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Honoring working class heroes

Heroes del trabajo

Men and women who have devoted their lives for the benefit of society were awarded the honorary title of Heroes and Heroines of Labor of the Republic of Cuba, presented by José Ramón Machado Ventura, second secretary of the Party Central Committee.

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The attacks on Syria – a pattern of lies

Siria

Firstly, President Donald Trump, on adopting the erroneous and criminal decision to bomb Syrian territory, did not consult either with the United Nations or Congress, nor did he wait for the investigation to determine whether chemical weapons had indeed been used.

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Council of Ministers analyzes current socio-economic situation

Canel y Valdes

Led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the Council of Ministers addressed important issues of current economic and social concern in the country, this Wednesday, April 25. On this occasion, the agenda included the impact of irregularities in foreign trade operations; overdue accounts payable and receivable; and results from the latest national internal accounting audit.

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Strengthening national industries

Expocuba industria ceballos

Work toward substituting imports by strengthening the role of national industries within the domestic market will be the focus of the Fifth National Trade Fair, open to all sectors of the economy and taking place May 7-23 at Havana’s Expocuba fairgrounds.

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Cuba joins two strategic health funds

Cuba salud evento

Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Epidemiology, described the signing of the Regional Revolving Funds for Vaccine Procurement and Strategic Public Health Supplies, between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health

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Strengthening national industries

Expo cuba

Work toward substituting imports by strengthening the role of national industries within the domestic market will be the focus of the Fifth National Trade Fair, open to all sectors of the economy and taking place May 7-23 at Havana’s Expocuba fairgrounds. In this sense, first deputy minister of Economy and Planning, René Hernández Castellanos noted that it is vital to fully exploit the potential of Cuban industry in order to meet the increasing demands of the economy.

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The 10 most common lies about alleged health incidents affecting U.S. diplomats in Cuba

Diplomaticos noticias falsas

Since the story was first reported a series of inaccuracies and blatant lies have appeared in international media and official statements. Granma shares a list of the 10 most common. After months of investigations by U.S. and Cuban authorities, there is no evidence that U.S. diplomats were the victims of “sonic attacks” in Cuba.

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The World Health Organization can count on Cuba

evento salud

More health, efficiency, an intersectoral approach, resilience to climate change and a greater Cuban presence in global health are the priorities of the new Country Cooperation Strategy for the 2018-2022 period signed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health.

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Miguel Díaz-Canel received Bolivian President Evo Morales

Diaz Cannel y Evo

Last night, the arrival to the country of Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was expected. Today he was received by Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel.

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Cuba hosts international health convention

Cuba salud evento

Transmissible and non transmissible diseases, health and society, primary care, and family medicine, are some of the topics that will be addressed during the Third International Cuba-Heath Convention 2018.