>Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 22 June 2000 22:00 > > >*SHAKA SANKOFA'S IMPENDING EXECUTION >*TRADE FAIR EXPOCARIBE 2000 SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS >*COLOMBIA'S VICE PRESIDENT IN CUBA TO ATTEND TRADE FAIR >*FIRST CONGRESS ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY UNDERWAY >*DIPLOMATS FROM AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST VISIT SCIENTIFIC INSTALLATION >*ALGERIA'S MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS SIGNS ACCORD WITH CUBA >*JAPAN - CUBA DIRECT FLIGHTS STARTING IN AUGUST > > >*SHAKA SANKOFA'S IMPENDING EXECUTION > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- Today's roundtable discussion on Cuban TV focused on >tonight's scheduled execution of African American prisoner Shaka Sankofa at >the Huntsville maximum security prison in the US state of Texas. The >conditions under which Sankofa was convicted, and given the death penalty >were discussed at length. It was noted by panelists that blatant >discrepancies surrounding his case, such as contradictory eye witness >testimony and an incompetent defense provided by the state, only confirm >what many human rights organizations contend. That being poor and black >promotes injustices on a massive scale in the US - not just socially, but >also within the legal system. Citing a Colombia University investigation on >capital punishment in the U.S., roundtable participants once again >highlighted the disproportionate percentages of minorities on death row. > >TV journalist Reinaldo Taladrid commented that if Texas Governor George Bush >is capable of what he termed as legally murdering Sankofa for political >gain, what kind of a president is he likely to make. It is the second time >Bush has allowed a controvertial execution to take place in the face of an >election in a state notorious for its get-tough-on-crime stance. However, >despite this, polls show that 57% of Texans feel that there is a firm >possibility that innocent people have been executed in their state. Taladrid >questioned that if Bush became president under these conditions what kind of >policies would he apply toward the Third World? > >Radio Havana Cuba's reporter on US affairs, Barbara Bettancourt, commented >on a New York Times editorial condemning the execution in the light of >obvious disparities and an evident mistrial. It was very rare, said the >editorial, that the NYT commented two days in a row on the same issue. >Bettancourt added that it was generally agreed that 52% of the 134 - soon to >be 135 - individuals executed under Bush's administration had questionable >convictions. > >As of the writing of this report Shaka Sankofa's execution has been stayed >by a Federal Court in Austin pending a final appeal by his lawyers in spite >of a 5-4 US Supreme Court ruling denying last minute clemency. > > >*TRADE FAIR EXPOCARIBE 2000 SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- The 9th International Trade Fair EXPOCARIBE 2000, >currently underway in eastern Santiago de Cuba, has surpassed this year's >expectations and serves as a focal point of investment in the Cuban economy. > >Important agreements, valued at one million dollars, have been signed in the >course of the event. The President of Cuba's Chamber of Commerce, Hector >Perez, said on Wednesday in Santiago that some 310 business executives from >44 countries are participating in the fair. It's Cuban counterparts >represent some 640 firms. > > >*COLOMBIA'S VICE PRESIDENT IN CUBA TO ATTEND TRADE FAIR > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- Colombia's Vice President, Gustavo Bell arrived on >Wednesday in Havana to participate in the International Trade Fair, >EXPOCARIBE 2000, being held in eastern Santiago de Cuba. > >Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage welcomed his Colombian counterpart who also >met with other government officials. > >The Colombian Vice President, who is heading a business delegation from his >country, told journalists that they will sign a cooperation accord between >the Chamber of Commmerce of Cuba and the Colombian city of Barranquilla. > > >*FIRST CONGRESS ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY UNDERWAY > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- The first National Congress on Child and Adolescent >Psychology is underway at Havana's ORTHOP Convention Center. Event >participants include experts from Europe and the Americas. Reporter Thelma >Rodriguez is there and filed this report: > >The Cuban program for mental health with special emphasis on children and >adolescence was the theme of a master conference delivered by Dr. Cristobal >Martinez during the event's opening ceremony. Dr. Martinez - who is >president of the organizing committee - focused on the role played by the >family, the school and the community in the caring and protection of >children and adolescents, and offered a panorama of child psychiatry on the >island in relation to strategies and perspectives. Child abuse will be the >theme of a special round table scheduled for Friday. Also present in the >opening ceremony were Dr. Yamila de Armas, Cuba's deputy Health Minister, >UNICEF representative Dr. Odalys Rodriguez and the President of the American >Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Clarence Chesterbaum among >other personalities. The First National Congress on Psychiatry for Children >and Adolescence winds up on Saturday. > > >*DIPLOMATS FROM AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST VISIT SCIENTIFIC INSTALLATION > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- Diplomats from African and Middle Eastern countries >visited the Cuban Pharmaceutical and Chemical Center located in eastern >Havana. The diplomats learned of Cuba's scientific achievements in the >field of medicine. > >The diplomatic corps also got a first hand look at the research being done >with 17 varieties of mangos which are used in the production of a medicine, >called VIMANG, which has been proven effective for tumor condition. > > >*ALGERIA'S MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS SIGNS ACCORD WITH CUBA > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- Algeria's Minister for Youth and Sports, Abdelmalek >Sellal is in Cuba, on an official visit, with the objective of strengthening >bilateral relations. > >During his stay in Cuba, the Algerian official plans to sign a sports >cooperation agreement, with the President of Cuba's Sports Institute, >Humberto Rodriguez. > >The Algerian official attended, on Thursday the preparatory meeting of the >World Youth and Student Festival to be held next year in Algeria. > >He said that the objective of the Festival is to unite the world's youth and >think about the problem of neoliberal globalization and the difficulties >posed by structural adjustment. > > >*JAPAN - CUBA DIRECT FLIGHTS STARTING IN AUGUST > >Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- For the first time, Japanese will be able to visit >Cuba on direct flights with Japan Airlines starting in August. > >The Deputy Minister of Cuba's Tourism Ministry, Martha Maiz, made the >announcement adding that greater efficiency and numbers of Japanese tourists >are expected from these direct flights. > >Cuban tourism officials state that tourism has increased by 20 percent, from >last year's statistics, and pointed out that the majority of vacationers in >Cuba are from Canada, Germany, and Britain. > >She added that currently they work towards diversifying and expanding the >tourism industr, highlighting the eastern part of the island, mainly Holguin >and Santiago de Cuba. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. 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