Havana, May 3 (RHC) -- The Director of the Finlay Institute in Havana, Dr. Concepción Campa, announced at the 16th Seminar of the International Medical Association of the Caribbean (AMECA) that Cuba will begin the first clinical trials for a vaccine against pneumococo this year.

Havana, May 3 (RHC) -- Experts from 22 countries will attend the 9th International Meeting on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, which will be held in Havana from May 21st through the 24th.

Havana, May 3 (RHC) -- More than 200 delegates are taking part in the Tenth International Seminar on Active Aging, taking place at Havana’s Hotel Nacional.

Havana, May 3 (RHC) -- Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menéndez, Vice President of the Cuban Council of State and Ministers, attended the funeral of Comandante Tomás Borge, who was a close friend of Cuba and a strong supporter of its Revolution.

Havana, May 3, (RHC), -- The Cuba-Mexico Annual Parliamentary Meeting will be held Thursday in Havana, with the participation of some 25 Mexican senators and deputies, along a similar number of their Cuban peers.

Havana, May 3^rd, (RHC), -- Cuba’s parliament president, Ricardo Alarcón, reiterated the island’s unanimous demand for the release of the five Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the United States for their anti-terrorism actions.

Washington D.C. May 2 (Prensa Latina-RHC) - Organizations of Cubans living in Miami, Florida released a declaration condemning terrorist actions against businesses that have relations with Cuba, and called on Washington to lift the travel ban.

Havana, May 2 (ACN-RHC) Florida Governor Rick Scott initially appeared to support a law that prohibits state and local governments from contracting with companies that have business ties to Cuba and Syria, in what was seen as a “gesture” towards the coveted Cuban-American right-wing voters in Florida.

Havana, May 2 (RHC) At the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba being held on Wednesday in Havana, Cubans and more than one thousand representatives from union organizations and social movements worldwide are expressing their solidarity with those suffering the effects of the global economic crisis parallel to the issues that are traditionally supported in Cuba.