Cuba to make functional evaluation of the elderly

Cuba's Research Center on Longevity, Aging and Health (CITED) is developing a laboratory to assess the physiological functions of senior citizens. A multidisciplinary team of the institution located in Havana has been working on the project for 15 years. Read More

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Vietnam and Cuba to establish transport consultancy joint venture

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport and Communication and the Cuban Ministry of Construction have agreed to establish a consultancy joint venture company by 2008. Read More

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Idaho Potato Commission opening doors to Cuba

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) was recently part of a delegation of 35 Idahoans, including Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, who traveled to Cuba to meet with government officials to discuss trade opportunities between Cuba and Idaho. The Commission focused primarily on ways to sell fresh and/or processed Idaho Potatoes into Cuba as potatoes are an important staple in the Cuban diet. Read More

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Exhibit on Cuba opens at US University May 21

An exhibit on Cuba entitled "Cuba: Hearts and Minds, Past and Present," will open the coming May 21 at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, US. Read More

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Mountaire farms to start exporting chicken meat to Cuba

By the end of this month, Mountaire Farms will be shipping container loads of chicken to Cuba, despite U.S. trade restrictions on the country. Delaware joins 38 other states currently exporting to Cuba, which is located just 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Read More

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Cuba wins ALBA tournament

Cuba claimed the hockey tournament ALBA victory by nailing Guyana in the final 10-0 in Caracas, Venezuela. Read More

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St. Vincents Prime Minister to remain in Cuba for treatment

Officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines say that Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will remain in Cuba for another week to recover from injuries he sustained in a car accident last month. Read More

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Tagore statue unveiled in Cuba

Indian Ambassador to Cuba, Mitra Vasisht called Rabindranath Tagore "an icon of humankind," during the unveiling of his statue to commemorate his 146th birth anniversary in Havana. Read More

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Cuba tourism fair shows best

Professionals from over 20 countries are seeing the best in Cuban tourism during the 27th International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA 2007), starting in this capital s Morro-Cabana Park Monday. Read More

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Cuban Print Shops Turn Out 70 Million Books Annually

Five years ago, Cuban President Fidel Castro assured that the country would create new capacities for publishing and that the average book production of 50.5 million volumes reached on the island before the Special Period (the tough economic depression following the collapse of the Eastern European Socialist Camp) would be surpassed, in order to meet the growing demand of the countrys new educational programs included in what is known on the island as the "Battle of Ideas." Read More

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