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Pope Francis appoints new Archbishop of Havana

Cardenal Jaime Ortega

On Tuesday, April 26 Pope Francis formally accepted the resignation due to age, of the historic Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, and appointed Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez from Camagüey as his replacement.
García Rodríguez was born on July 11, 1948 in Camagüey, he studied philosophy and theology at the San Basilio de El Cobre Seminary and San Carlos and San Ambrosio of Havana Seminary.

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Reducing air pollution a priority for Cuba

Cuba Contaminacion medio ambiente

Air pollution is a phenomenon with a broad impact on human health and one of the greatest environmental issues facing the world.
Leading organizations recognize that the inhalation of pollutants, especially fine particles, represents a risk to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as impacting on other conditions.

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At the forefront of the sciences in Cuba

centro ingenieria genetica

FROM the 1980s onward, Havana residents witnessed the building of various scientific facilities to the west of the city, including the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), founded on July 1, 1986, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, modern productive capacities, and specialized personnel.

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Full text of speech given by First Party Secretary Raúl Castro, closing theFull text of speech given by First Party Secretary Raúl Castro, closing the 7th Congress, yesterday April 19

Raul Congreso

Speech by Army General Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, during the closure of the 7th Party Congress, in Havana’s Convention Center, April 19, 2016, Year 58 of the Revolution

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The Cuban People will Win, Asserted Fidel at 7th PCC Congress

fidel habla-raul-congreso-pcc

We should tell our brothers in Latin America and the world that the Cuban people will win, asserted the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, in a special address at the closing ceremony of the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party, in session for four days at Havana’s Convention Center.

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Raul Castro Reelected as First Secretary of the PCC

raul reelecto congreso

The first plenary session of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party reelected Army General Raul Castro in the position of First Secretary and Jose Ramon Machado Ventura as Second Secretary. The decision was announced at the closing session of the 7th Cuban Communist Party Congress which was attended by the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro.

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Raul Presents New Politburo of the CC of the PCCRaul Presents New Politburo of the CC of the PCC

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In the presence of the delegates and guests to the 7th Cuban Communist Party Congress, the closing session of which was attended by the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, Raul informed that Jose Ramon Machado Ventura will continue his work as Second Secretary.
Raul said that Miguel Diaz-Canel, Esteban Lazo, Ramiro Valdes, Salvador Valdes, Leopoldo Cintra, Bruno Rodriguez, Marino Murillo, Mercedes Lopez, Alvaro Lopez and Ramon Espinosa were reelected members of the Politburo.

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Three Cuban Physicians Died in Ecuador’s Earthquake

Ecuador Terremoto

As a result of the earthquake of 7.8 degrees on the Richter scale that shook the coastal area of Esmeralda and Manabi provinces in Ecuador, three Cuban health workers offering their services in that country died, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health informed. The bodies of Barbara Caridad Cruz Ruiz, 46; Leonardo Ortiz Estrada, 53, and Eric Perez de Alejo Omar Quesada, 41; all specialists in General Comprehensive Medicine and residents of Villa Clara province, were found under the rubble of a building that totally collapsed in the municipality of Pedernales, Manabi.

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Cuban doctors depart for Ecuador to assist quake victims

LA HABANA-PARTIRÁ BRIGADA CUBANA EN AYUDA A LOS DAMNIFICADOS DEL TERREMOTO EN ECUADOR

A Cuban 26-member emergency medical brigade departed for Ecuador on Sunday, as hundreds of other Cuban doctors are in that country assisting the victims of the 7.8 quake that has caused huge human loss and property damage in the coastal zone of that South American nation.

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7th PCC Congress Central Report, presented by First Secretary Raúl Castro Ruz

Raul Congreso

We open the sessions of the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba on the 55th anniversary of the proclamation, by Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz, of the socialist nature of the Revolution, April 16, 1961, as we pay our deep respects to those killed the day before during the bombing of Cuban airfields, a prelude to the mercenary invasion of Playa Girón, organized by United States government and defeated in less than 72 hours