23 Lat Am, Caribbean Judokas in Opening Day of World Tournament

<p style="text-align: justify;">By. Osmany González Tocabens.10:06Paris, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Twenty three Latin America and Caribbean judokas will see action on Tuesday in three divisions in the opening day of the 31st World Judo Championships, at the Palais Omnisports of París-Bercy. Although still awaiting for the drawing of lots of the competition to be held this afternoon, the registration includes seven Latin American women in the 48-kg division, with Brazilians Sarah Menezes and Taciana Lima, and Cuban Dayaris Mestre among the favorites. Read More

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Cuba Winds up Int'l Hip Hop Symposium

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte. Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Key issues to boost the social repercussion of rappers were discussed during the last day of the International Symposium of Hip Hop, held in Havana with the attendance of artists from the United States, Haiti, Canada and Cuba. On Sunday, participants in the event carried out an intensive agenda in Las Terrazas community, located in the western province of Pinar del Rio, considered the first eco-museum of the island. Read More

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Namibia returning vaccines to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Just as Ecuador announced it was seeking to buy up to $1.5 billion of pharmaceutical products in Cuba, media reports say the Namibian government is returning a $2.5 million batch of Cuban-made vaccines to Cuba. Highlighting some of the challenges Cuba faces when entering new markets, Namibia is sending 600,000 doses of Heberpenta vaccines back to Havana, saying it didn’t know the vaccines were not on the World Health Organization (WHO) list of pre-qualified medicine, Namibian newspapers reported. Read More

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