Cuba finished in the 23 position in the medal standings at the XIII Paralympics Games with 5 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals, in an event that gathered 4 thousand 126 athletes from 148 countries.
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Casa de las Americas chairman Roberto Fernandez Retamar said on Wednesday that solidarity with Cuba will grow among world intellectuals and artists.
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday with the Vice President of the Russian Federation, Igor Ivanovich Sechin,
who was in Cuba for a working visit heading a delegation of Russian ministers and businesspeople.
who was in Cuba for a working visit heading a delegation of Russian ministers and businesspeople.
Cuba met several goals set in 2007 regarding ozone damaging emissions before the International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, said Nelson Espinosa, director of the Ozone Office, reported Prensa Latina news agency this Tuesday.
More foreign help continues arriving into Havana in the form of important donations of building materials and food
as part of the recovery efforts after the passing of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, reported Granma newspaper.
as part of the recovery efforts after the passing of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, reported Granma newspaper.
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque inaugurated Tuesday the First Ministerial Meeting between Cuba and the
Pacific Islands in Havana and said his government is open to developing relations and collaborating with those nations.
Pacific Islands in Havana and said his government is open to developing relations and collaborating with those nations.
Cuban Education Minister Elsa Velázquez Cobiella this Monday praised efforts made by education workers all over the country to start the school year.
Cuba sent a note to the US State Department on Sunday morning refusing an offer of $100,000 for disaster relief saying that it could not accept a donation from a government that imposes a blockade against the Cuban people.
The minister of the Cuban Basic Industry, Yadira Garcia, said that the production of nickel in the plants of Moa and Nicaro, in Holguin province, is gradually getting back on track after the damages caused there by Hurricane Ike last week.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated on Sunday his solidarity with the Cuban people, which have suffered the devastation of two Category 4 hurricanes in little more than a week.
Cuban President Raul Castro issued a statement on Saturday expressing concern on current developments in Bolivia and reiterating Cuba’s firm support of the legitimate government of Evo Morales.
Statement from the President of the Councils of State and Ministers
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba is following with extreme concern the events taking place in the sister Republic of Bolivia and the political,…
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba is following with extreme concern the events taking place in the sister Republic of Bolivia and the political,…