Abandoned and desperate, without knowing what to do and whom to go to, even thinking about sending a letter to the Alawian Monarch the 6th to ask for its mercy. That’s how things are for the eight Cuban sailors throughout a year on board the Alutrans ship a Panamanian flag vessel owned by a Canary shipowner and former president of the Port Authority at Las Palmas, Manuel Barreto Acuña.
Archive - Jan 21, 2009
A Canary owner’s debt keeps eight Cuban seamen confined at Morocco
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Conferencia magistral de Presidenta argentina en Universidad de La Habana
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, presidenta de la República de Argentina, ofreció ayer una conferencia magistral en la que expresó satisfacción por encontrarse en Cuba durante los festejos por los 50 años de la Revolución y por asistir a la constitución de la Cátedra Libertador José de San Martín, de la Universidad de La Habana.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2009-01-21 16:19.
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Vicepresidente cubano encabeza delegación a comisión mixta Rusia-Cuba
El vicepresidente del Consejo de Ministros Ricardo Cabrisas llegó a esta capital al frente de la delegación cubana para participar en la IX Sesión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Colaboración Económica.
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En la Habana: El Centro Pablo en Informática 2009
Entre el 9 y el 13 de febrero próximo se efectuará en el Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, el Congreso Informática 2009, reunión que agrupa 14 eventos científico-técnicos vinculados con la estrategia de desarrollo del sector, y que contará con unas 1500 investigaciones de 650 delegados de 49 países, entre ellos Cuba, país anfitrión.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2009-01-21 15:52.
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Obama suspende juicios de Guantánamo
Pide suspender durante cuatro meses los juicios a las presos de la controvertida cárcel y espera acelerar la retirada de las tropas de Irak.
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En la Habana: Presidió Balaguer apertura de congreso del Calixto García
José Ramón Balaguer, miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba y ministro de Salud Pública, presidió hoy en esta capital la inauguración del congreso del Hospital Universitario General Calixto García por el aniversario 113 de fundado.
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Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez Ties 4 in a Rows
Cuban chess GM Leinier Dominguez tied his fourth straight match at the CORUS Chess Tournament underway in Switzerland.
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Camagüey, Cuba: UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site
Part of Camagüey will be officially declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity on February 2, celebrating the 495th anniversary of the traditional date of the foundation of the city.
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Cuba: An example of the use of nuclear energy for the benefit of mankind
Cuba's nuclear program has reached a high degree of maturity and has a staff capable of facing the new challenges of this technology.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2009-01-21 14:33.
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Cuban Health Minister José Ramón Balaguer Opens Medical Congress
Cuba’s Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer presided over the inauguration of the Calixto Garcia University Hospital Congress in this capital.
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More Foreign Tourists Go to Cuban Varadero
Arrival of tourists to Varadero, the main Cuban beach resort in the first days of January is around 27,000 people, for a rate higher than 4 percent, an official source reported.
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In Habana: Casa de las Américas, novel fiftieth anniversary
As if it were discovering the secret of eternal youth, the Casa de las Américas Award is reaching its fiftieth anniversary with the air of new proposals and an unseen image.
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The edition of the South African-Cuban poetry book to be projected
The edition of a South African and Cuban poetry book gave its first steps during an interview between the Cuban ambassador here, Angel Villa and the president of the Association of South African Writers, Morakabe Raks Seakhoa.
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Libro mayor de Violeta Parra to be presented in the Book festival of Cuba
Isabel Parra, the daughter of the deceased Chilean singer and composer Violeta Parra, will travel to Cuba in February together with the president of the country, Michelle Bachelet, in order to present the re-edition of a book on her mother with which the Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez has collaborated.
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The second Portuguese tour of the Cuban children theater group La Colmenita to end
The Cuban children theater group La Colmenita ended very successfully its second tour around Portugal, after performing in nine important Portuguese cities in less than two weeks.
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