>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:22:10 -0400 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Radio Havana Cuba-12 October 2000 > >Radio Havana Cuba-12 October 2000 > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 12 October 2000 > > . > >*CUBA REJECTS US LEGISLATION ALLEGED TO "EASE" BLOCKADE > >*CUBA'S MODERN CARDIAC REHABILLITATION CENTER > >*CUBAN DOCTORS AIDING HONDURAS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DENGUE > >*4000 DELEGATES EXPECTED AT WORLD CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA > >*TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ARRIVES IN CUBA > >*MORE THAN A MILLION TOURISTS COUNTED AT JARDINES DEL REY COMPLEX > >*CUBAN-UKRAINIAN JOINT INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION MEETS IN HAVANA > >*Viewpoint: RIGHT-WINGERS IN US CONGRESS BLOCK ANY REAL CHANGE TO BLOCKADE > > . > >*CUBA REJECTS US LEGISLATION ALLEGED TO "EASE" BLOCKADE > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- Cuba has reiterated its rejection of U.S. >legislation allegedly easing restrictions on Washington's blockade of the >island. The bill was passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. > >During a televised roundtable discussion Wednesday evening in Havana, Miguel >Alvarez -- an advisor to the presidency of the Cuban Parliament -- stated >that the U.S. media is falsely reporting that this is the first easing of >restrictions on the blockade in 40 years. Alvarez said that the blockade has >actually been reinforced by converting into law Washington's ban on travel >to Cuba, eliminating the possibility of the White House to lift that >restriction without congressional approval. In this way, the initiative >blocks projects on cultural, academic, sports and scientific exchanges that >Cuba and the United States have been carrying out in recent years. > >In a telephone interview, the head of the Cuban Interests Section in >Washington, DC -- Fernando Remirez -- affirmed that the blockade has been >tightened, taking note of the special permission needed for any and all >transations with Cuba, the prohibition on public or private financing for >food and medicine sales to the island, as well as the prohibition on air and >maritime transportation between Cuba and the United States. > >The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives with 340 votes in >favor and 75 against. It will now go before the Senate. Despite expressing >ojections to the initiative -- particularly with respect to converting into >law Washington's travel ban -- President Bill Clinton has indicated that he >will sign it into law. Havana recently stated that it will not carry out any >transactions with U.S. firms under the conditions imposed, calling those >conditions discriminatory and humiliating. > > >*CUBA'S MODERN CARDIAC REHABILITATION CENTER > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- Cuba has a modern Cardiac Rehabilitation Center >that treats some 200 heart patients each day. > >The announcement was made by the head of the rehabilitation group, Dr. Lien >Baros Garcia, who pointed out that patients at the Center receive >rehabilitation and counseling on the prevention of heart disease. Garcia >explained that the rehabilitation process has three phases: hospitalization, >recovery and prevention. The specialist added that patients also do >relaxation exercises, receive nutritional treatment and psychological >counseling. > >He stressed that patients who have had heart attacks or other heart problems >reintegrate themselves into social life and participate in recreational >activities outside of the rehabilitation center. > > >*CUBAN DOCTORS AIDING HONDURAS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DENGUE > >Tegucigalpa, October 12 (RHC)-- At least 14 Cuban doctors are in Honduras to >help in the fight against the dengue epidemic. According to the Honduran >Health Ministry, that Central American country now has at least 51 cases of >dengue fever. > >The Cuban medical brigade has been in Honduras since an emergency appeal was >issued after Hurricane Mitch hit the country nearly two years ago. Cuban >doctors have been offering medical services free-of-charge since 1998 in the >country's most remote areas. > > >*4000 DELEGATES EXPECTED AT WORLD CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- The President of Cuban Institute of Friendship >Among the Peoples (ICAP), Sergio Corrieri, said on Wednesday in Havana that >attendence at the Second World Conference in Solidarity with Cuba will >surpass its previous number of participants. > >The event is scheduled to run from November 10th through the 14th in the >Cuban capital with some 4000 delegates. Issues to be discussed will include >Washington's blockade against the island, information and disinformation >about Cuba, improvements in the Cuban economy and the impact of tourism on >the island. Foreign participants will also have the opportunity to exchange >experiences and ideas with the Cuban delegates. > > >*TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ARRIVES IN CUBA > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- An exhibition of manufactured products from some >18 different companies based in Trinidad and Tobago was inaugurated on >Wednesday at Havana's Palco Hotel. On hand for the opening of the exhibit >was that Caribbean island's Minister of Industry and Trade, Marvin Assan. > >The official from Trinidad and Tobago arrived in Cuba on Monday, heading an >important business delegation. The exhibition includes office materials, >food, chemical products, women's clothing and shoes. > > >*MORE THAN A MILLION TOURISTS COUNTED AT JARDINES DEL REY COMPLEX > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- Over one million tourists have visited the >northern Cuban keys of Jardines del Rey since its creation in 1995. > >The region includes Cayo Coco and Guillermo, which are managed by foreign >hotel chains, among them the Spanish Sol Melia as well as Cubanacan and Gran >Caribe. > >According to the Cuban Tourism Ministry, visitors touring Jardines del Rey >have included Canadian, Italian and German vacationers. > > >*CUBAN-UKRAINIAN JOINT INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION MEETS IN HAVANA > >Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- The 4th Cuban-Ukrainian Joint Intergovernmental >Commission continues in Havana with the objective of adopting a cooperation >program and increasing exchanges in the sugar, construction and commercial >sectors. > >Cuban Health Minister Carlos Dotres praised the friendship ties with the >Ukraine and added that commercial relations correspond with the principles >that unite both countries. > >Ukrainian Health Minister Vitaly Moskalenko reiterated that Cuba was among >the first countries to offer medical aid to Ukrainians who were affected by >the Chernobyl nuclear accident. > > >Viewpoint: > >*RIGHT-WINGERS IN US CONGRESS BLOCK ANY REAL CHANGE TO BLOCKADE > >An important initiative proposed by a group of U.S. Democratic and >Republican legislators -- designed to lift the blockade against the sale of >food and medicine to Cuba -- has been sabotaged by right-wing members of the >U.S. Congress. These representatives are determined to block any moves to >ease or lift the U.S. blockade against Cuba. What was appoved by the House >of Representative late Wednesday and will surely be approved by the Senate >in the next few days is a document which is the complete opposite of its >intent. The conditions placed on this legislation are clearly directed at >worsening the effects of the blockade. > >U.S. President Bill Clinton has publicly admitted that the measure is >totally ineffective and does not change the political situation as it >stands. He also hinted at the possibility of a presidential veto, but >political observers expect Clinton will sign the initiative into law anyway. > >The legislation is of special interest for the U.S. farming industry because >it expects to receive upwards of 80 billion dollars from the U.S. Treasury >Department in the coming financial period. > >To oppose the anti-Cuba measure would amount to a frustrating postponement >of the approval of the estimated budget. The bipartisan Conference Committee >has been manipulated by the Republican ultra-right and congressional members >of Cuban origin, who continue exerting the most negative influence on >Washington's Cuba policy. > >They have managed to outwit the true wishes of many of the lawmakers on >Capitol Hill who have come out in favor of positive changes for both the >United States and Cuba. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. 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