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Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 19 May 2001
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*NOTHING NEW ABOUT US EFFORTS TO BUY SUBVERSION IN CUBA
*DOS RIOS RALLY MARKS 106th ANNIVERSARY OF JOSE MARTI'S DEATH
*FOREIGN STUDENTS CONDEMN SLANDER CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUBA
*INTERNATIONAL DISCO FAIR PAYS HOMAGE TO CUBAN TROUBADOURS
*LARGE CUBAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND EUROPEAN TRADE FAIR IN MAY
*ORTEGA TOPS OPINION POLLS IN NICARAGUA'S NOVEMBER ELECTION
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*JOSE MARTI'S IDEALS LIVE ON IN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION
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*NOTHING NEW ABOUT US EFFORTS TO BUY SUBVERSION IN CUBA
Havana, May 19 (RHC)--In reference to the new U.S. congressional move to
provide one hundred million dollars to so-called "dissidents" in Cuba,
Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon has recalled that for years Washington
has spent that much and more in efforts to destroy the Cuban Revolution.
In the closing speech Friday evening at a forum in Havana sponsored by the
Cuban United Nations Association, Alarcon said the promoters of this
illegitimate legislation aimed at subverting the internal order of a
sovereign nation are apparently seeking greater publicity in order to
further bind the U.S. government to its anti-Cuba policies.
Pointing to Radio and TV Marti, the millions of dollars earmarked for
so-called "dissidents" in the anti-Cuba Helms-Burton Law, the Bay of Pigs
invasion and other efforts to undermine the Cuban Revolution, the Cuban
Parliament president said Washington has consistently spent U.S. taxpayers'
money in its anti-Cuba crusade.
*DOS RIOS RALLY MARKS 106th ANNIVERSARY OF JOSE MARTI'S DEATH
Dios Rios, May 19 (RHC)--More than 20,000 residents of Granma province
participated Saturday morning in a patriotic activity in the municipality of
Dos Rios, the same site where Cuban National Hero Jose Marti fell in combat
while fighting Spanish colonialism exactly 106 years ago.
Armando Hart, former Minister of Culture and the current President of the
National Program on Jose Marti, highlighted Marti's ideals to link culture
and politics. Hart said that Marti's ideals are valid today in the
confrontation against neo-liberal globalization. Giving continuity to the
anti-imperialist ideals of Jose Marti, participants condemned Washington's
anti-Cuba laws, including the so-called Cuban Adjustment Act and the brutal
blockade that Washington has unsuccessfully used to try to destroy the Cuban
Revolution.
Cuban children at Saturday morning's activity reaffirmed their strong
determination to follow the example set by Jose Marti to defend their
country and the Revolution until their last drop of blood.
As part of the activities to pay homage to Jose Marti on the 106th
anniversary of his death, the people of eastern Santiago de Cuba province
laid floral wreaths at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, where Marti was finally
buried in 1951. Pioneer children also served as an honor guard around the
coffin that holds the remains of Cuba's national hero.
Other activities to mark the date included the presentation of the book
"Piedras Inperecederas" by Omar Lopez and Aida Morales. The book deals with
Marti's many burials. A group of Cuban youth also followed the route of
Marti's body from Dos Rios to the Santa Infigenia cemetery, visiting all the
sites where his remains were previously kept.
*FOREIGN STUDENTS CONDEMN SLANDER CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUBA
Santa Clara, May 19 (RHC)--Foreign students on scholarships here in Cuba
have issued a statement condemning the slander campaign against Cuba
launched by the U.S. government and ultra right-wing groups in Miami for
alleged violations of human rights on the island. During an activity at the
offices of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in
central Santa Clara province, members of the Ernesto Che Guevara Solidarity
Brigade expressed their unconditional support for the Cuban people and their
Revolution. Matiu Le Blanc, a student here in Cuba and the coordinator of
the solidarity brigades, told reporters that the aim of his organization is
to support Cuba and to work toward Third World unity.
The Ernesto Che Guevara Solidarity Brigade, created in 1991, is made up of
more than 250 students from 62 nations who are studying here on scholarships
granted by the Cuban government. The scholarships are part of a program to
help train young people from other Third World nations as professionals in
various fields.
The Dominican student said that Cuba is an example for the world, which
encourages the new generations to fight for a better, more just society in
their respective nations.
*INTERNATIONAL DISCO FAIR PAYS HOMAGE TO CUBAN TROUBADOURS
Havana, May 19 (RHC)--Catalan composer and singer Joan Manuel Serrat was the
main artist during a concert to celebrate Cuban troubadours, in the person
of
Silvio Rodriguez, on Friday. The activity was in the framework of an
international record fair (Cuba Disco 2001). Havana's Pabexpo Exhibition
Hall, site of the event, was the venue for the event honoring the two
musicians, both exponents of the committed art of their respective countries
and times.
Cuba Disco 2001 was dedicated to the Cuban troubadour movement in
recognition of the cultural, musical and literary legacy of its most
talented artists, among them Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, Carlos Puebla
and many others, especially during the 1960's. For many years, these Cuban
poets and songwriters have dedicated their songs to social justice,
internationalism, tolerance, love and peace.
Spaniard Joan Manuel Serrat also presided, together with the renowned Cuban
troubadour Carlos Varela, over the launch of the CD "Encuentros con la
Habana," under the auspices of the Spanish General Author Society. Revenues
obtained from the CD sale will be used to purchase musical instruments for
art schools here in Cuba. The CD includes 10 songs by various artists. Among
them are Spaniards Ketama, Victor Manuel, Ismael Serrano and Serrat himself,
as well as Argentine Fito Paez and Cubans Pablo Milanes, Santiago Feliu,
Carlos Varela, Polito Ibanez and Habana Abierta.
*LARGE CUBAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND EUROPEAN TRADE FAIR IN MAY
Havana, May 19 (RHC)--Cuba is planning a large delegation to take part in
the European Incentive Business Trade Meetings Exhibition Fair (EIBTM), set
for May 29th through the 31st in Geneva.
Considered the second most important fair in the world, the EIBTM
specializes in events and trips granted as special rewards. Held each year
in the famous Palexpo exhibition hall in Geneva, the aim of the event is to
create opportunities for negotiations between sites that offer those
services and those interested in receiving them.
Cuba's delegation will include business executives from the Sol Melia hotel
chain and its tour operators, Sol Caribe Tours and the Cubanacan Travel
Agency, as well as the groups Gran Caribe, Havanatur, Cubatur and Habaguanex
S.A. Other Cuban tourist groups participating in the fair are the Plaza
America Convention Center of Vardero, Rumbos Cuba, Amistur, Club Habana and
Expocuba. Tourism executives from various countries have already expressed
their interest in exploring the possibilities of Cuba as a convention site.
Cuba has been represented at the EIBTM Fair since 1997, as part of a
strategy set up by the Cuban Convention Board and its associates to turn the
island into one of the most important tourist destinations in Latin America
and the Caribbean.
*ORTEGA TOPS THE OPINION POLLS FOR NICARAGUA'S NOVEMBER ELECTION
Managua, May 19 (RHC)--Newspaper headlines in Nicaragua are highlighting
Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega's record voter preference in the latest
survey carried out. According to the independent Economic Advisory and
Research Center, Daniel Ortega has nearly 42 percent of the voter preference
in presidential elections next November. Behind him is ruling Liberal
Constitutionalist Party candidate Enrique Bolanos, with close to 32 percent,
followed by Conservative Party candidate Noel Vidaurre, with only 10
percent. Dionisio Marenco, a member of the Sandinista leadership, stated
that in this new cycle of history "it's time for the Sandinistas to return
to power."
In related news, Ortega has blasted the administration of President Arnoldo
Aleman for miring the government in corruption and plunging the Nicaraguan
people even deeper into extreme poverty. At an event marking the birth of
Nicaraguan independence leader General Augusto Cesar Sandino on Friday,
Ortega made reference to recent denunciations by dissident ruling party
legislators who accused Aleman of amassing a 250 million dollar fortune
during the past four years of his mandate. The legislators said the amount
is equivalent to the fortune accumulated by the Somoza family during the 45
years of their dictatorship dynasty.
The Sandinista leader said the elimination of corruption and the fight
against poverty will be the cornerstones of his government program if
elected.
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Viewpoint:
*JOSE MARTI'S IDEALS LIVE ON IN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION
On this date in 1895 -- exactly 106 years ago -- Jose Marti, Cuba's National
Hero, gave his life for his people's independence. Up to the very last
moment that he drew breath, Marti was clear that he was not only fighting
Spanish colonialism, but also U.S. imperialism -- which was just beginning
to raise its ugly head.
Jose Marti wrote an indelible page in the history of Cuba and, indeed, all
of Latin America. His ideals of dignity and national pride have never been
lost over the years and are the guiding principles of the Cuban Revolution,
which finally triumphed on January 1, 1959.
Marti was not only known for his untiring patriotism, but also for his
cultural knowledge. An accomplished author known for his children's stories,
Cuba's national hero is held up as a model for young people the world over,
but particularly here on this Caribbean island.
Jose Marti fought with both his pen and his rifle -- firing away at
colonialism and imperialism in all its forms. He fought for dignity, with
freedom and sovereignty, and while he himself didn't live to see it, his
people and their children are now enjoying the fruits of his work and the
struggle of so many others like him.
The opening salvo of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro was fired in
the year of our national hero's Centennial: The attack on the Moncada
Garrison on July 26, 1953 was carried out exactly one century after the
birth of Jose Marti, born in 1853.
The man who made the ultimate sacrifice more than 100 years ago today
defended the highest values of his time, values that will never die. His
example will live on in the coming generations of Cuban men and women, who
will never surrender or sell out. Those words are not in Cuban dictionaries.
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