Cuban literacy method "Yo si puedo" (Yes, I can) brought about the graduation of a second group of Australian aborigines who learnt to read and write in their own language.
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Cuban classrooms receive as of today more than two million students from different education levels, in the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
The award, given yesterday by the Cuban Ministry of Culture, served to recognize Ortiz work in promoting the rights of children and youth through various programs of social and cultural development, said Granma newspaper.
Delegates from African and Latin American countries expressed today a tacit support for Cuba principle's stance, presented by First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura at the 16th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
President Raul Castro met with Fernando Pimentel, Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, who is on an official visit to the Caribbean island.
Cuban universities connected with the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES) will begin the 2012-2013 school year with an enrollment of 155,000 students, almost half of the entire university student body in the country.
Salvadoran Vice President Salvador Sanchez said in this capital that Cuba was his inspiration and that of his compatriots, in the fight for a better society, and thanked the island for its historical solidarity with his country.
The foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) refused in this capital today the U.S. economic blockade on Cuba, and called to stop that unilateral and extraterritorial punitive measure.
More than 200 activists from 33 countries have confirmed their planned attendance at the 8th Conference of Solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States, organizers said today.
Cuba''s Federation of University Students (FEU) will evaluate its work this week, as part of activities to celebrate its 90th anniversary in December, local media reported on Sunday.
Eight women''s organizations have expressed support for Cuba by denouncing the Washington-imposed blockade and demanding the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998, it was reported in this capital.
Adriana Perez, the wife of Gerardo Hernandez, one of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prison for over 14 years, ended a visit to Bolivia, where President Evo Morales supported the cause for their release.