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Gala event to honor Girón anniversary and 7th Party Congress

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The event will take place tonight, April 15, at the National Theater to honor the 55th anniversary of the victory at Playa Girón and celebrate the opening of the Party Congress.

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Live: Opening of the 7th PCC Congress Granm

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Granma follows events during the inaugural session of the Congress, with First Secretary Raúl Castro Ruz presenting the Central Report

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Elections and undocumented immigrants in the United States

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In any country, under any circumstances undocumented migrants are always the hardest hit of the system. Invisible as people and visible as booty. Undocumented migrants are beneficial to the country that forces them to migrate; in exchange for this ingratitude their country of origin receives remittances which serve to keep the country afloat. The transit country that disrespects their human rights and freedom of movement (kidnap, torture and disappear them), also takes advantage of them. And finally, the country of arrival that eventually becomes the country of residence also takes advantage of them.

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A successful Havana cooperative

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On the corner of Infanta and San Lázaro streets, Havana, in a building which was in a state of disrepair for nearly two decades, there now stands a small business. Divided into a bar, a bakery/patisserie and a restaurant, the former pizzeria of the eighties has grown over the past seven months to include a staff of 120 workers. It could be said that it serves as an example of Cuban cooperativism gaining ground.

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Painting of Fidel unveiled at Fidel Castro School in Katutura, Namibia

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With a simple but moving ceremony a painting of the Commander in Chief of five meters high by five wide was unveiled on the wall of the entrance to the elementary school “Fidel Castro”. It was painted by Cuban artist based in Windhoek, Yasiel Palomino, who replaced the old one deteriorated by weather and wind.

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Information from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba

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Between April 18-21 a delegation from the United States President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will visit Cuba, composed of executives of this Committee and other U.S. institutions, as well as a large group of artists and intellectuals, among other guests.

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Ninth imported case of Zika virus confirmed

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The ninth imported case of Zika virus has been confirmed in a Cuban from the municipality of Cotorro, Havana, residing in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who arrived in the country on April 8.

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Cuban industry to assemble nearly two thousand wheelchairs

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The Cuban iron and steel industry will assemble almost two thousand wheelchairs this year, for the public health system and to meet the needs of people with disabilities.This important work forms part of the import-substitution projects conducted annually by the Ministry of Industry, in accordance with guideline no. 87 of the Economic and Social Policy Guidelines of the Party and the Revolution.

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Intellectuals call to mobilize against right wing attacks in Latin America

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The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in the Defense of Humanity ended its 12th encounter on April 11, with a Final Declaration expressing its resounding support for the people of Venezuela and its legitimate government led by Nicolás Maduro, and their solid resistance against efforts by the United States and domestic oligarchy to destroy the Bolivarian Revolution.

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Our Party was born during the historic days of Girón

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A gala cultural event will take place tonight, April 15, at the National Theater in Havana, to honor the 55th anniversary of the victory at Playa Girón and celebrate the opening of the 7th Party Congress. Delegates and guests at the Congress from across the country will attend the event, set to include performances by outstanding artists representing the most authentic expressions of Cuban culture.