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José Martí honored

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Floral wreaths on behalf of leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz and Army General Raúl Castro Ruz were placed in homage to José Martí at the mausoleum where his remains lie in the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, on the 121st anniversary of his death.

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Cuba and Switzerland sign agreement on the restructuring of bilateral debt

Cuba y Suiza

Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, a vice president of the Council of Ministers, received the Hon. Ms. Anne-Pascale Krauer Müller, ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in Cuba, this Wednesday, May 18.

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Increased food production needed

Agricola produccion artemisa

With the goal of reviewing the organization of contracting, collection, and distribution of agricultural products in the province, José Ramón Machado Ventura, second secretary of the Party Central Committee, met with agricultural leaders here yesterday, May 18.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales to visit Cuba

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Compañero Evo Morales Ayma, President of the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, will arrive in Cuba on an official visit. During his stay, the Bolivian President will hold official talks with Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and undertake other activities.

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Havana hosts HostelCuba tourism services Fair

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Interest in promoting tourism on the island was confirmed during the Technology and Services Fair HostelCuba 2016, held in Havana’s Pabexpo exposition center. Dedicated to tourism services, the Fair is a new initiative organized by Spanish company Fira Barcelona and Cuba’s Pabexpo, which aims to strengthen the development of tourism on the island.

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Committed to the land

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The determination of Cuban campesinos to increase production, as the only solution to lowering food prices, was reaffirmed during the national celebration of the 55th anniversary of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) and Campesino Day, held in this mountain community. Vega de Limones, a beautiful spot within the Matías Popular Council, deep in

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The world must hear the truth about Venezuela

Maduro y Ali

Venezuela’s ambassador in Cuba, Alí Rodríguez Araque, spoke to the press at the embassy in Havana emphasizing that there are two very distinct explanations of what is happening in this country being disseminated by the press: a media campaign to destabilize the country, and another seeking to get the truth about what is happening to the world.

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Cuba and Italy strengthen cooperation

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Italy has been one of the trading partners that has historically valued the Cuban market. With this spirit of exchange and expectations set on further cooperation and development, a business forum was recently held (May 10-12) in Havana’s Hotel Nacional, seeking closer ties between Cuban enterprises and businesses from the Mediterranean country.

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Cuba and U.S. set ambitious agenda for coming months

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The third meeting of the Bilateral Commission established by Cuba and the United States was held in Havana, May 16, and an ambitious work agenda for the coming months was set, as part of the process of moving toward normalization of relations, according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Relations.

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New measures to gradually increase Cuban’s purchasing power

mdidas precios tiendas

In line with information published on April 22 and May 3 and continuation of measures to gradually increase Cubans’ purchasing power, the following measures will be implemented beginning today, May 17, 2016:
Price reductions on the following products sold in Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC)