Major Cuban Medecine Sales to Venezuela
Cuba became the leading supplier of pharmaceuticals to Venezuela over the last five years, with sales in 2011 exceeding $292 million, reported El Universal newspaper.
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US Gov. Paid to Smear the Cuban Five
The lawyer for the five Cuban agents convicted in the US, Martin Garbus, accused that country’s government of “paying several million dollars to Miami journalists during trial of the Cuban Five.”
Read MoreCuba Customs Issues Recommendations
On the eve of the September 3 taking effect of new tariff regulations regarding the import of products into Cuba, last week the island’s authorities issued guidelines that include additional recommendations, reported the Café Fuerte website.
Read MoreCuban Pastor Participates in Religious Exchange in Nicaragua
The president of the Council of Churches of Cuba, Joel Ortega, participated in a dialogue with religious leaders, academics and social activists at Nicaragua’s Universidad Evangelica Martin Luther King.
Read MoreThree More Cuban Baseball Players Desert Team in Canada
Three more players have joined the list of deserters from the Cuban team that attended the fifth Women’s Baseball World Cup in Edmonton, Canada, reported the Café Fuerte website yesterday.
Read MoreTwo Killed and Dozens Injured in Villa Clara Province Accident
Two people died and 33 were injured, among them seven children, in a traffic accident that occurred yesterday morning on the road between the towns of Placetas and Fomenta, in central Cuban province of Villa Clara.
Read MoreTS Isaac Heads for Caribbean
Tropical Storm Isaac should enter the eastern Caribbean late Wednesday or early Thursday on a track that could pose a threat to Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Read MoreCuba Already Watching TS Isaac
Tropical Storm Isaac formed on Tuesday afternoon in the Atlantic and its initially projected path has it threatening parts of Cuba by the weekend, noted the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami.
Read MoreAlicia Alonso to Premiere Three New Works
The Cuban National Ballet will debut three works by its director, Alicia Alonso, during the 23rd edition of the International Ballet Festival of Havana, to be held from October 28 to November 7.
Read MoreOfficials, Managers Sentenced in Holguin
The Provincial Popular Tribunal of Holguin sanctioned 12 officers and of the Ministry of Basic Industry and officials of the CubaNiquel Corporation for corruption. Those sentenced included three vice ministers.
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