Cuban Customs Stopped 46 Cases of Drug trafficking in 2015

Havana.- The General Customs of the Republic of Cuba seized 104.68 kilos of drugs in 46 cases of illicit traffic registered from January to December 2015.

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Illuminating the streets with the light of José Martí’s ideas

Havana.- This coming January 27, at 11:00 p.m., the March of the Torches, organized by the Federation of University Students (FEU), will set out from the University of Havana’s Grand Staircase, and head to the Fragua Martiana, illuminating the city’s streets with the light of José Martí’s ideas, on the 163rd anniversary of his birth. Read more ...

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. Read more ...

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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