Panamanian President on official visit to Cuba
Havana, Cuba - Panama´s President Juan Carlos Varela is expected to arrive in Havana Wednesday on an official visit which includes talks with President Raul Castro.
Varela is heading a business delegation to boost and strengthen commercial relations with Havana, according to Granma newspaper.
The delegation includes Panamanian Commerce and Industry minister Meliton Arrocha.
Are assessed the vulnerabilities in view of the influenza in chicken
Artemisa, Cuba - In the province of Artemisa, one with the largest poultry population in the country, are intensifying the measures to minimize the infections of the chicken known as the virus of Influenza Aviar.
The territory has a population of 4 245 078 birds identified in the specialized poultry farms of the 11 municipalities of the province, located in the state and private sector.
Hygiene, vital aspect to maintain health
San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba - The Public Health Directorate in this city develop actions to improve sanitary conditions.
For this reason, measures for health promotion, prevention and control of diseases and established rules for health care are increased, emphasizing aspects of self-care and self-responsibility.
Cuban medical brigade at work in Dominica
The Cuban medical brigade that traveled to the Caribbean island nation of Dominica to assist citizens after the passage of tropical storm Erika is already attending to the needs of the local people.
Idania Betancourt: " The radio pollutes"
Talking about the "bug" of the radio I think, every time I listen to it, an unnecessary alarmism. Those arthropods feelings that some manifest and publicly express gives me grief for others.
It is clear that many refer, metaphorically, to the skills they are born with and which will develop as these qualities are discovered.
But if we must talk of the "bug" of the radio (endlessly repeated expression) let us welcome those who whether with a spider or a centipede inside devote to create.
Diaz-Canel Highlights Friendship Relations with DPRK
Pyongyang - The vice president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, highlighted here the friendship relations with the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Cuban Embassy here said on Saturday.
The source told Prensa Latina that Diaz-Canel, who is visiting Pyongyang, met on Friday at the Mansudae Palace of Congresses with Yang Hyong Sop, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Culture
Havana - This Monday's screening of the film 'Habana Selfies' as part of the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is a poetic tribute to this capital, in the midst of celebrations to mark its 500 years of existence.
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Havana - Cuba is a nation with a wealth of culture, stated the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, at the inauguration of the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema on Thursday, running through December 15 in this capital.
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With the question of What can young people do about climate change?, representatives from 19 Caribbean countries are meeting today at the Havana´s Nacional Hotel as part of UNESCO's 2nd International School of Sciences.
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