Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will begin an official visit to Cuba on Monday afternoon to enhance bilateral relations. Rousseff’s agenda in Havana includes meetings with local leaders and a tribute to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti.»
Blog Archives January 2012
Sancti Spiritus Aspires to Become World Heritage Site
The central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, which will turn 500 in 2014, seeks to rescue its patrimonial values without interfering with the village’s current development, in order to apply for the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site condition.»
Cuban Communists’ First National Conference Concluded
President Raul Castro, first secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee, presided over the closing session of the PCC 1st National Conference at Havana Convention Center this Sunday.»
Sancti Spiritus Pioneer Students Honored Cuban National Hero
Pioneer students from the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus staged this Saturday the traditional January 28th parade to honor Jose Marti. The children were dressed up as the characters of Marti’s La Edad de Oro stories and chanted verse lines of his well-known Versos Sencillos poems.»
Cuba: Party Conference Looks at the Future to Face Challenges
Machado Ventura called to make the greatest effort in getting rid of certain obsolete mentality based on inertia and old prejudices. “We must be responsible at work by looking at the future with the aim of strengthening the foundations of our party´s performance”, he added.»
Conference of Cuba’s Communist Party to Begin on Saturday
The 1st National Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was started this January 28th, with the attendance of 811 delegates and presided over by Raul Castro, first secretary of this organization in the island.»
Cuba: Tony Guerrero Spurs Compatriots in Egypt to Honor Jose Marti
Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons, shared justice and patriotism with his compatriots in Egypt, who celebrated the 159th birthday of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti on Saturday.»
Cuban Communist Party 1st National Conference Started
The First National Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was started this Saturday, presided over by Raul Castro, first secretary general of that political organization.The opening speech was delivered by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, second secretary of the Party’s Central Committee.»
Raul Castro Presides over Cuban Communist Party Conference
The 1st National Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was started this January 28th, with the attendance of 811 delegates and presided over by Raul Castro, first secretary of this organization in the island.»
Successful Results with Hippotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Over a hundred multiple sclerosis patients have benefited in Sancti Spiritus from hippotherapy since it was first used in Cuba in the Dr. Faustino Perez Rehabilitation Provincial Hospital. The treatment is part of a neuro-rehabilitation integral program.»