Escambray ENGLISH EDITION
President Raul Castro visited some areas damaged by hurricane Sandy in the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, where he checked the progress of the recovering work, revealed the national media today.»
February, 2013
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2 February
WHO Praises Cuban Fight against Cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed the advancement of Cuba’s biotechnology to fight cancer, which is the second major cause of death on the island after cardiovascular diseases.»
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2 February
Over 8 Million Cubans to Vote on Sunday
Over eight million Cuban citizens will go to the polls tomorrow, Sunday, to elect 612 Parliament deputies, said the president of the National Electoral Commission Alina Balseiro.»
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1 February
Fidel Castro Holds Meeting with Lula da Silva
Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Fidel Castro.»
January, 2013
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27 January
Cuba Tests Electoral System Prior General Elections
Cuban electoral authorities are testing the voting system on Sunday throughout the country in order to get everything ready for next February 3 general elections.»
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27 January
US Blockade of Cuba Rejected at CELAC-EU Summit
The First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, and the European Union expressed its rejection of the over 50-year US economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba.»
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24 January
Chile Hosts Meetings Prior to CELAC-EU Summit
Meetings prior to the first Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) got underway Thursday in Santiago de Chile, with the Fourth Meeting of National Coordinators of the regional group.»
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24 January
Venezuela Rejects False Photo of Hugo Chavez Published in Spain
Venezuelan Communications and Information Minister Ernesto Villegas called “false” and “grotesque” a photograph published by Spain’s newspaper El País, which shows a man with tubes lying in a hospital bed. »
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9 January
Hugo Chavez Presidential Inauguration Postponed
The Venezuelan National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled for Thursday.»
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2 January
Cuban Tax Regime to Foster Private Sector, Agriculture
Cuba’s new tax regime became effective on January 1, 2013, following the enactment of the nation’s first comprehensive tax code since the triumph of the revolution in 1959.»
