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July 15th

Cuban Tourist Offers Presented in Brazil

Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero presented offers and the agenda for tourism development of Cuba to Brazilian travel agents, tour operators and businessmen in the city of Sao Paulo Read More

Metrosexualism in Cuba: Macho Minds in Pampered Bodies

More and more young men in Cuba are moving away from the traditional masculine aesthetic and are spending hours in front of the mirror or at the gym. But they are not any less “machista” in behaviour, according to specialists meeting in the capital. Read More

July 14th

Cuban MDs and Public Health Officials Penalized for Malpractice

A total of 10 medical doctors and Public Health officials practicing in Cuba’s provinces of La Habana and Mayabeque have been subjected to disciplinary actions for irregularities in the treatment of an accident victim in need of urgent medical attention. Read More

July 13th

Cuba pinpoints more than 3,000 pre-Columbian settlements

A project to catalogue Cuba's pre-Columbian archaeological sites has pinpointed the locations of more than 3,200 indigenous settlements Read More

SA-Cuba medical programme criticised

Pretoria - Medical experts have criticised the South African-Cuban doctor programme, saying the South African doctors were not adequately equipped when they came home. Read More


Cuba has 74 PCs for every 1,000 inhabitants

Cuba in 2012 had 74 personal computers for every 1,000 inhabitants, according to an index released Thursday by the National Statistics Office, or ONE, showing the slow growth of the sector. Read More

Marino Murillo Announces Financial Reforms, Opens Up To Foreign Investment

Cuba is ready to open up, its government says. The authoritarian communist country has outlined a plan to deregulate state-owned companies and attract more foreign investment that brings technology, financing and jobs to the island Read More

Cuba’s food ration stores mark 50th anniversary

The Cuban government calls it a “supplies booklet.” Cubans call it a “rations booklet” or simply “la libreta.” Read More

July 12th

President Raul Castro Meets PAHO Director

President Raul Castro met in this capital Clarissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), who is on a visit to this country. Read More