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Cuba Gives Us More than Anybody Else, Says Botswana’s President

Havana (Cuba) | 8 June 2010

Ian Khama
The President of Botswana, Lieutenant General
Seretse Khama Ian Khama, said that Cuba’s assistance to his country is
enormous and decisive.
“Sometimes, in Africa, we receive millions of dollars from rich
countries. However, proportionally speaking, Cuba gives us a (...)

Cubans Recall the Proclamation of the Socialist Nature of the Revolution

Havana (Cuba) | 19 April 2010

Thousands of Havana residents, representing the Cuban people, attended on Friday the rally held on the corner of 23rd and 12th streets of the city’s Vedado neighborhood, where Commander in Chief Fidel Castro proclaimed 49 years ago the socialist nature of the Revolution.

South African Parliamentarian Leader Pays Tribute to Oliver Tambo in Havana

Havana (Cuba) | 24 November 2009

The President of the South African National Assembly, Max Sisulo,
paid tribute on Monday to his country’s independence hero Oliver Tambo at the Independence Heroes’ Park in Havana.

The unanimous opinion

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 17 May 2007

At the 6th Hemispheric Meeting in Havana, when the discussion turned to the subject of production of biofuels from foodstuffs, which are constantly getting more expensive, the huge majority voiced their opposition with indignation. But it was undeniable that some individuals with prestige, (...)

CECOSESOLA: Four Decades of Independent Struggle for a Venezuelan Cooperative

by Michael Fox

Caracas (Venezuela) | 11 July 2006

If you happen to one day find yourself in Venezuela, in the agricultural state of Lara, in the capital city of Barquisimeto, and you happen to ask a local where he or she gets their fruits and vegetables.

Mexico: The Genetic Shell Game, or, Now you see it! Now you don’t!

Industry exploits new study on transgenic maize

Mexico City (Mexico) | 15 August 2005

Biotech proponents are using a new scientific study - which finds no evidence of DNA contamination from genetically modified (GM) maize in one area of one Mexican state (Oaxaca) - to claim that Mexico’s native maize was never threatened, and even if it was at one time, the issue has now (...)

Venezuela Signs $100 Million Gas Pipeline Deal with Colombia

by Robin Nieto

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 July 2004

With a firm step towards further energy sector integration with neighboring South American countries, President Hugo Chavez signed a $100 million deal with Colombia’s president Alvaro Uribe to build a 177 km long natural gas pipeline from Colombia’s northeastern Guarija state to Venezuela’s (...)