Cuba

Cuban doctors in Venezuela continue to do their job with every citizen of that country who demands medical attention, said the island’s Health Vice-Minister Roberto Gonzalez. They provide health care to patients regardless of political affiliation, social class, or other considerations, said the health official this Wednesday in public statements to Granma daily.»

The Cuban Government condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated yesterday near the finish line of a marathon in the city of Boston, in the United States, which killed three people and wounded another 176, including 17 reported in critical condition.»

Cuba’s President Raul Castro congratulated Nicolas Maduro this Monday for his momentous victory in the Sunday elections in Venezuela.»

The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, held on Saturday afternoon a fraternal meeting with former Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona.»

Cuban anti terrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez, currently under probation in the U.S. was granted permission to visit Cuba for two weeks, to attend a memorial service for his father Cándido, who died on April 1st.»

Cuban female convicts maintain their rights as women to be mothers and ensure the upbringing of their children, for which the country has created accommodations in its prisons, said authorities in this capital.»

Cuban women and men punished for various crimes recognized that in the penitentiary centers they receive a treatment consistent with the respect of the human rights and various options for personal and professional advance.»

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro inaugurated on Tuesday a school complex in the Havana municipality of Playa, named after Cuban heroine Vilma Espin Guillois.»

The two American children kidnapped last week by their own parents and brought to Cuba, were returned early this morning to the United States thanks to the joint efforts of the two countries to end that unusual situation.»

National and foreign journalists of accredited media in Cuba are touring today facilities of the penitentiary system of the island, where the government applies programs for the social reinsertion of the prisoners.»