Cuba's Food Industry Minister Manuel Sobrino said that the measures implemented to boost agricultural production show effectiveness in this sector, particularly in milk and meat deliveries to processing plants, two essential items for the population that replace imports.»
Cuba launches new App for Animal Welfare
A new computer application developed in Cuba in favor of animal welfare is now available at the national and international platform store APKLIS under the name of BACuba.»
Cuban authorities ratify zero-tolerance against drug trafficking
The Cuban state's fight against international drug trafficking led to the seizure of 4,162.23 kilograms of narcotics in 2021, said Colonel Héctor González Hernández, deputy chief of the Anti-Drug Confrontation Division of the Technical Directorate of Investigations (DTI).»
German film reveals injustice at Guantanamo naval base
Through the lens of German filmmaker Andreas Dresen, the Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, screened Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, a docu-drama about about the experiences of prisoner Murat Kurnaz, imprisoned at the US base from 2002 to 2006, as one of the injustices committed at the Guantanamo naval base, a Cuban territory illegally occupied by the United States.»
The maritime transport crisis and its impact on the Cuban economy
Soon after the world was forced into confinement by the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, the effects became noticeable in international trade as border closure restrictions affected maritime transport, which moves about 80% of the goods consumed on the planet, according to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.»
Europe prepares media marathon against blockade of Cuba
The coordinators of the Europe for Cuba channel, José Antonio Toledo and Patricia Pérez, today offered details on the preparations for the media marathon convened on April 2 and 3 to denounce and condemn the U.S. blockade against the island.»
Legal process after riots in Cuba respected defendants’ guarantees
The legal process after the July 11 riots in Cuba respected the guarantees of the detainees and the country's laws, said authorities of the judicial system and relatives of the accused.»
Request for recall referendum declared inadmissible in Venezuela
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela declared inadmissible the request for a referendum to recall the mandate of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro.»
Nasalferon could be used to treat different respiratory conditions
Nasalferon, a medicine developed by Cuba's Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and currently used to treat Covid-19 could be used against different acute respiratory conditions, an authorized source reported»
Cuban Zapateo dates back to the far-off 1550s
There are more than 70 musical genres in Cuba, which is why many call it the Island of Music. In the first place we must mention Salsa, Son or Danzón, although Cha-cha-chá, Mambo or the noisy Timba also stand out, without leaving aside others born centuries ago, such as the Zapateo. Zapateo is a Cuban stomping dance of Spanish origin »