Cuba will introduce new scientific applications in the cultivation of rice with the collaboration of specialists from Japan, China and Vietnam, in a program for the production of that cereal until 2013 and which should reduce the island’s dependence on imports.
Read MoreA workshop titled “Violence in music? Violent music?” took place Tuesday in the Cuban capital’s Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism, convened by the Mirta Aguirre Gender and Communications Chair of that institution and the Iberian-American Network of Masculinities.
Read MoreMeteorologist José Rubiera, head of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology’s Weather Forecast Center, participated in a conference on cooperation between the island and the United States held in the city of New Orleans. In his dissertation Rubiera referred to the vital importance of collaboration between both countries in the face of tropical cyclones.
Read MoreOn the last Sunday of each month, the flowers at the El Jardin de la Gorda Peña open at 4:00 p.m. with all their colors and shades to receive a public anxious to hear the voices and songs of Sara Gonzalez and her guests. This Sunday the special guest is the group Manguaré.
Read MoreDiscussions on the digital media, cultural journalism and communications will be the focus of the working sessions of the International Theoretical Meeting on Digital Media and Culture, convened by the Esquife art and literature electronic magazine and to be held next December in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreCuba strongly criticized the U.S. blockade and described it as a failed policy during a debate in the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTC) on Section 211 of the U.S. Budget Allotment Act, which has led to litigations between both nations over the possession of trade marks registered in the island.
Read MoreA barge carrying 800 tons of sugar sunk after colliding with a merchant ship in waters to the north of the central region of Cuba, the Ministry of Transportation reported today. There were no fatal victims or wounded in the accident.
Read MoreCuba got another win in the Men’s World Grand Champions Volleyball Cup on Sunday defeating previously undefeated Japan in straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) in Nagoya, Japan.
Read MoreThe Cuban Men’s Volleyball Team defeated Egypt three sets to two (25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 23-25 y 15-7) on Saturday and is now in third place with a 2-1 record in the six-team Gran Champion’s Cup being played in Japan. Cuba plays the host team on Sunday.
Read MoreA former official of the U.S. Department of State and his wife pleaded guilty to having carried out espionage for the Cuban government since the 1980s until 2007, U.S. homeland security attorney general David Kris announced in a communiqué. Kendall Myers was sentenced to life imprisonment while his wife will serve seven years in prison.
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