Cuba: Biotechnology Essential in Cancer Treatments

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.06 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Biotechnology products are essential in the treatment of cancer, the second cause of death in Cuba and the main obstacle for increasing life expectancy in the country, which is 80 years old.The director of the Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), Dr. Agustin Lage, affirmed in Havana that 40 % of biotechnological medicines in the world are applied in immunotherapy of malignant tumors, and have proven its effectiveness in the patients’ quality of life and life expectancy.Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial aspects to fight this disease, which not only causes a lot of suffering in patients and relatives but also brings about colossal expenditures to the government Read More

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Cuba Hits Out At Failure To Reconstruct Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, April 7 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) -- Cuba has criticised the failure by certain countries to meet their commitments for the reconstruction of Haiti.Speaking in the United Nations yesterday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reiterated its willingness to work with any country or organisation for the development of the Haitian Health System. Read More

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Cuban Playwright Hector Quintero Dies

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Yllen Riquelme.Havana, Apr6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban playwright and theater director Hector Quintero died in this capital at the age of 68. Quintero, who was born on October 1, 1942, began his career in television and radio, and then took part in the Milanes and Teatro Estudio theater groups. He was awarded with the National Theatre Award 2004. Read More

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Ex President Clinton Praises Cuban Assistance to Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Raquel Maria Garcia Alvarez.United Nations, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Former US President William Clinton highlighted on Wednesday the importance of Cuban collaboration with Haiti, a country devastated by a quake in January 2010. Read More

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Cuba reports sugar production to be akin to 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban Sugar Ministry says 2011 production to be similar or just higher than last year. Peter Orsi, Associated Press, On Wednesday April 6, 2011, 7:08 pm. CALIMETE, Cuba (AP) -- Cuba's 2011 sugar production will be similar to or slightly higher than last year's total, which was the worst in more than a century, officials said Wednesday. Read More

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2010 census shows a mild decline

<p style="text-align: justify;">According to the census, Cuba had 11 million 241,161 inhabitants as of Dec. 31, 2010, Granma reported Wednesday, citing figures from the National Statistics Office (ONE).The previous census, in 2002, showed the population to be 11 million 177,743, according to the official website Cubadebate. An estimate by ONE last year showed that the population was 11,242,628 in 2009. Read More

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U.S. groups offer to aid small biz in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuba Study Group, Americas Society/Council of the Americas and the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International will release Thursday in Washington a plan titled "Assisting Small Business in Cuba: Recommendations for Private and Public Sector Leaders." Read More

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Strong Wind Gusts and Heavy Rains Shower Western Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.06 - 14:04:14 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Storms associated to a weak cold front caused strong winds and heavy rains in the western region of Cuba particularly in the north coast.Gusts higher than 100 Km/H were reported in different sites, according to Jose Ramon Palacios, Shift Supervisor at the Weather Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET). Read More

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Cuban Pianist Wins France’s Adami Prize

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.04.05 - 22:48:16 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Harold Lopez Nussa (Photo: Cubadebate) Havana, Cuba. Cuban pianist Harold Lopez Nussa won today in Paris the “Jazz Talent 2011” Prize granted by Adami, a society for the collective administration of performers’ rights considered a passport to the greatest European music festivals.According to several international media outlets, the award will give Lopez Nussa the opportunity to perform in stages and theaters reserved for great Jazz stars in France and other European countries during the boreal summer. Read More

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ACLU questions cancelling Fla Cuban music concert

<p style="text-align: justify;">By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ. AP Hispanic Affairs Writer. MIAMI -- The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday the cancellation of a South Florida music festival featuring artists from Cuba may have violated the event organizers' constitutional right to free speech.Organizers made official Wednesday a February decision that the Fuego Cuban Music Worlds Festival scheduled for April 9 was canceled. They have filed a civil suit in Miami-Dade County Court against the Homestead Miami International Speedway, where the event was to take place.The ACLU is questioning the involvement of local officials in the concert's cancellation. Read More

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