Cuba Still Unable to Make Financial Transactions in US Dollars
Havana - Cuba and its financial institutions are still unable to use the US dollar for certain transactions, despite the announcement of the US administration, according to the Cubadebate website.
Honored outstanding nurses
A few hours before the celebrations for the workers ´day, José Antonio Valeriano, member of the Central Committee and First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party in the province of Artemisa, conferred the medals Jesús Menéndez and Hazaña Laborar, respectively, to the nurses Regla Montalvo and Elsa Castillo in the library Ciro Redondo of Artemisa.
Díaz Canel visited economic centers and social works in Artemisa
Artemisa, Cuba - The member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, visited yesterday centers linked to the production and services province in the province of Artemisa.
Artemisa celebrates birthday of Fidel Castro
Artemisa, Cuba - More than 30 areas of the capital municipality of the province of Artemisa were declared 56 anniversary of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution fulfilling in that way with one of the tasks conceived in the organization in salute to the 90th birthday of the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and to the seventh congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Diana: alternative for passenger transportation
Artemisa, Cuba – To assemble this year more than 600 buses of the Diana model assigned for the transportation of passengers in the country, is the commitment of the group of workers of the Company Evelio Prieto Guillama of the municipality of Guanajay in the province of Artemisa.
Cuban President Heads Ceremony for Workers
Havana - President of Cuba, Raul Castro, headed the ceremony in which 67 workers and five working groups were awarded for their contribution to the national socio-economic development as part of the celebrations for May 1st.
Culture
The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting recent remarks by Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa, in which he blamed social outbreaks in the continent on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and promoted an internal uprising in Cuba.
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One of the actions, in correspondence with this objective, is aimed at exchanging ideas on the current perspectives of contemporary Cuban animation, which takes place at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, from 9 to December 13th.
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Havana - Cuban intellectual Abel Prieto was appointed president of Casa de las Américas, the center's website La Ventana reported today.
Prieto, former minister of Culture and currently serving as director of the Marti Program Office and president of the José Martí Cultural Society, was nominated for the post by Alpidio Alonso, current Culture Minister.
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