Habanos announces growth amid crisis, appoints new co-president

<p style="text-align: justify;">Habanos S.A. said that its revenues grew 2 percent in 2010, amid a global recession.The company didn’t provide specific figures.“We trust that this growth can be maintained in 2011,” said Co-President Jorge Luis Fernández Maique during the opening of this year’s Habanos Festival in Havana.The same day, Fernández Maique was appointed as Cuban co-president of the British-Cuban joint venture that markets Cuban premium cigars worldwide. Read More

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UNICEF Helps Cuba Improve Primary Education

<p style="text-align: justify;">SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Feb 17 (AIN) Based on experiences on each province of the country, the primary education in Cuba is undergoing an improvement process with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund.Since 2009, a UNICEF research project is implemented in different Cuban provinces to improve primary school teaching model in rural areas, according to Barbara Manes Leon, who is in charge of the study. Read More

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