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Cuban President Raul Castro described the Special Development Zone at the Harbor of Mariel, west of Havana, as the most important project being built on the island.»
Raul Castro Underlines Significance of Mariel Special Development Zone
Jurists Demand Release of Cuban Antiterrorist Fighters
An international commission of jurists demanded that U.S. President Barack Obama pardon the Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly sentenced in the United States and release the three of them who still remain in prison.»
Venezuelan FM Thanks MERCOSUR for Support
Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Sunday thanked the member countries of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) for their support for Venezuela’s democratic system.»
Raul Castro Attends Closing Session of Cuban Women Federation Congress
The 9th Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), was closed this Saturday with the presence of Army general Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, and president of the Councils of State and Ministers. We feel proud of our women, of our people, of what we have done so far, he said. He also »
Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign Starts in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
From this Friday until March 13, the first stage of the 53rd Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign will be held in this Cuban central province, and throughout the island.»
New Archaeological Findings in Sancti Spiritus
New structures that could be taken as the columns and façade foundations of the Franciscan church that once existed in Sancti Spiritus, were unveiled this Wednesday as part of the archeological investigation being carried out around Serafin Sanchez Park.»
Cuba Names New Minister of Culture
The Cuban Council of State, at the suggestion of its president, has agreed to release Rafael Bernal as Minister of Culture, replacing him with Julian Gonzalez, current deputy minister within the ministry.»
Cuba Publishes Monetary Unification Methodologies
Cuban authorities revealed some of the new pricing and accounting methodologies going into effect as the country moves toward monetary unification.»
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica Granted Human Rights Association to Award
Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, will be awarded with the Monsignor Leonidas Proaño Prize, delivered by the Latin American Association for Human Rights (ALDHU) to those who defend peace, justice and civil rights.»
Raul Castro Pays Tribute to Chavez at the Mountain Barracks
Cuban President Raul Castro today paid tribute to Comandante Hugo Chavez at the Mountain Barracks, in Caracas’s 23 de Enero neighborhood, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death. The Cuban statesman laid a white rose on the coffin where the Venezuelan revolutionary leader’s remains rest. Nicolas Maduro: Chavez is a Timeless Leader Venezuelan Defense Minister Highlights Civic-Military »