> > Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > > Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 8 July 2000 01:00 > > > *U.S. OLYMPIC PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL > *5TH ORDINARY SESSION OF CUBAN PARLIAMENT OPENS NEXT WEEK > *10TH SESSION OF CUBAN-SPANISH COOPERATION COMMITTEE WRAPS UP > *CUBAN ECONOMY REGISTERS GROWTH IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2000 > *SANTIAGO: NATIONAL AGENCY OF TRADITIONAL CUBAN MUSIC INAUGURATED > *HAVANA CARNIVAL OPENS JULY 21ST > > > *U.S. OLYMPIC PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL > > Havana, July 7 (RHC)-- The President of the U.S. Olympic Committee has > arrived in the Cuban capital to begin a two-day visit to the island. > William J. Hybl arrived at Jose Marti International Airport Friday afternoon > and was received at Terminal Number Two by his Cuban counterpart, Jose Ramon > Fernandez. > > During his brief stay on the island, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee > will have a packed agenda. He plans to meet with the president of the Cuban > Sports Institute, Humberto Rodriguez, and is scheduled to sign a protocol > with Cuba's Olympic Committee. Hybl will also meet with Cuban Foreign > Minister Felipe Perez Roque and Cuban sports personalities, as part of an > effort to strengthen bilateral relations in the area of sports. > > This is the first official visit ever of the head of the U.S. > > Olympic Committee to Cuba. William Hybl will offer a news conference > tomorrow, Saturday, and is scheduled to leave Havana on Sunday. > > The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) was founded in 1978, although the first > U.S. Olympic organization was created in 1894. The USOC is made up of > 25,000 athletes. > > > *5TH ORDINARY SESSION OF CUBAN PARLIAMENT OPENS NEXT WEEK > > Havana, July 7(RHC)-- The Permanent Commissions of the Cuban Parliament will > meet next Wednesday, July 12th, here in the Cuban capital for the 5th period > of legislative sessions. > > Among issues to be discussed by Cuban deputies will be the current state of > economic and cultural development, the fight against crime, and various > youth assistance programs. > > > *10TH SESSION OF CUBAN-SPANISH COOPERATION COMMITTEE WRAPS UP > > Havana, July 7(RHC)-- The 10th edition of the Cuban-Spanish Cooperation > Committee concluded in Havana on Friday. > > The already traditional event is aimed at identifying areas for possible > cooperation between the two nations, as well as strengthening bilateral > trade exchange. > > On Friday, the Spanish delegation met with authorities in the Cuban Central > Bank and the Ministries for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, > Foreign Trade and the Sugar Industry. > > > *CUBAN ECONOMY REGISTERS GROWTH IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2000 > > Havana, July 7(RHC)-- The Cuban economy continued to grow over the first six > months of this year, during which all economic plans were successfully > completed. > > Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage warned that the summer season is essential > to determine Cuba's real capacity to face the hike in the oil prices. In > that regard, Lage, who is also the Secretary of the Executive Committee of > Cuba's Council of Ministers, pointed to the need to reduce oil consumption > in order to avoid the damaging impact on both the business and residential > sectors. > > > *SANTIAGO: NATIONAL AGENCY OF TRADITIONAL CUBAN MUSIC INAUGURATED > > Santiago de Cuba, July 7(RHC)-- The National Agency of Traditional Cuban > Music was inaugurated on Thursday in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. > > On hand for the inauguration were Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto, > President of the Cuban Music Institute, Alicia Perea, and the President of > the Cuban Record Company EGREM, Julio Ballester. > > The creation of the National Agency of Traditional Cuban Music is part of > activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Havana-based Siboney > Record Studios. > > > *HAVANA CARNIVAL OPEN JULY 21ST > > Havana, July 7th(RHC)-- More than one million people will attend Havana's > Carnival, scheduled from July 21st through August 13th, along the Havana > sea-side drive, known as the famous Malecon. > > This year's event will be dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the > Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and the 47th anniversary of the > revolutionary assault on the Moncada barracks -an historical stronghold of > the former Batista dictatorship. > > The Carnival will reflect the authentic customs and traditions of Havana's > popular culture, expressing Cuban roots and identity. It will include > musical performances by popular Cuban orchestras. > > The Children's Carnival is slated for July 23rd in order to mark the > significant revolutionary date, July 26th, as well as the return to Cuba of > six-year-old Elian Gonzalez. > > Distinctive features of the carnival will be the performances by the popular > musical group Raices (Roots), Spanish and Cuban folklore groups, and popular > expressions of Chinese and Arab roots on Cuban culture. > > (c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. 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