ENGLISH EDITION

August, 2013

• 16 August

  Cuban Hero suffers from medical neglect in the U.S.

  

  The Cuban antiterrorist fighter imprisoned in the United States Ramón Labañino trudge due to lack of proper medical care, said his wife Elizabeth Palmeiro in Abancay, Peru.»
• 12 August

  Snowden´s Father to Travel to Russia

  

  The father of US citizen Edward Snowden, persecuted for releasing a secret spying program of the National Security Agency (NSA), will travel to Russia soon to visit his son, after receiving the visa.»
• 12 August

  Cuba Hosts Int’l Course on Dengue

  

  Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers are participating as of today in the 12th International Dengue Course, being held at the “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana.»
• 12 August

  Southern Cone Tourists to Cuba Exceeds 100 Percent

  

  With a rise in number of travelers from Chile and Brazil, the flow of tourists from the Southern Cone countries to Cuba now exceeds 100 percent, reflecting the growing interest of these markets in the Caribbean island, official statistics reflect.»
• 12 August

  Cuba Tenth Position in World Cadets Judo Championships

  

  Cuban judo celebrates today the tenth position in the World Cadet Championships, held in the U.S. city of Miami.»
• 12 August

  Pablo Milanes Closes Series of Concerts in Havana

  

  Singer and songwriter Pablo Milanes closed a series of concerts with a performance in this capital, where he sang his classic songs and invoked his immortal Yolanda.»
• 9 August

  Bahamas Foreign Minister Visits Cuba

  

  Cuban First Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina met with Frederick Mitchell, Foreign Minister of the Bahamas, who is on a working visit to the island, national media reported this Friday.»
• 7 August

  Cuba to Host Int’l Course on Dengue

  

  Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers will participate in the 13th International Dengue Course, to be held at the “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana, from August 12 to 23.»
• 5 August

  Nicolas Maduro Recalled Commander Hugo Chavez

  

  President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro reminded today the Commander Hugo Chavez, who died in this city.»
• 2 August

  FARC-EP Call for Changes to Become a Legal Political Movement

  

  The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People”s Army (FARC-EP) urged today that, in case of the signing of a peace treaty, the institutional changes necessary so that organization can become a legal political movement will be provided.»