Radio Havana Cuba, Friday, May 21, 1999
 

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The following items are taken from Radio Havana Cuba's news
service for Friday, May 21, 1999.  Today's stories:


1.- LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS ON CHILDREN'S AND TEENAGER'S
    GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS WINDS UP IN HAVANA

2.- ARGENTINEAN COMMERCIAL DELEGATION ARRIVES ON MONDAY

3.- RAIN BRINGS WELCOME RELIEF TO EASTERN HOLGUIN PROVINCE

4.- NATIONAL EVANGELICAL CELEBRATION BEGINS TOMORROW

5.- VERACLUB GRAN CARIBE HOTEL IN VARADERO IS AMONG THE FOUR
    BEST HOTELS OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD


LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS ON CHILDREN'S AND TEENAGER'S
GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS WINDS UP IN HAVANA

Havana, May 21(RHC)-- The 6th Latin American Congress on
Children's and Teenagers' Gynecology and Obstetrics has wound
up in Havana with the presentation of various works on
reproductive health for the new millennium.

The closing event included conferences presented by the Pan
American Health Organization as well as Cuba's Deputy Health
Minister Dr. Luis Cordova.

ARGENTINEAN COMMERCIAL DELEGATION ARRIVES ON MONDAY

Havana, May 21(RHC)-- Cuba's Chamber of Commerce has announced
that an Argentinean commercial delegation will arrive in
Havana on Monday.

The trade delegation will be headed by the Argentinean
Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Mining, Alleto
Guadagni.  The group, which will include representatives from
the food and chemical sectors, has expressed interest in
learning about investment opportunities that the island
offers.

RAIN BRINGS WELCOME RELIEF TO EASTERN HOLGUIN PROVINCE

Holguin, May 21(RHC)-- The reservoirs in eastern Holguin
province have increased by almost 15.5 million cubic meters
due to the rains that have fallen in the area over the past
week.

However, according to local authorities, 18 of the reservoirs
operated by the National Institute of Water Resources are not
even close to their full capacity due to the prolonged drought
that has hit the region.

NATIONAL EVANGELICAL CELEBRATION BEGINS TOMORROW

Havana, May 21(RHC)-- Cuba's 49 evangelical organizations will
take part in the National Evangelical Celebration which will
begin on Saturday and run through the month of June.

According to the President of Cuba's Council of Churches,
Reverend Pablo Oden Marishal, 18 celebrations are scheduled to
take place, four of which will have a national character in
Baracoa, Holguin, Camaguey and Havana.

The Cuban evangelical celebration will include issues like
peace, love and unity.  Rev. Marishal stated that all
Christians must contribute to the moral and ethical
improvement of Cuban society and broaden relations between
Protestant denominations and churches throughout Cuba.

During a news conference in Havana, the president of Cuba's
Council of Churches praised the participation of all churches
in the celebration.  Also present at the news conference was
Reverend Raul Suarez, Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Center in Havana.

VERACLUB GRAN CARIBE HOTEL IN VARADERO IS AMONG THE FOUR BEST
HOTELS OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD

Varadero, May 21(RHC)-- The Veraclub Gran Caribe Hotel,
located at the Varadero Beach Resort, is among the four best
hotels of its type in the world, according to the Director of
the Veraclub International Hotel Group, Guido Beltoni.

Speaking with reporters at the Varadero facility, Beltoni said
that in addition to Cuba, Veraclub has hotels in Mexico, the
Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Egypt, Sardinia, Italy and
Maldives.

The Veraclub hotel chain mainly receives Italian vacationers.
Nine thousand Italian tourists stayed at the Veraclub Hotel in
Varadero last year and the number is expected to increase to
11,000 this year.
 

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