Periódico 26 – En
Two Hundred Guests Confirm Attendance to Cuban Int’l Book Fair
Havana.- As the 21st International Book Fair, Cuba 2012,draws near, more than 200 guests from 40 countries have confirmed theirparticipation at the event scheduled to begin February 9 in Havana, to beexpanded later to the rest of the island.
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Trading Chess for Poultry Farming!
Las Tunas.- Chess National Master Rolando Pérez Loras has made a radical change to his life. He replaced the chequered board for a plot of land, and now uses his skill and knowledge to make the most of his new occupation: poultry farming. And he seems... Read the rest of this entry »
Improving Quality of Service by Nurses in Las Tunas
Las Tunas .- The nursing staff of the Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital, in this eastern province, are taking actions to improve the quality of services to the population.
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ALBA Summit for a Sovereign and Independent Economic Model
Havana.—The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas, is a regional integration project aimed at radically breaking with the neo-liberal economic model and with the market-oriented logic of commercial exchange, said the executive secretary... Read the rest of this entry »
Raul Castro in Venezuela for 11th ALBA Summit
Havana.— Cuban President Raul Castro arrived Friday in Venezuela to participate at the 11th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas, to take place Sunday, February 5th in the capital Caracas.
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Las Tunas: Technical Students Working in Sugar Harvesting
Las Tunas.— The insertion of 134 students from the Technical and Professional Teaching into the sugar harvesting work and activities related to the trades and specialties they are studying, is a fruitful way to put into practice the content studied i... Read the rest of this entry »
Teofilo Stevenson is Alive and Kicking!
Havana.- Just recently, Olympic and world champion Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson (Las Tunas, 1952) was rumoured to be gravely ill and dying due to a liver condition.
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Personalities from Forty Countries to Attend Cuba’s Int’l Book Fair
Havana.- More than 200 foreign personalities from 40 countries invited to the 21st International Book Fair of Havana –scheduled to begin in the Cuban capital on February 9- have confirmed their participation in this event that, as in previous years, ... Read the rest of this entry »
Visual Arts in Las Tunas Set off on the Right Foot
Las Tunas.- The arts in Las Tunas have had an excellent start this year, confirm a series of events that may well be assumed as a good omen for the alleged fateful 2012.
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Cuban CDR Organization Moves Closer to Families
Las Tunas .- The celebration here of acts to formalize the entry of youth into the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) are the first signs of change that the largest mass organization in the country is already experiencing, in keeping wi... Read the rest of this entry »
Changes in the Cuban Health System Extend
"The profession of health workers is the most noble in the world." Fidel Castro Ruz
The novel transformations of reorganization, compaction and regionalization of the public health system in Cuba are extending, showing remarkable progress.
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Marti Guides the Steps of Young Cuban Orators
Las Tunas .- The future of oratory of this province in eastern Cuba might still be forged with the inclusion of a category dedicated to the art of public speaking in the My Friend Martí contest organized annually by the Martiana Faculty of the Vladim... Read the rest of this entry »
Our responsibility is to promote greater democracy in our society, beginning by providing an example within the ranks of the Party
Speech by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, closing the 1st National Conference of the Party, in the International Conference Cen... Read the rest of this entry »
Cubans Benefiting from Loans and Grants
Las Tunas.- Currently tens of thousands of Cubans are approaching the banking system, looking for information about applying for the credit that the financial institutions will be granting to individuals or subsidies for construction on their homes.
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Setbacks in Las Tunas at Start of Sugar Harvest
Las Tunas .- Shortly after starting its machinery, the Amancio Rodríguez sugar mill had to close down due to leaks in its boilers, which added five days to the late start of milling.
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Dilma Rousseff and Raul Castro Extol Regional Integration
Havana.— Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her Cuban host Raul Castro stressed in Havana the recently set up Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as a mechanism that will help face regional challenges. - Video: Cuban... Read the rest of this entry »
Media Campaign against Cuba Fails in Brazil
Havana.- Despite the interest of some media in tainting the image of Cuba in Brazil, especially in light of the Brazilian president's visit of the island, many of the country's leading figures have denied that campaign and reaffirmed their respect for ... Read the rest of this entry »
Tata Steel Chess Tournament: Bruzón Finished Third
Las Tunas.- Cuba's GM Lázaro Bruzón finished third in the Group B of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which concluded Sunday in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee.
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Las Tunas Supports Raul’s Speech at First Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba
On a quiet Sunday afternoon, the conversations in Las Tunas agreed on stressing the forceful speech by Army General Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba, at the close of the First National Conference of this ... Read the rest of this entry »
Cuba to Remain One-Party sState: Raul Castro
Havana.- The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raul Castro, stressed that the Revolution will never give up its single-party system, as doing so would inevitably lead to its collapse.
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Las Tunas Advances in the Production of Fruit
Las Tunas.- The efforts being made by farmers and members of the Credit and Service Cooperatives (CCS) in the fruit business, located in this eastern province, are in an advanced position at the national Cuban level, as far as seeding, storage, and the... Read the rest of this entry »
Education in Cuba: Figures Speak for Themselves
If anyone should ask how much it costs the country to provide children, youth and adults full access to education, the answer would be simple: millions.
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