CUBA PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO

Cuban President Opens Center to Control Drugs

President Raul Castro opened in Havana the new Center for State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), and the National Coordinating Center for Clinic Trials (CENCEC).»

Raul Castro Attends Session of Cuban Parliament

Cuban President, Raul Castro, attended the third regular session of the Eighth Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament), held at the Palace of Conventions in Havana.»

Cuban President Calls for In-Depth Economic Analysis

President Raul Castro called for in-depth analysis of the causes damaging the national economy, which is growing but not rapidly, local media are reporting today. “We have a huge task ahead but we must not let problems overwhelm or intimidate us,” the statesman said in remarks at the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on June 21.»