Special coverage: July 26 in the heart of Cuba.

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# 26 de Julio, #66th anniversary of the national rebellion in Cuba, #Cuba, #President Miguel Díaz Canel, Raul Castro

Today, July 26, the national commemoration for the 66th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons will be held in Bayamo.

“Before the historic generation that accompanies us I will deliver the central remarks at this event, in the same place where the Comandante en Jefe, on the same date in 2006, presided and closed for the last time a National Rebellion Day commemoration. “I speak on behalf of the grateful.”

“It is no accident, that located in Granma is the second garrison assaulted that morning, the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, in Bayamo, that today is a museum park bearing the honorable name of Ñico López, one of the leaders of the action in this city – Raúl’s great friend, in whose office the photo of a boy with big black glasses occupies a place of honor.

“Ñico was killed just hours after the Granma landing, but he has not been absent a minute from the revolutionary work to which he gave himself with such passion and confidence in victory.

“They were more brothers than friends, those men and women who put the nation first, who thought of the country as a family.

“We came from them, and it is very important that our tributes, annual or daily, not be enclosed within an act, in verses or a few words about dates.

“The Revolution now needs us to unleash a great battle for our defense and economy, to break the enemy’s plan to destroy us and asphyxiate us…

“It is up to us to think as a country, because no one else is going to think for us.”

“It requires, at the same time, that we strengthen, among the  people, spirituality, civics, decency, solidarity, social discipline, and a sense of public service.

Despite the pain, the physical loss of those beings ‘from another world’  – from the song “Los elegidos” – the survivors of that epic feat, guided by Fidel, never complained, or went to a corner to mourn their fallen or murdered companions. “Five years, five months, and five days after the assaults on the garrisons in Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo, denying the alleged failure of 53, the victory of 59 would come. The setback became a victory.

Cardinal Jaime Ortega’s death announced.

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His eminence Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega Alamino, (October 18, 1936) Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Habana, died during the dawn hours today, Friday, July 26, at 82 years of age. His devotion to the priesthood, academic training, and human sensitivity made him a highly respected member of the religious community.

Cardinal Ortega’s tireless pastoral work and love for Cuba led him to decisively strengthen relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the state.His funeral will take place in the city’s Cathedral, which served as his headquarters.

Cuba is a safe country, but U.S. continues its attempts to manipulate reality.

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#Cuba, #Cuba demanded that the U.S, #EE.UU, #Imperialism

Yesterday, July 25, Cuba demanded that the U.S. government cease its manipulation of alleged health problems reported by its diplomatic staff in Havana, as a pretext to impose aggressive measures to harm our country, economy, and people.

Yesterday, July 25, Cuba demanded that the U.S. government cease its manipulation of alleged health problems reported by its diplomatic staff in Havana, as a pretext to impose aggressive measures to harm our country, economy, and people.
In statements to the press, Johana Tablada, the Foreign Ministry’s director for the United States, described a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, published in the American Medical Association Journal, which compared images of the brains of U.S. diplomatic personnel who reported health problems during their stays on the island, with those of a control group, and concluded that differences between the two exist.
Tablada recalled that in March of 2018, in the same journal, an article was published that described the clinical condition of the diplomats, yet, on this occasion, following the publication of the new article, the corporate media has immediately responded with full coverage.
“Two years later, after much speculation and little information or cooperation, not a single reason has appeared to justify the closing of consular services, the expulsion of Cuban diplomats in Washington, deceptive travel warnings, and all the unjust measures adopted by the U.S. using the pretext that its functionaries may face some kind of danger in Cuba.”

Cuba Has 9 Doctors Per 1000 Citizens, Highest in Its History.

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Cuba’s health system is in an all-time high as the country has nine doctors per 1000 citizens and more than 485,000 health professionals working in the National Health System. 

Cuba has more than 100,000 doctors, the highest number in the history of the country with a proportion of nine doctors per 1,000 citizens. 

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Jose Angel Portal Miranda, head of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap), said that after the revolution, there were barely 3,000 doctors in Cuba. The University of Medical Sciences of Havana, since then, has trained more than 376,000 health professionals including doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.

The head of the Minsap said 35,787 foreign students from 141 countries graduated from Cuban universities, mainly from Africa and Latin America.

This year more than 10,000 medical professionals graduated from Havana, 1,535 of them are from foreign countries. Miranda also stressed that no other small developing countries could achieve such a feat.

Out of the more than 485,000 workers of the National Health System (SNS), some 234,000 are professionals from different branches of medical sciences who work in more than 13,000 health institutions in the country.

Cuba is constantly improving its health sector. Currently, the country is implementing new development programs such as health informatization, precision medicine, nanomedicine, and robotic medicine.

Díaz-Canel receives actor Danny Glover.

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#The 20th graduation at Havana’s Latin American School Medicine (ELAM)., #The actor and film director Danny Glover, #The President of Cuba

The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, on Monday afternoon received the actor and film director Danny Glover, who is visiting our country to attend the 20th graduation at Havana’s Latin American School Medicine (ELAM).

During the cordial meeting, discussed was the importance of promoting artistic exchanges between Cuba and the United States, based on existing historical and cultural ties. President Díaz-Canel expressed his concern regarding the negative impact this arena has suffered, as a result of the deterioration in bilateral relations, while reiterating his willingness to move forward with sectors in the U. S. that favor improved relations.

United Nations recognizes Cuba’s demographic achievements.

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#Cuba, #Demographic dynamics., Cuba- Science & Health, UN

“The rights that women in Cuba enjoy are praiseworthy…” said Rafael Cuestas, international coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund Program.The rights that women here in Cuba enjoy are praiseworthy; an example for the Americas and the world. We always use Cuba as a reference,” said Rafael Cuestas, international coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund Program (Unfpa) in Cuba, in an exchange with the specialized press on these issues.

Cuestas also recognized the important presence of women in the Cuban National Assembly; the right of women to decide when to have children or not; and the country’s impressive life expectancy rate, all attained despite the negative effects of the blockade on the economy and daily life. He also recalled the role of Vilma Espin at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo (1994).

Addressing the country’s achievements, the UN representative stated, “Cuba has a very progressive, very open society” and has advanced a great deal, noting that a demographic population pyramid very similar to that of developed countries exists here, a result of improvements in living conditions and guarantees such as universal and free health coverage,.

Cuba Reaffirms Commitment to Non-Aligned Countries.

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#application of Title III of the Helms-Burton, #Cuba, #Upcoming Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Havana, July 17 ( P L ) Cuba will defend principles such as non-meddling in the internal affairs of states and the right to peace at a preparatory meeting for the upcoming Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

According to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anayansi Rodriguez, that Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau, to be held in Caracas on July 20-21, will serve as preparation for the eighteenth NAM Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, in October this year.

On the first day of the Caracas meeting, the NAM Ministerial Committee for Palestine will meet, which will be a favorable occasion to adopt a declaration of support for the cause of that people.

Cuba, as the founding country of this movement born in the midst of the collapse of the colonial system and the emancipatory struggle of the peoples of Africa, Asia, Latin America and other regions, is fully committed to the principles that gave rise to it, the official asserted.

Cuban President Pleads for Solution on Employment Issue.

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#Cuba, #Demographic dynamics in Cuba, #National economy., #President Miguel Díaz Canel

Havana, Jul 17 (P L) President Miguel Díaz-Canel pleaded to seek a temporary solution for workers dismissed from work in activities demanded by the national economy.

During a meeting held Tuesday in which he assessed the employment program and the attention to the demographic dynamics in the country, the Cuban leader highlighted the possibility to improve that more than 200,000 people have more than one job, in addition to developing off-site or remote job.

According to a national television report, the head of State also referred to business groups that have more companies than they can serve, while the coexistence between small and medium-sized businesses, not only in state, but also in private sector, was stated.

Historic Days in the Cuban Parliament.

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By Orlando Oramas Leon Havana, Jul  (P L) The Third Period of Sessions of the IX Legislature of the Cuban Parliament is considered historic this Sunday, both for the approval of three important laws and for the debated issues, of citizen interest.

It was a parliamentary exercise that had the active participation of the president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, even in the debate and subsequent approval of the Electoral, National Symbols and Fishing bills.

It is the first time that the legislature approves three legislations in the same session, where also members of the National Electoral Commission were elected by secret and direct vote, on the proposal of the president, according to the Electoral Law.

This was the opinion of the president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo, who emphasized the popular character of this body, composed of deputies ‘elected by the people and for the people’.

This was the first time the Assembly had been convened after the approval in February of the new Constitution of the Republic, which granted six months to the legislative body to elect the body in charge of organizing and supervising elections, referendums and other acts requiring popular vote.

The parliamentary session also put a strong emphasis on economic issues.

It turned out that the Gross Domestic Product grew in 2018 by 2.2 percent, while the plan was a modest 1.2 percent increase.

International investors recognize Cuba’s guarantees, despite pressure from Washington

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# Miguel Diaz-Canel, #Cuba, #Cuba advances, #law Helms-Burton.

“We must develop an export vocation in all entities. We need to substitute imports, because the less we spend, the more money to re-circulate within our own productive processes,” said Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, during a discussion with deputies on the National Assembly’s Public Services Committee.“We must develop an export vocation in all entities. We need to substitute imports, because the less we spend, the more we have to re-circulate within our own productive processes,” said Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, during a meeting of the National Assembly’s Public Services Committee, in which deputies received updated information on Law No.118 that governs foreign investment in the country.
Legislators learned that the portfolio of business opportunities promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment includes more than 500 projects in different sectors, among which tourism stands out.
The introduction of foreign capital in our economy is today an essential part of our development strategy, which is why this is one of the main lines of attack pursued by the United States government, he said. But despite the pressures on international investors and companies in our country, all have maintained a firm position in rejecting the extraterritorial nature of U.S. laws, mainly the Helms-Burton.