Cuba

The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro welcomed  Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Fernando Pimentel, who is on an official visit to Cuba.»

The Cuban Public Health Ministry (MINSAP) announced the conclusion of an outbreak of a water-borne gastrointestinal infection in the eastern Cuban province of Granma, where authorities had diagnosed the presence of Vibrio Cholerae.»

More than 200 activists from 33 countries have confirmed their planned attendance at the 8th Conference of Solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States, organizers said today.»

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, stressed today the commitment of his government and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to maintain global peace, disarmament, and self-determination of nations.»

The United Status Treasury Department applied new measures to block the program People to People established by the Obama administration in 2011, to expand traveling opportunities between the U.S, and Cuba.»

Cuban Civil Defense Authorities issued a tropical storm watch on Thursday for the eastern provinces of Holguin, Granma, Las Tunas and Camaguey given possibilities for cyclone Isaac to affect the island over the next 48 hours.»

After 52 years of its creation, the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has the challenge to improve and update the country’s economic model, and assume new roles in the current time, Granma newspaper reported today.»

Adriana Perez, spouse of Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez, continues today its intensive agenda in Bolivia, including a forum at the University of San Andres and another at the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.»

Tropical Storm Isaac is centered 390 miles east of Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands, and according to Cuba’s Climate Forecast Center, it may affect Cuba as it moves on a westward course at 18 mph.»

Adriana Perez, wife of Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez, arrived in Bolivia this Wednesday for a five-day visit that includes a tribute to Argentine-Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara.»