul.”
Read MoreThe 11th International Congress on Information (INFO 2010) will begin today in the Cuban capital, where specialists from some 20 countries will discuss until next April 23 academics’ free access to materials in digital format.
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