Concert in U.S. with World-renowned Latin Performers in Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) A concert featuring world-renowned Latin performers in support of five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States, will take place on September 13th at the Hostos Community College Auditorium, in New York City.The concert, entitled “Five Stars and a Song” and organized by the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five in an attempt to reach a broader audience inside the United States, will take place as part of a series of activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the unjust arrest and imprisonment of Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez, on September 12th, 1998.The concert will feature Danny Rivera (Puerto Rico), Victor Victor (Dominican Republic), Chuchito Valdes (Cuba) and the Puerto Rican Golden Jazz All Stars (U.S.), among others. The evening will be hosted by Bill Santiago, who recently emceed the Gala Celebration of the Latin Grammys.This will be the first concert in the U.S. in support of the Cuban Five and their families. The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five has issued an international call to action for people to organize all type of activities from September 12th to October 8th to commemorate the imprisonment of the Cuban Five, who were arrested for infiltrating anti-Cuba extremist groups in South Florida who were planning and carrying out terrorist actions against Cuba.The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five is also organizing a press conference to announce the concert to the U.S. media and the growing international support that the Cuban Five are receiving.
80 Preguntas y respuestas sobre el anteproyecto de Nueva Ley de Seguridad Social
http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/08/06/nacional/artic02.html,
Cuban Company Sows Greatest Amount of Rice in Years
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) The Ruta Invasora agro-industrial rice complex, located in central Cuban province of Camaguey, has sowed the greatest amount of rice in years, with almost 15,400 acres planted since November. The company, which operates under the Ministry of Agriculture, is recovering lands for the crop that is currently exploited at only half of its potential. Company executive Lazaro del Risco told ACN that the planting is still 600 acres less than planned due problems with the irrigation system. Output in this area is about 1.6 tons per acre, a positive result considering the soil, climate and work required. This year the firm should produce 8,000 ready-to-consume tons of rice, plus another 7,000 from non-specialized growers. Ruta Invasora has announced its plan to sow close to 20,000 acres during the upcoming 2008-2009 season.Cuba is making efforts to provide for a substantial share of the national consumption of the grain, given the price of rice on the world market is now $900 per ton.There is an agreement with Venezuela to jointly develop this program, with Ruta Invasora already having received some combine harvesters and expecting more resources over the next several months.
Cuba: Ecos de un ParlamentoSiempre la “puntilla” en el ojo equivocado (I Parte);
- por Graciela Guerrero Garay
http://www.insurgente.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14364,
La Resolución 259Cuba:
Una respuesta que comienza; un futuro aún imprevisible;
- por Luis Sexto
http://www.insurgente.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14362,
Washington Punishes more US Companies under its Hostile Cuba Policy
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 6 (acn) US companies continued to be the target of huge fines this year for having violated the over 45-year US economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba. In a recent report cited by different US media outlets, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the Treasury Department, informed that the Minxia Non-Ferrous Metals Inc, based in Columbia, Maryland was given a 198, 000 dollar fine for “acting without a license in commercial operations related to Cuban metals between 2003 and 2006.” Another US company known as Gate Gourmet, based in Reston, Virginia and specialized in catering for civil aviation was fined with 581, 901 dollars for having offered services to Cubana de Aviacion Airline Company between 2002 and 2006. Also punished was the Florida-based Concord Camera with a 12, 000 dollar fine after allegations that one of its subsidiaries in Hong Kong had sold photographic cameras to Cuba. Concord Camera has been the third company in Florida to have been punished for having violated the US blockade of Cuba in 2008. In previous occasions US authorities also fined Bank Atlantic, of Fort Lauderdale with 7, 500 dollars and Spirit Airlines, of Miramar, with 100, 000 dollars. The list of US enterprises punished by the Treasury has also included United Radio, of Florence, Kentucky, with 67, 574 dollars and Sonida International, of Forest Hill, New York, with 2, 400 dollars, according to the most recent report by the OFAC.The fines imposed by the US Treasury on US companies or individuals have amounted to 2 million dollars this year, well over the total of 803, 229 dollars reported in fines during 2007.
Socialismo: No un uniforme, sino un traje a la medida
-Jorge Gómez Barata
http://www.cubadebate.cu/index.php?tpl=design/especiales.tpl.html&newsid_obj_id=12156,
Following Fidel's lead, Cuba cuts ethanol plans
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0646105720080806,
MAS CAPITALES EXTRANJEROS PARA ALIMENTOS EN CUBA
LA HABANA, 6 (ANSA)- Cuba está ampliando su producción de derivados del azúcar ante un mercado mundial que "no deja otra alternativa" y con el concurso de firmas extranjeras que "aporten tecnología" moderna, dijo hoy un dirigente del sector.
http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizie/rubriche/restodelmundo/20080806210634706371.html,
Cuba has no interest in a new Russian presence
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/southamerica/080805-russia-cuba-mc,
Yet Another Republican Pushes China-Cuba Oil Myth -- This Time On The House Floor!
-By Eric Kleefeld - http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/yet_another_republican_pushes.php,Oh boy. Here's another Republican spreading the lie that China is working with Cuba to drill in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico -- this time coming in the middle of the House GOP's shadow energy session on the abandoned House Floor.The latest is Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia, who according to the Politico claimed that Cuba "has given a lease to the Chinese" to drill in the Gulf of Mexico.In fact, Cuba has not given any such lease to the Chinese, who have kept their drilling activities to the more accessible shoreline areas of Cuba. Leases have been granted to companies from other countries for offshore areas, but no drilling has actually begun.
Cuba's AIDS Experience in Mexico
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B3B3FF0B1-6001-4294-B3E1-8F3C42AE471A%7D)&language=EN,
Cuba: Desarrolla BioCen vacunas terapéuticas para la alergia
- Por Félix Milián / miércoles, 06 de agosto de 2008 / redaccion@ahora.cu Las primeras vacunas alergénicas cubanas de carácter terapéutico figuran entre los logros del Centro Nacional de Biopreparados BioCen, el cual cumple el 14 próximo el aniversario 16 de su creación. Esos fármacos están ya certificados y se elaboran para el tratamiento del asma y otros tipos de alergia causados por el ácaro del polvo con una elevada efectividad y que llevan el nombre de Valergén. El equipo de investigadores de la institución continúa sus trabajos para obtener nuevos productos alergénicos para la atención de dolencias provocadas por alimentos, la cáscara de la naranja y otras afectaciones. Esas labores se iniciaron en BioCen con el desarrollo de diagnosticadores de carácter industrial a fin de detectar las causas de las alergias, ya que anteriormente cada especialista las fabricaba de forma artesanal. / AIN
Miami-Madrid-Praga: La nueva ruta de la plata
Dicen en Miami, que parte del dinero invertido para desestabilizar a Cuba, se encuentra en Europa y piden que investiguen a Esperanza Aguirre, Zoé Valdés, Mario Vargas Llosa y Carlos Alberto Montaner.
-J.M. Álvarez
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/miami-madrid-praga-nueva-ruta-plata,
No olvidar las enseñanzas de la Historia Continuar enfrentando creativamente el escollo del fatalismo geográfico.
-Carlos C. Díaz y Leonel González
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/no-olvidar-ensenanzas-historia-1,
US Military Bases in Latin America: A Real Problem
Ecuador’s decision to shut down the US military base in Manta in 2009 and to add a clause to the country’s constitution forbidding foreign military installations in its territory creates a serious problem for US attempts to intervene in the affairs of its neighbors to the south.
http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2008/0805basesmilitares.htm,
Analizan Vicecancilleres de Aladi temas comerciales
La Habana, 5 ago.- Vicecancilleres de las naciones miembros de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (Aladi) analizan este martes los trabajos encaminados a conformar un espacio regional de libre comercio.
http://www.ain.cu/2008/agosto/05cvaladi.htm,
Ante la crisis mundial de alimentos: Ni ellos se pueden callar
-Ramón Barreras Ferrán
http://www.cubadebate.cu/index.php?tpl=design/especiales.tpl.html&newsid_obj_id=12148,
Anuncian próxima aparición en Internet de revista católica cubana "Espacio Laical" http://www.aciprensa.com/noticia.php?n=22229,
-
