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The following items are taken from Radio Havana Cuba's news service
for Tuesday, May 26, 1998.   Today's stories:


1.- TWO IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL SUGAR EVENTS UNDERWAY IN CUBA

2.- INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION UNIVERSITY '98 OPENS IN HAVANA

3.- DELEGATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM BARBADOS VISITS CUBA

4.- CUBAN SINGER-SONGWRITER PABLO MILANES TO PERFORM IN PANAMA


TWO IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL SUGAR EVENTS UNDERWAY IN CUBA

Havana, May 26(RHC)-- Two important international events in the
field of sugar production opened Tuesday at Havana's Convention
Center -- a meeting of the International Sugar Organization and the
5th International Congress on Sugar Derivatives.

The 13th Session of the International Sugar Organization kicked-off
today with the participation of more than 100 Cuban and foreign
delegates.

The event was presided over by Cuba's Vice President Carlos Lage,
Sugar Minister Ulises Rosales del Toro and the President of the
International Sugar Organization Peter Baron.

The gathering of representatives from sugar producing countries from
around the world is aimed at exchanging views on the current
development of the sector in their countries, discussing the latest
advancements in cultivating sugar cane and multi-lateral cooperation
towards improving the sector's role in the coming century.

The President of the International Sugar Organization, Peter Baron,
told Radio Havana Cuba that the island's sugar industry will be a key
topic on the meeting's agenda.

In his speech to the meeting, Cuban Finance Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez announced that the island's sugar production will reach
less than four million tons this year.  However, Rodriguez said that
Cuba has great potential for recovery.

Parallel to the 13th Session of the International Sugar Organization,
Cuban and foreign sugar experts inaugurated the 5th International
Congress on Sugar Derivatives -- Diversification '98.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION UNIVERSITY '98 OPENS IN HAVANA

Havana, May 26(RHC)-- Nearly 200 delegates from some 20 nations are
taking part in Havana's International Convention, University '98.

Academics from around the world will exchange views on education and
analyze the challenges for the next century. Inaugurating the event,
the Dean of the University of Havana, Juan Vela, said that the
convention is a follow-up to the Regional Conference on Politics and
Strategies for the Transformation of Higher Education in Latin
America and the Caribbean, which took place in the Cuban capital in
1996.

On Tuesday, three round tables were held with discussions on the
formation of new professionals, the participation of scientific
research professors as well as post graduate courses in Cuba.

University '98 was organized by UNESCO -- the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -- and will run
through Saturday.

DELEGATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM BARBADOS VISITS CUBA

Havana, May 26(RHC)-- The President of the Barbados Senate and
member of the Labor Party, Fred Gollod, is in Havana heading a
delegation of parliamentarians.  The delegation from Barbados is
visiting Cuba with the objective of strengthening bilateral
relations.

The legislators will meet with the President of Cuba's Parliament,
Ricardo Alarcon, as well as other government officials. They will
also visit places of scientific, cultural and historical interest.

CUBAN SINGER-SONGWRITER PABLO MILANES TO PERFORM IN PANAMA

Havana, May 26(RHC)-- Cuban singer-songwriter, Pablo Milanes is
scheduled to perform a series of concerts in Panama beginning June 
2nd.

This is Pablo's second visit in less than ten months to this Central
American nation.

Organizers of the concert tour say Pablo Milanes will perform songs
from his latest recording entitled "Despertar."


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