Raul Castro urges to face problems head-on

Cuban economy grew 4 percent in 2015

HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro said in the latest meeting of the Council of Ministers to face problems wherever they are, ¨we have to go there, we have  to talk, we cannot leave room to a sense of defeatism¨.

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Homage to Educators in Camagüey

Camagüey.- This Saturday, hundreds of teachers of different educational levels will gather at San Juan de Dios Square in the city of Camagüey to be honored for their work and dedication, in the context of the celebrations for the Educator´s Day.

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Havana, Cuba.- Up next, the English version of the declaration made by Army General Raul Castro on the occasion of the first anniversary of the announcements made on December 17, 2014, regarding the decision to reestablish diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, as published by the Cubaminrex Web site:

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About 500 Children Die in Sub-Saharan Africa Due to Lack of Water

United Nations.- Lack of safe water, and sanitation and hygiene conditions kill daily about 500 children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) noticed today. Read more ...


Camagüey .- The modification of the admission requirements to the meetings modalities and distance learning is one of the proposals that the University of Camagüey “Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz“ (UC) will assume according with the foreseen transformations for the Higher Education in the country.


HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) The accord signed by the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces and the government constitutes a new and significant step in the advancements of efforts for peace.


HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, who is on an official visit to Cuba.


Havana, Cuba.- The Cuba-Vietnam cooperation project for rice production, implemented since 2010 to date, has allowed increasing yields to up to 4.58 tons per hectare.


Camagüey.- The rescue of business initiatives and  the search for an efficient market position were the center of the first discussion stage of the 17th edition  of the National Event of Logistic and Marketing, LOGMARK, held in Camagüey city. Francisco Borrás Atiénzar, vice president of the National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC), explained that the program takes place in a context of big transformations as the opening of foreign investment, decentralization of state companies’ powers, and the rise of new forms of management.