New Hotel in Havana

The Terral, as the night wind sailor, is the name of the new hotel facility opened in Havana during the month.<br /> Operated by the company Habaguanex SA, established in 1994 to attend the La Habana Vieja, now drives this hotel leisure industry from an excellent position on the Malecón. Read More

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Clinical trial conducted in eastern Cuba drops

The efficacy of topical recombinant interferon alpha 2B will be tested in a clinical trial to be held in eastern Cuba. This is intended to medically treat the recurrence of actinic keratosis.<br /> Dr. Orestes Marino, director of Ophthalmic surgical hospital Lucia Iñiguez clinical, of this city, told AIN that the product is a new implementation of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in Havana. Read More

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Cuban entities launched call for International Orchid Workshop

Soroa Orchid Botanical Garden and the University of Pinar del Rio, call for participation between 23 and 25 October at the Eighth International Workshop on Orchids.<br /> Rolando Perez, director of research at the Garden, located in Candelaria and host the event, told ACN that will address the conservation and management, collections, phytogeography, in vitro reproduction, ecology, molecular biology, plant pathology and entomology. Read More

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Quesada is included Capablanca Elite Group

Carlos Rivero, national chess commissioner, announced that between 3 and May 15 will be held in Havana Capablanca Memorial where the young Yuniesky Quesada participate in the Elite group.<br /> Quesada will be part of the primary key of the event, composed of six chess players as part of their preparation for the World Championships to be held from late August in Istanbul, Turkey, Rivera said the National Information Agency. Read More

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Coming Film Festival in Gibara Poor

The X Festival of Poor Cinema will begin next week in Cuba where he will compete over 100 works from Latin America, Europe and Asia. The Spanish singer Luis Eduardo Aute and the Australian-Mexican filmmaker Michael Rowe will be on the jury charged with selecting the winners. Read More

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