Rice Industry Improves in Camagüey
and Cienfuegos
The program of modernization of the
rice industrial infrastructure of the Ruta Invasora Complex, in
this province, has just taken a solid step forward with the
implementation of the Tato Rodriguez Vedo Mill, after undergoing
a complete overhaul of its technological equipment |
Ricardo Cabrisas Meets with Top
Chinese Leaders
The Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, was
received today by the member of the Political Bureau Standing
Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Yongkang, in the
Great Hall of the People of the capital |
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Protests in Spain Continue
Thousands of people demonstrated
Wednesday in Madrid to protest against the economic recession
and social inequality |
Ecuadorian
President Condemns US Blockade of Cuba
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
has once again condemned the US blockade of Cuba, saying it
violates international law and the most fundamental human rights |
Argentinean
President Rallies the People’s Support
Argentinean President Cristina
Fernández assured that her government will continue to work in
the same direction, as she encouraged the Argentinean people to
step up efforts in combating social inequality, reported Europa
Press |
Guantánamo
Meets Coffee Production Plans
Coffee growers in the easternmost
Cuban province of Guantánamo have successfully met this year’s
production plans; and continue working to contribute an
additional 150,000 cans of the grain |
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The Greek
Crisis Comes to the Museums
The museums and archaeological sites throughout Greece have been
firmly closed since last Friday due to a strike by the Trade
Union of sector workers |
55th anniversary of the Bloody
Christmas killings perpetrated by the Batista dictatorship.
Cuba Marks 55th Anniversary of
Bloody Christmas Murders
The Cuban people have marked the 55th anniversary of the brutal
killings of 23 young men by the Batista dictatorship on December
25th, 1956, a harrowing tragedy that went down in Cuban history
by the name of Bloody Christmas |
FARC Confirms Release
of Six Military and Police in January
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) announced today the names of three of the six prisoners to
be released unilaterally in January. The insurgent group criticized
the situation of armed conflict in the South American country and
confirmed its willingness to seek peace through diplomatic
channels, according to Telesur |
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Mijaín López,
Member of the PASO Athletics Commission
Greco-Roman style wrestler Mijaín López ,
was elected the five members of the Athletes Commission of
the Pan American Sports Organization(PASO) |
Discussing
the Plan in Every Collective will be Crucial
Said Salvador Valdés Mesa, Secretary
General of the CTC at a meeting in Camaguay
The need to increase the economic education of the work
collectives, starting with the knowledge of the concrete
situation of their respective entities, was highlighted here by |
Cuba and
China Plan Economic Agenda 2012-2016
Cuba and China agreed today to work on the development of
bilateral economic agenda for the period 2012-2016, on the basis
of complementarity, said, Ricardo Cabrisas, vice president of
the Council of Ministers, in Beijing |
Singer Ivette Cepeda to Perform in
Havana
"I could never sing for my own
personal pleasure; because everything I am, I owe it to my
public. I grew a lot professionally in the past few years; and
I’ve come to gain a greater sense of responsibility when
choosing the right songs and the right composers. I like singing
the kind of songs that encourage people to cherish the day and
to live life to the full. I’m very satisfied with the musical
path I chose, that of the Cuban song, a very powerful song
indeed" |
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Music of Compay Segundo is the
Global Preference
Compay Segundo's songs are the
public's preference worldwide, said Salvador Repilado, son of
the famous Cuban artist and director of the group founded by his
father, today in Havana |
Call in U.S. to Eliminate
Subversive Programs against Cuba
Washington's failed programs for subversion in Cuba have a
problematic heritage, including embezzlement, mismanagement and
systemic politicization, so they should be removed, said Fulton
Armstrong, an adviser to the Foreign Relations Committee United
States Senate |
Ciego de Ávila
Railroads Ready in Ciego de Avila
for Sugarcane Season
Pertinent authorities in the eastern Cuban province of Ciego
de Avila spoke about ongoing works to refurbish and improve the
condition of the local network of railroads. The initiative is
aimed at enhancing the railing of sugarcane leading up to the
forthcoming 2012/2013 farming season |
New Leasing Opportunities for the
Self-Employed
From January 1st, 2012 onward, salary earners working for
provincial companies providing Personal Care, Technical and
House Repair Services, who wish to exploit their trades as part
of the self-employed sector, will be given opportunities to rent
places and areas. The new rental agreements are being enforced
in keeping with Resolution 561 of the Domestic Trade Ministry,
Resolution 46 of the Labour Ministry and Resolution 409 of the
Finance and Prices Ministry, all of which appear in issue 46
dated December 23, 2011 in the Cuban Official Gazette |
Best of 2011
The remarkable performance recorded
by the Cuban team at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, as
well as outstanding results in global tournaments became a
headache for the selection of the Best Athletes of the Year on
the Island, it was revealed on Monday |
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SPEECHES BY FIDEL
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Speech delivered by Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba, at
the foundation ceremony of the ‘Henry Reeve’ International Contingent of Doctors
Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics, and the national
graduation of students of Medical Sciences, in the Ciudad Deportiva, on
September 19, 2005.
Remarks by Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of
Cuba, meeting with the medical doctors assembled to offer
assistance to the American people in areas affected by hurricane
Katrina. Havana Convention Center, September 4, 2005.
President Fidel Castro reiterates Cuba’s offer of medical aid to
the American people on the Round Table program aired on
September 2, 2005.
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OPINION
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DISGRACE IN EL PASO.
Revenge in Miami
Cuba will not stop fighting
until Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch and other terrorists like them are
convicted of their crimes.
Cuba will continue to support
the legitimate extradition application presented by the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela.Cuba will not stop
denouncing the cruel kidnapping that is keeping our Five anti-terrorist heroes
in isolated U.S. prisons. Our people will not cease in its battle for them to
return, dignified and free, to our homeland
The US Blockade of Cuba
The Price of a Lie
Since 1959, ten US administrations have not tired in repeating —for purposes of
justification— that the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba
was and continues to be a reply by the US government to nationalization.
These transfers of property were lawfully conducted following the triumphant
revolution against the pervasive Yankee monopolies that had for decades drained
the resources of the Cuban people
More and more mothers see their children die
Mr.
Bush’s War Brings Death to More and More US Soldiers
Sheehan is one of the nearly 2,000
US mothers who have lost children in the war being promoted by Bush. Her son
Casey was only 24 when he was killed in Iraq, and Sheehan had harsh words for
Bush’s assertion that American soldiers were dying for a noble cause. "I want to
ask him what that noble cause is," she stressed
Bush's Annexationist Scheme
The UN:
Another Slap in Its Face
The Bush Administration is
preparing plans in connection with a so-called post-Castro Cuba, reported the AP
news agency from Washington this past Saturday. The story noted that US
officials don’t want the island’s political future "to fall to chance," and for
that reason are implementing actions that erase its current image
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