14 January 2016

Working Hours, Only a Formality?

Far from being a requirement many working places violate the established working hours in State installations.

There are examples where the management does not carry out its obligations in demanding its workers to be on time for work.

14 January 2016

The Apollo spacecraft landing on the moon, the lifting of the prohibition of alcohol in Mississippi and the end of racial segregation, are the stuff of history books in the United States. However, these three events all postdate the implementation of the economic, political and financial blockade against Cuba.

13 January 2016

Cuban expert alerts about effects by El Niño natural phenomena

Havana, Cuba.- (acn) The first fourth months of 2016 could bring heavy rains and thunderstorms associated to the passage of frontal systems, all related to El Niño South Oscillation phenomena.

13 January 2016

Obama urges US Congress to lift blockade of Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- (acn) US President Barack Obama again and directly called on the US Congress onTuesday to lift the over-50-year economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.

13 January 2016

First group of Cuban migrants to arrive in El Salvador en route to the US

HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) The first 180 out of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica will be flown to El Salvador on Tuesday, as part of a pilot plan that paves their way to the United States.

08 January 2016

A Year Later, the Blockade Remains in Full Force

The Apollo spacecraft landing on the moon, the lifting of the prohibition of alcohol in Mississippi and the end of racial segregation, are the stuff of history books in the United States. However, these three events all postdate the implementation of the economic, political and financial blockade against Cuba.

08 January 2016

Cuban People to Evoke Fidel Castro's Entrance to the Capital in 1959

Havana.- The entrance to this capital of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, with the Caravan for Freedom, will be evoked today after 57 years of that historical event.

08 January 2016

Cuban Biotechnology Contributes to the People´s Quality of Life

Havana, Cuba.- The achievements of Cuban biotechnology, particularly the Havana-based Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center, have helped diagnose, prevent and treat 26 diseases.

08 January 2016

Diaz-Canel Meets with Visiting German Deputy FM

Havana, Cuba.- The first vice-president of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, met on Thursday with Sigmar Gabriel, Deputy Foreign Minister (FM) and Minister of the Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

08 January 2016

Haiti Solidarity Brigade Visits Camagüey

Camagüey.- The brigade of solidarity with Cuba Antenor Firmín, of the Republic of Haiti, visits the province of Camagüey, where his 35 members share with descendants of this nationality and know about Cuban economy and culture.