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January 5th

Lenier fell in the semifinals of San Sebastian

Ended the advance of Lenier Dominguez Chess Festival in San Sebastian after losing in the semifinals with the Ukrainian AndreiVolokitin. Read More

Large work force in cutting cane in Villa Clara

<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;"><span class="hps">Manual cutting</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">of cane</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">in Villa</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Clara</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">has a</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">workforce</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">of 400</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">cutters</span><span>,</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">mostly from</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">the Basic Units</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps atn">of Cooperative Production (</span><span>UBPC</span><span>) and</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Agricultural Production Cooperatives</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">(CPA</span><span>) in the municipalities</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Remedios,</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">and</span><span class="hps">Camajuaní</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Ranchuelo</span><span>.</span></span> Read More

Cuban infant mortality rate at 4.9 in 2011

<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;"><span class="hps">The Ministry of</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Health issued</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">the</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">fact of</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">infant mortality in</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">the past</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">the island in</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">2011.</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">The figure</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">was 4.9</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">per thousand</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">live births,</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">which is lower</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">in seven provinces</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">individually.</span></span> Read More

Cuban culture is mourning the death of Alberto Acosta-Perez

<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;"><span class="hps">Yesterday was</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">buried in the</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Necropolis</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Cristobal Colon</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">in Havana</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Alberto</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps atn">Acosta-</span><span>Perez</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">wanted</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Cuban</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">poet and storyteller</span><span>.</span><br /><span class="hps">Victim of a</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">recently</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">discovered</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">cancer</span><span>,</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">died</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">on the eve</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">intellectual</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">with just</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">54 years</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">and his latest</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">book of poems</span><span class="hps">ready to present</span><span>: Experiences</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">of requited love</span><span>, by the</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Cuban</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Union</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">editorial</span><span>.</span></span> Read More

The collection of raw materials had good results

<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;"><span class="hps">The</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">2011</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">was introduced</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">last</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">record</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">with the figure</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">of 293</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">thousand 847</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">tons</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">of scrap steel</span><span>, which led</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">to the Union</span><span class="hps">Business</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Recovery</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps atn">Commodities (</span><span>UERMP</span><span>)</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">one</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">end of the year</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">with good results.</span></span> Read More

Better roads in Ciego de Avila

The passage of time and heavy rains many roads had deteriorated sugarcane in the province of Ciego de Avila. All have been repaired recently which has helped the residents of approximately 40 communities. Read More

January 4th

Camagüey is attached to the technological advances in health

<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;"><span class="hps">The 13</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">municipalities of</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">the province of</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Camagüey</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">already have</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">a laboratory</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">equipped with a</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Ultramicronalítico</span><span class="hps">System</span><span>.</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">The last municipality</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">to receive this</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">technology made</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">on the island was</span>&nbsp;<span class="hps">Najasa.</span><br /></span> Read More

Cuban Minister highlights the achievements of health in 2011

The 2011 was a year of transformations in the field of Public Health in Cuba, and on this issue highlights the achievements Roberto Morales Ojeda, Minister of Public Health. Primary care highlighted in this regard by providing better service to allow the population. <div></div> Read More

Cuban cliff divers look for your ticket to London 2012

The World Cup is already nailed date, will be held from 20 to 26 February of this new year. A London location will be and Cuban divers seek to achieve the best brands to then return to the same city for the Olympics. Read More

Cuban chess players well positioned in the global ranking

It has already been published the first world chess ranking in this year 2012, which the Cubans Leinier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon are the first in Latin America. Elo coefficients place them among the best in our region. Read More