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*VENEZUELAN COLLEGE STUDENTS VISIT MEDICAL SCHOOL AND OLD HAVANA
*CUBA'S IDEA OF DEVELOPMENT IS SOCIALISM, NOT PRIVATIZATION
*CRITICS CHOOSE "LA VITA E' BELLA" AS BEST PICTURE OF the year
*FEDERATION OF CUBAN WOMEN SURVEYS WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
*CUBAN MUSICIAN CHUCHO VALDES NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY
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*CREATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKERS: INNOVATION OVERCOMING
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*VENEZUELAN COLLEGE STUDENTS VISIT MEDICAL SCHOOL AND OLD HAVANA
Havana, January 9 (RHC)-The 260 University students from the
Venezuelan state of Lara described their visit to the Latin American
School of Medicine in Havana, Monday, as impressive and an act of
solidarity and unity on behalf of Cuba.
The Venezuelan visitors met with over two thousand students from
15 countries currently studying medicine on the island who spoke
about the courses they receive in the center.
The Venezuelan students from also toured old Havana, which has been
declared a UNESCO heritage site, and other places of interests in the
Cuban capital.
The 260 students, representatives from 7 Venezuelan universities,
will remain in Cuba until the 13th at the invitation of Cuban
President Fidel Castro.
*CUBA'S IDEA OF DEVELOPMENT IS SOCIALISM, NOT PRIVATIZATION
Havana, January 9 (RHC)-Cuba's Minister for Foreign Investment and
Economic Cooperation, Marta Lomas said, Monday, in Havana that the
island will only do business with those firms that are of interest to
the country.
She added that foreign investment in Cuba representS between three to
four per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product, confirming
that the island's policy is not aimed at privatization nor the
application of neoliberal methods, but the development of a socialist
economy.
During an analysis made by the Ministry for Foreign Investment and
Economic Cooperation at the end of the year 2000, Marta Lomas pointed
out that Cuba currently has cooperative relations with about 100
countries, including almost all of Latin America, the Caribbean and
an important part of Africa.
*CRITICS CHOOSE "LA VITA E' BELLA" AS BEST PICTURE OF the year
Havana, January 9, RHC. "La Vita e Bella," or " Life is Beautiful"
by Italian actor/director Roberto Benigni, has been selected as the
best movie shown in Cuban in the year 2000. The Cuban Cinema Press
Association made the announcement in Havana.
Association president, Antonio Mazon Robau, told Prensa Latina News
Agency that Spanish movie, " Carne Tremula," by Pedro Almodovar and
"American Beauty" by the English director Sam Mendes, won second and
third place among the most important 16 films shown in the country
last year.
Cuban critics went for"The Mailcarrier" by English director,
Michael Radford. The Dutch film "Character" by Mike Van Diem, and
"Run Lola Run" directed by German Tom Tykwer tied for fourth place.
Among other popular movies shown in the year 2000 in Cuba were "The
Matrix" by the Wachosvki Brothers from the United States, French
movie, Himalaya by Eric Valli; Chile's " the Moon in the Mirror" by
Silvio Caiozzi, and U.S. movie "Hurricane" by Norman Jewison.
Peruvian filmmaker, Francisco Lombardi was also named by the Cuban
film critics for his "Pantaleon and his Visitors."
*FEDERATION OF CUBAN WOMEN SURVEYS WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
Havana, January 9, RHC. In preparation for their 7th
Congress, representatives of the Federation of Cuban Woman are doing
surveys in the capital to evaluate women's participation in social
tasks. Members of the national leadership are making a comprehensive
tour of 15 Havana municipalities where the Federation has more than
769 thousand members.
The visits are aimed at increasing membership and evaluating how
local leaders are doing. The Cuban Federation of Women, or FMC, is
also taking a close look at the state of social work being done with
families and attention to children with behavioral problems, the
participation of women in the country's defense , work with the
physically and mentally disabled, how the "Parents for Education"
movement is doing, and the state of women's employment and continuing
cultural education.
Havana, like the rest of the island's 14 provinces and the
special municipality of the Isle of Youth, is competing to be the
most outstanding province in the work of the FMC in areas concerning
women and the family.
The national women's federation delegates will also examine the
functions of the "Women and Family Centers," attention will be paid
to rural women and women's participation in local government and in
science and technology.
*CUBAN MUSICIAN CHUCHO VALDES NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY
Havana, January 9 (RHC)-Last Tuesday, in Havana, Cuban musician
Chucho Valdes described his recent nomination for the Grammy award as
a stimulating new year present.
The renowned Cuban jazz star was among five nominees for a Grammy in
the Latin Jazz catagory for his album entitled "Live at de
Village Vanguard-Chucho Valdes."
In statements to Radio Rebelde, Valdes, who is also the director of
music group, Irakere, expressed satisfaction with his new album and
the five stars received by Blue Note magazine.
The five times nominated and two time winner of a Grammy award,
Chucho Valdes is preparing to record a new CD in Cuba early this
year.
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*CREATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKERS: INNOVATION OVERCOMING
SHORTAGES
One of the most efficient and direct ways of confronting the
difficulties resulting from the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba
has been the participation of Cuban scientists in maintaining the
quality of their work while suffering from lack of materials and
back-up services.
The Cuban Science and Technology Forum is the umbrella organization
for all workers and products in this area. Every year it examines and
tests all inventions and innovations coming from factories and
laboratories. These workers dedicate an extraordinary amount of time
looking for alternative solutions and substitutes for the basic
products which are almost impossible for them to access. Cuban
workers have spent many years developing and building new equipment
in order to continue this important contribution to the world.
This has been acknowledged and stimulated by Cuban Leader Fidel
Castro over many years. The Cuban President was present last week at
the closing of the thirteenth National Forum of Science and
Technology held in the Cuban capitol where new and important
developments in this area were made known.
At the Forum, Cuba's President spoke about the national cultural
campaign dedicated to raising the knowledge of all Cubans to the
highest possible level using a vigorous and systemic plan. This kind
of spirit has given the country thousands of specialists in all
branches of human knowledge as far as the field of biotechnology
where Cuba has made and contributed significantly, such as the only
vaccine existing today against meningitis B, which has saved
thousands of lives in Cuba and in other countries.
The technical sector has also been creative and innovative with
innumerable industrial teams keeping the production wheels turning
for the first socialist country of the Americas, under the most
difficult circumstances.
This is the working class defending its own society.
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The Greening of Cuba: Organic Farming Offers Hope
Radio Havana Cuba's Science, Technology and Environment Update
BREAKTHROUGH by Arnaldo Coro, Science Editor
Hello, and welcome to Breakthrough, RHC's Science, Technology and the
Environment update. I am Arnie Coro, RHC's Science Editor, and as
always, it is my pleasure to bring you news and commentary about
these fascinating subjects. Today, I'll tell you more about Cuban
urban organic agriculture and how people are now coming from other
countries to learn from this unique Cuban experience.
Cuban organic urban agriculture efforts really picked up after 1991,
according to statistical analysis. The areas inside cities and towns
devoted to agricultural production grew several times in the short
period between 1992 and 1997, providing the population with fresh
vegetables at reasonable cost. The urban agriculture program today is
aiming at the FAO objective of providing each person with no less
than 300 grams of fresh vegetables every day, the figure which is
considered ideal from a health care point of view.
Instead of taking synthetic vitamins and minerals, Cuban physicians
say, the best thing a person can do from a nutritional point of view
is to eat no less than 300 grams, or about three quarters of a pound,
of fresh vegetables every day. Organic urban farming today is already
reaching this target in several Cuban municipalities, and in others,
it is making a substantial contribution to that goal. Organic urban
farming makes very efficient use of whatever plot of land is
available, is a source of employment for many persons, and provides
fresh produce with zero transportation costs, so it is a really
environmentally sound approach. Among the most popular crops are
tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cabbage, and carrots.
The national urban agriculture program provides technical advice,
high quality seeds, and a phyto-sanitary service. It also helps the
urban agriculture local programs with crop rotation, the selection
of adequate organic fertilizers and the production of earthworm
organic fertilizer, one of the other success stories which will be
soon featured here at Breakthrough.
Although the urban agriculture program national directors are not yet
pleased with the results, there is no doubt that they have achieved a
lot in their goal of promoting the rational use of the land, the use
of organic farming methods and the development of national awareness
of the need for a healthy and balanced diet.
And this was Breakthrough for today, an update on the progress of the
national urban organic agriculture program that is now reaching, in
some Cuban cities, the
milestone of providing 300 grams of fresh vegetables
daily to each and every person.
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