Over 500 health professionals were handed over their certificates this Sunday in Sancti Spiritus, in a graduation ceremony dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the attack to Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons. In statements to Escambray newspaper, Dr. Cira Julia Márquez explained that the new professionals graduated from medicine (208), health technologies (126), stomatology (108), nursing (107), and »
Blog Archives 2013
Mirta Rodriguez Praises Pastors for Peace Solidarity
A meeting between relatives of the Cuban Five and members of the Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan, reaffirmed the solidarity between the two peoples, in favor of the release the antiterrorist fighters.»
USA-Cuba Friendship Series: Home Team Takes the Lead (+photos)
Matt Chapman’s two-out single in the 11th inning gave the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team a 2-1 victory over Cuba in game one of the Friendship Series.»
Virgin Woods Preserved in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
The Alturas de Banao Ecological Reserve in the central province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, is preserving woods which the human hand has not yet touched, as said by specialists from the Cuban Science, Technology and Environment Ministry (CITMA).»
Mandela Turns 95 with Notable Progress in Health Condition
A best gift is impossible: Nelson Mandela is turning 95 today with “notable progress” in his health and a family lunch to celebrate his birthday at the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in this capital.»
Brazilian Attorney General Visits Cuba
Attorney General of Brazil, Roberto Monteiro Gurgel, expressed in Havana the great interest of his country in establishing channels of integration with the General Attorney’s Office of Cuba, Granma newspaper reported.»
Cuba: Shipment Detained in Panama is Defensive and Obsolete
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations issued a statement on Tuesday on the detention in Panama of a boat under North Korean Flag that departed Cuba with defensive and obsolete armament to be repaired and shipped back to the island.»
Sancti Spiritus Ariel Martinez Key in Cuba Advancing in CONCACAF Gold Cup (+video)
Ariel Martinez, one of the forgotten for a long time in Cuban football, was crucial in his team’s dream of moving to quarterfinals as one of the best third-placed.»
Raul Castro Presides Oath of New Cuban Ambassadors
Cuban President Raul Castro presided the swearing-in ceremony of 31 new ambassadors today in this capital. During the ceremony at the Havana’s Jose Marti Memorial Monument at the Revolution Square, diplomats signed the oath of office, in which they pledged to defend the independence and unity of Latin America, as well as work for the construction of a prosperous and »
US Justice to Reopen Investigation on Homicide Case
The U.S. Justice Department reopened an investigation on George Zimmerman, night watcher acquitted last Saturday for murdering young Afro-American Trayvon Martin, informed today a spokesman.»