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Cuban scientist in Wellington presents advances on the research to achieve a new vaccine

Simposium

Wellington 20 November- In the framework of the 2015 Student and Postdoc Symposium organized by the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology of the University of Victoria, Majela Gonzalez Miro, young scientist of the Finlay Institute, who is part of a collaborative project between this Cuban entity and the Polybatics Company presented on the progress of her investigation. The prestigious Massey University, located in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand, serves as headquarters for this project.

Friends of Cuba in Wellington reiterate their condemnation of the blockade

friendship NZ

Wellington, 17 November - Gathered to welcome the Ambassador of Cuba, the friendship society with the largest of the Antilles in Wellington, reiterated its condemnation of the blockade and reaffirmed the willingness of this group to maintain its contribution to the international fight for its total elimination. Pat Bolster and Gillian Magee, Chairman and Secretary of the organization respectively, confirmed that this fight will remain at the center of its solidarity work.

Cuba Expresses Its Support for the New Director-General of UNESCO During His Investiture Ceremony

Cuba Expresses Its Support for the New Director-General of UNESCO During His Investiture Ceremony

Samarkand, 11 November – Within the framework of the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, the investiture ceremony of Dr. Khaled Ahmed El-Enany, the new Director-General of the Organization, was held this Wednesday. Dr. El-Enany took the oath of office and delivered his inaugural address.

In his remarks, the former Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities conveyed a message of gratitude to his country for the confidence placed in him, as well as to the Arab Group, the African Group, and all Member States that trusted his vision and priorities for the future of the Organization.

A week of academic exchanges between the University of Havana and the University of West Indies (UWI).

Port of Spain, 9 November, 2015.- From 2nd to 7th of November, hosted by the Office of the Principal of the University of the West Indies and the Institute of International Relations at the university, a group of Cuban professors and researchers visited Trinidad and Tobago academic exchanges related to Cuba. The delegation was headed by Antonio Romero, president of the Chair of "Norman Girvan" Caribbean Studies at the University of Havana.

Cuba and the Caribbean: Challenges on Regional Development.

Port of Spain, November 8, 2015. The Seminar entitled “The Caribbean, Cuba and the challenges for Regional Development”, jointly coordinated with the Institute of International Relations (IIR of the University of the West Indies and the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba. Included in this seminar, were presentations delivered by several noted academics, including Dr. Antonio F. Romero Gomez, Chair of “Norman Girvan” Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Havana (UH); Dr Marlen Sánchez, Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Economic Studies, UH; Milagros Elena Martínez Reinosa, Assistant Researcher and Associate Professor, UH; Dr Omar E. Pérez, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for the Study of the Cuban Economy, UH and Santiago Pérez Benítez, Researcher at the Research Centre for International Policy, UH.

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