> >Radio Havana Cuba-11 September 2000 (delayed) > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 11 September 2000 (delayed) > > >*CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO INAUGURATES SOCIAL WORKERS' COURSE > >*STATUE OF SLAIN CHILEAN PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE UNVEILED IN HAVANA > >*PRESIDENT OF CUBA'S FOOD IMPORTING COMPANY VISITS TEXAS > >*BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FROM 14 CANADIAN COMPANIES TOUR CUBA > >*RECENT MEDICAL GRADS OFFER SERVICES IN REMOTE PARTS OF THE ISALDN > >*VIEWPOINT: CUBA GOES TO OLYMPICS WITH ITS LARGEST DELEGATION EVER > > >*CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO INAUGURATES SOCIAL WORKERS' COURSE > >Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Cuban President Fidel Castro inaugurated on >Sunday an important course for young social workers which gathers over 500 >recent high school graduates. > >During his address, the Cuban leader stressed that 80 percent of the >students are women, because of the special sense of responsibility and >maternal spirit that is required in community work. > >Cuban President Fidel Castro urged the students to be disciplined and to >dedicate time to their studies, noting that their work will be of great >importance and will gain prestige on the island. The course lasts six >months. > > >*STATUE OF SLAIN CHILEAN PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE UNVEILED IN HAVANA > >Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- A statue of slain Chilean President Salvador >Allende was unveiled in the Cuban capital on Monday -- the 27th anniversary >of the military coup in Chile, in which the constitutionally-elected >president was killed. > >On hand for the unveiling ceremony was the historian for Havana, Eusebio >Leal, and Chile's Ambassador to Cuba, German Guerrero. > >The bust of Allende stands on a black marble pedestal. Behind the statue, >white, red and blue flowers are planted, representing the Chilean flag. > >The bronze statue, which was donated by a community of Chileans living in >Spain, is located in the Havana neighborhood of Vedado. It was designed by >Chilean sculptor Monica Bunster. > > >*PRESIDENT OF CUBA'S FOOD IMPORTING COMPANY VISITS TEXAS > >Houston, September 11 (RHC)-- The President of Cuba's food importing >company, ALIMPORT, Pedro Alvarez, is visiting the U.S. state of Texas. > >Alvarez was invited by agricultural and political groups in Texas which, on >numerous occasions, have pressured Washington to end commercial sanctions >against the island. > >The President of the Agriculture Department of Texas, Donald Patman, told >reporters that Washington's blockade against the island prevents Americans >from taking advantage of Cuba's close geographical position and forces Cuba >to purchase food from more distant countries. > >The Cuban delegation will meet with researchers and producers, as well as >visit food processing facilities during their stay. > >Meanwhile, U.S. Democrats have charged that Republican sectors are >maneuvering to kill a bill that would lift the prohibition on sales of >medicine and food to Cuba. > >New York Democratic Representative Jose Serrano stated that the delay in the >Congress is aimed at killing the bill. Representative Serrano insisted that >debates should center on completely ending Washington's anti-Cuba policy. > >Senator Christopher Dodd from the State of Connecticut also supports the >bill and has called for an end to Washington's nearly 40-year blockade >against the island. > > >*BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FROM 14 CANADIAN COMPANIES TOUR CUBA > >Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Business executives from 14 Canadian companies >are in Cuba to explore opportunities in diverse sectors of the Cuban >economy, according to the island's Chamber of Commerce. > >The Canadian business executives represent the construction, textile, paper, >steel, plastic, electronics and communications industries. > > >*RECENT MEDICAL GRADS OFFER SERVICES IN REMOTE PARTS OF THE ISALDN > >Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- One hundred and twenty (120) Cuban doctors and >dentists who recently graduated with honors are on their way to remote, >eastern regions of the island to offer their services in improving the >quality of life of area residents. > >During an official welcoming activity in the eastern province of Guantanamo, >the 104 doctors and 16 dentists were received by local government officials >and grassroots organizations. > >According to Cuban Health Ministry official, Dr. Ileana Morales Suarez, the >health professionals will be briefed on the current health situation in that >part of the island. > >The recently-graduated dentists will offer their services in eastern >Guantanamo, Granma and Santiago de Cuba provinces. > > >*VIEWPOINT: CUBA GOES TO OLYMPICS WITH ITS LARGEST DELEGATION EVER > >The 239 Cuban athletes making up the island's delegation to the 27th Olympic >Games have already arrived in the Australian city of Sydney. This time, Cuba >will participate with its largest delegation ever to any such competition. > >Being a poor, Third World nation -- submitted to the longest and most brutal >blockade in history -- Cuba has been able to achieve a well-grounded >position among the top ten countries that traditionally win Olympic titles. >Cuba's outstanding performance in the world of sports is included among the >main achievements of the Cuban Revolution. > >Before 1959, only a few, exceptional Cuban athletes won international >recognition. That was the case of fencer Ramon Fonts, who won an Olympic >title in 1900. Others were also able to participate, but with very modest >results. This was due in great measure to the fact that in order to pay for >their participation in competitions, they depended entirely on funds raised >through public donations, which were often insufficient to even guarantee a >good training. > >It was only after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution that the practice of >sports was no longer a privilege of a wealthy elite, but rather a right of >the entire Cuban people. Since 1959, Cuba has repeatedly amazed the world >with its outstanding participation and results in the Olympics, as well as >in championships held in the most diverse sports disciplines. > >Cuba has always defended the principle of amateur sports, firmly opposed to >the eroding and corrupting influence of any interest other than the glory of >international competition and the friendship ties that it creates among the >peoples. Cuba believes that in professional sports, athletes and coaches are >put up for sale to the highest bidder -- treated as mere pieces of >merchandize. This growing phenomenon is known as the "theft of sports >talents." Rich nations spend large sums of money so they don't have to train >and prepare their own athletes; instead, they steal those already trained by >Third World nations. > >Cuba's achievements in the area of sports over the past 40 years have not >only benefited the Cuban people, but also other peoples around the world. As >has occurred in many other social sectors, Cuba has demonstrated its >solidarity with other countries in terms of sports, sending coaches and >other specialists to foment the practice of sports disciplines. > >Cubans are looking forward to the Summer Olympics. They are gearing up for >the marathon radio and television broadcasts that will originate in >Australia. No time difference will be a hurdle for sports enthusiasts to >monitor the Cuban delegation's performance night and day. > >As in any competition, there will be victories and setbacks. But, more than >Olympic titles, Cubans will be proud to witness the dignity and patriotism >of the island's athletes. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. All rights reserved. > >================================================================= > NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems > Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us > 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 > http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >================================================================= > >nytcari-09.12.00-18:05:11-13008 > >Post comments to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Send an email to subscribe: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe from this CubaNews group, send an email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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