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Solidarity

The Rolling Stones arrive in Cuba

The Rolling Stones arrive in Cuba
The legendary British band will play a massive concert this Friday, March 25, at 8:30 p.m., in Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva, as the final gig of their América Latina Olé Tour
Author: Michel Hernández | michel@granma.cu
march 25, 2016 12:03:27

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“It’s a pleasure to be in Cuba, we are going to perform a special show for Cubans,” said Mick Jagger, the legendary leader of the Rolling Stones, on landing yesterday afternoon at the José Martí International Airport along with his fellow band mates Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood.
The four Stones arrived just after 6:00 p.m. and were welcomed at the airport by Orlando Vistel, president of the Cuban Music Institute, and British Ambassador to Cuba Tim Cole.
Jagger spoke briefly with the press and confirmed the band has no plans to retire yet, while adding that it is a pleasure to be here following the visit by President Barack Obama.

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Cuban Solidarity

Stones in Cuba

Stones in Cuba
Hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in Havana yesterday, March 25, for a spectacular concert by the Rolling Stones

Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu
march 26, 2016 11:03:36

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Hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in Havana yesterday, March 25, for a spectacular concert by the Rolling Stones, who left no doubt about their amazing vitality, performing for more than two hours.

When Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood launched two classic, Satisfaction and Sympathy for the Devil, the euphoric crowd, including Cubans and many visitors from abroad, responded with boundless energy.

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Cuban Medicine

Since February 26, 1962, to date, 85 million doses of polio vaccine have been administered in Cuba

Half a million infants to receive polio vaccine in upcoming campaign
Since 1962, 85 million doses of polio vaccine have been administered in Cuba, making the country the first in Latin America to eradicate the disease

Author: ACN | informacion@granma.cu
march 24, 2016 08:03:34

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Since February 26, 1962, to date, 85 million doses of polio vaccine have been administered in Cuba, making the country the first in Latin America to eradicate this devastating childhood disease
The entire population under 68 years of age has been protected, according to Dr. Marlén Valcárcel, director of the Ministry of Public Health’s (Minsap) National Immunization Program, reported ACN, with children under three years of age being immunized initially as infants, plus a subsequent booster.
The doctor reported that during the second stage of the 55th national campaign, March 28 through April 3, a second dose of the vaccine will be administered orally to almost half a million children, 372,856 under the age of three.

Cuban Americas

Ante la visita de Obama: cordiales pero firmes 22 de marzo de 2016 Andrés Gómez, director de Areítodigital

Ante la visita de Obama: cordiales pero firmes
22 de marzo de 2016

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Andrés Gómez, director de Areítodigital

La Habana.- Es cierto que es muy difícil sustraerse del hecho histórico en sí, de la emoción patriótica de ser testigo presencial de la visita a Cuba, a La Habana, del presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama. La emoción sentida de ver al presidente de Estados Unidos comenzar su visita oficial en el monumento a José Martí, rodeados todos nosotros de símbolos fundamentales de la Patria: nuestra bandera, nuestro Martí, nuestro himno, nuestros soldados — la Guardia de Honor del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas–, nuestros máximos dirigentes del Gobierno de la República, y a pesar de estar encapotado, de nuestro cielo.

Se sabe que esta es la segunda visita a Cuba de un presidente estadounidense en funciones, el primero fue la del presidente Calvin Coolidge en enero de 1929, con motivo de la reunión de la Unión Panamericana que se celebrara entonces en La Habana.

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