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HAVANA CALLING: HAVANA CLUB WELCOMES GLOBAL BARTENDERS IN HAVANA

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Havana Club is inviting bartenders to take part in the finals of the 11th biennial Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix, one of the world’s longest running (1st edition in 1996) and largest cocktail-making challenges in the world! 45 bartenders will represent their country in Havana where they will have the honour of testing their talents against top mixologists from 43 markets.

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President Raúl Castro receives Evo Morales

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On the afternoon of Friday, May 20, the President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raúl Castro, received Bolivian President, Evo Morales, on an official visit to the country. Among members of the Bolivian delegation accompanying Morales were the country’s Foreign Minister, David Choquehuanca and Ambassador to Cuba, Palmiro Soria.

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Cuba-Africa collaboration: A bridge between sister nations

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Cuba is renowned for its worldwide collaboration efforts, due among other reasons, to the readiness of Cuban doctors to go wherever they are needed, including remote areas or in response to natural disasters or epidemics.

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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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President Maduro condemns attacks against Venezuela

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Venezuela is currently experiencing the fiercest media and political onslaught of the last ten years, President Nicolás Maduro warned this Tuesday, May 17, during a press conference in the Salón Ayacucho of the Miraflores Palace, Caracas, which was live streamed to the country’s embassies and consulates across the world.

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The world must hear the truth about Venezuela

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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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Forging social commitment

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Motivated by their impact on the comprehensive training of future professionals, an increasing number of students from the Ignacio Agramonte Loy­naz University of Camagüey are directly participating in important economic and social initiatives in the area.

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Raúl receives Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday May 16, received the honorable José Manuel García-Margallo Marfil, Spanish minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, who is making an official visit to the country.