Port Spain, May 10-. Cuban Government granted 9  scholarships as part of a scholarship program that Cuba has had with CARICOM countries for over three decades.

The studies includes general medicine,  radiography and physical therapy.

The Ministry of Education publishes the information on these scholarships on its website, whose link is:

http://www.scholarships.gov.tt/home/index.php/for-applicants/scholarship...

New Delhi, May 10, 2017. The Vice-President of the Indian National Congress party Mr. Rahul Gandhi received an officer of the Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Mr. Abelardo Cueto Sosa, accompanied by Ambassador Oscar Martinez Cordovés, within the framework of an exchange visit of our PCC with different political forces in India. (Embassy of Cuba in India).

New Delhi, May 10, 2017. The Vice-President of the Indian National Congress Party Mr. Rahul Gandhi received an officer of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Mr. Abelardo Cueto Sosa, accompanied by Ambassador Oscar Martinez Cordovés, within the framework of an exchange visit of our PCC with different political forces in India. (Embassy of Cuba in India).

Kuala Lumpur, May 9 - The Director General of the Malaysian Atomic Energy Licensing Board of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Hamrah bin Mohd Ali, welcomed the Cuban delegation that came during a week will participate in a technical visit for the exchange of experiences.

This visit, sponsored by the IAEA, will allow Cuban specialists to acquire knowledge about the nuclear security regime, the establishment of radioactive control systems at the borders that guarantee the security of the country.

The Ambassador of Cuba to the United States, José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez, paid a fruitful working visit to Kentucky on May 4-7, which evidenced the interests of business representatives and those from other sectors in the State to increase ties with the Island.

The Ambassador of Cuba to the United States, José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez, paid a fruitful working visit to Kentucky on May 4-7, which evidenced the interests of business representatives and those from other sectors in the State to increase ties with the Island.

Ottawa, May 8, 2017. The Cuban film Dark Glasses (Espejuelos Oscuros) was screened in Ottawa on May 5, at the Ottawa Latin American Film Festival.

Last May 8, it was held an emotional and intense tribute to the Commander and chief of the Cuban revolution Fidel Castro Ruz in Athens, Greece, in an activity that gathered more than 330 people from all areas of Greek society, toghether with Cuban resident . The legacy of Fidel and his example of tireless fighter for Cuba and Mankind , will last forever in our hearts.

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New York, 8 May 2017. Cuba outlined its considerations regarding regional representation, widening of its membership and member category, in consultations on intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.

On May 8, at the Memorial to the Norwegian Sailors Fallen during World Wars I and II located, since 1926, in the coastal town of Stavern, four new memorial plaques were unveiled to honor foreign sailors killed on Norwegian ships during the second world  conflagration. One of them was the Cuban JOSÉ LINO ORAMAS, born in 1909 in the city of Matanzas, who joined the Norwegian Merchant Navy on a date undetermined. He worked as a galley boy aboard the Norwegian freighter "Bonneville".

After 10 days, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival concluded on May 7, one of the most important music festivals in the United States, which featured Cuba as the invited country in its 48th edition.