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THE © YEAR IX Nº 12 avana eporter SEP 27, 2019 YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE H R HAVANA, CUBA A Monthly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency ISSN 2224-5707 Price: 1.00 CUC / 1.00 USD 1.20 CAN Cuba-USA: Plan vs. Plan P. 3 Tourism Economy MITM Americas Returns Cuba and EU Continue on a Path of Cooperation and Respect to Cuba P. 2 P. 13 Spotlight Sports Latin America and the Oscar Awards First Cuban Woman to Commentate Baseball P. 7 P. 15 2 TOURISM MITM Americas Returns to Cuba Text and Photos: TinoMANUEL Havana, declared a World Heritage Site by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). HAVANA. The 23rd edition of MITM The event will come to a close at the Americas, one of the most important gardens of Hotel Nacional de Cuba, one events of the MICE tourism sector of the most famous Cuban hotels and an (dedicated to conferences, events and international example of event tourism incentive travel) returns to Cuba this year over the past century, the organizers to highlight Cuban authorities’ intention stressed. to diversify what the country has to offer. The participants of the upcoming fair The spokespeople of Spain’s GSAR will also have the opportunity to take Marketing Company have publicly training courses of tourism professions, expressed their satisfaction of the which will be taught by professors of upcoming MITM Americas meeting this prestigious institutions. October at Hotel Nacional de Cuba in These experts will come from the Havana. University of Nebrija, MICE Training, A report released to the press showed the Latin American Confederation of that there are high expectations for the Congressional Organizers (COCAL), event’s fair, celebrating the incentive among others. travel sector in the Americas and the The MICE training session is especially Caribbean. This is the third time that the designed to improve the competitiveness event will be held in Havana, the previous of the companies in the tourism sector. taking place at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel in In the meantime, GSAR Marketing 2018. Company confirmed in a report that Set for October 14-17, the 23rd MITM 10 Spanish hotel chains will attend the Americas Fair offers the opportunity to enjoy 23rd edition of MITM Americas:Meliá, some of the celebrations marking Havana’s Iberostar, Barceló, Be Live, Riu, ROC, 500th anniversary on November 16. Evenia, Bahía Príncipe Hotels & Resorts, The event is sponsored by the Cuban NH Hotel Group and VP Hoteles. Ministry of Tourism, Gran Caribe Hotels & In some cases, the Americas account Resorts, Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Cubatur for 25 percent of revenue for the Spanish and Iberia Airlines, with Meliá Hoteles, hotel chains, which are in the lead of the Iberostar Hotels and Muthu Hotels as the world ranking annually published by the sponsors of the post-tours. World Tourism Organization (WTO). Meanwhile, Caribbean Tours Other international hotel chains will Company will offer participants a tour participate in the fair together with the along Havana’s Malecón (sea wall) in Spanish hotels, including Accor, Louvre, classic American cars from the 1940s and Blue Diamond, Faranda, Gran Caribe, 50s, according to the organizers. MGM Muthu, Four Points and Sheraton, The event’s program also includes and Cubanacán, many of which were a tour of the four main squares in Old created in Cuba. YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE SOCIETY.HEALTH & SCIENCE.POLITICS.CULTURE THE ENTERTAINMENT.PHOTO FEATURE.ECONOMY HavanaReporter SPORTS.AND MORE President: Luis Enrique González. Art Direction: Anathais Rodríguez Information Vice President: Moisés Pérez Mok Graphic Designers: Fernando Fernandez Tito Printing: Imprenta Federico Engels Editorial Vice President: Lianet Arias Chief Graphic Editor: Francisco González Publisher: Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana, Prensa Latina, S.A. Chief Editor: Luis Melian Assistant Staff: Yaimara Portuondo Calle E, esq. 19 No. 454, Vedado, La Habana-4, Cuba. English Editor: Mitra Ghaffari Advertising: René García Telephone: (53)7838-3496 / 7832-3578 Translation: Dayamí Interian/ Yanely Interián Circulation: Commercial Department. Fax: (53)7833-3068 E-mail: [email protected] CUBA 3 Cuba-USA: Plan vs. Plan By OrlandoORAMAS HAVANA.- The White House must be taking delight in the fuel shortage Cuba has been facing recently, while the island is implementing an interim plan with the people’s participation and understanding. Cuban authorities had warned long before that the tightening of the U.S. blockade would have new consequences on the island, which is experiencing a fuel shortage, majorly affecting production and services. In TV appearances accompanied by the Council of Ministers, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced the threats against shipping and insurance companies connected to fuel supply. Actions related to the blockade impeded the arrival of tanks and caused the interruption of fuel supply, a temporary situation that is unrelated to the Cuban Government’s performance, the President stressed. He called the stance of the Trump Administration criminal and genocidal, making Cubans’ lives difficult in an effort to cause a social outbreak. They want to complicate the social framework to force political concessions, the President pointed out. That scenario has obligated the adoption of interim measures to minimize the negative consequences on the population, limiting power and fuel usage. Production with high diesel consumption has been temporarily postponed, as the arrival of tanks is expected to be normalized in October. The country is not coming to a standstill nor is it entering a new ‘Special Period’ like Cement and steel industries, for example, will reduce their activities because the one suffered in the 1990s with the fall of the Soviet Union. the objective is to concentrate the present resources on food production, the retail At that time, Cuba suffered the loss of 80 percent of its markets and the Gross network and the tourist sector, announced Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning Domestic Product abruptly reduced by more than 30 percent. Alejandro Gil. “We are not facing a Special Period because today we have strengths that we didn’t The Ministries of Economy, Transport, Energy and Mining, among others, are have before. It’s a totally different scenario and we can rely on our economic and social adopting measures and strategies that aim to save fuel and, above all, ensure services development strategy,” President Díaz-Canel reiterated in his appearances on the radio to the population. and TV program Mesa Redonda, where he talked about the energy situation. This entails economizing public transportation and freight services, mainly by the He referred to the development and contribution the tourism sector offers the railroad service. island, with more than 70,000 rooms. He also mentioned the export of medical The strategies are also directed at making the best use of the workforce, together services, the increase of foreign investment and the impact of the non-State sector, with adjustments by organizations belonging to the central administration of the with significant and increasing economic contributions. State and other entities, including the provincial and municipal governments. Similarly, Díaz-Canel spoke on the diversification of commercial relations, with Plan vs Plan, said Díaz-Canel in relation to the strategy adopted to minimize the strong ties to Europe, Venezuela, Russia and China, among other partners. impact on the population. In this regard, people were urged to strengthen the patriotic “The national production of oil guarantees 40 percent of electricity generation, sense of national unity, as well as adopting conservation practices to make good use of which wasn’t the case in the 1990s and is a current strength of the country,” he resources. stressed. 4 CUBA-U.S. Trump’s Anti-Cuba Crusade Attacks Family Remittances By MarthaANDRES members of the Communist Party of Once more, the U.S Government anyone, noted the Engage Cuba Coalition. Cuba or their close relatives.” said that the measures allegedly aim at Washington’s Office for Latin America In addition, the U.S. agency cancelled supporting the Cuban people, despite said on Twitter that the remittances play an WASHINGTON.- Committed to an the authorization allowing money repeated denunciations that the important role in helping Cuban families aggressive policy against Cuba, which has transfer in the form of donations but administration’s stance actually hurts and by imposing a limited figure, the U.S. been criticized within the United States maintained the possibility to send the Cuban people, in addition to Cuban- government will not attain its objectives and abroad, the Trump Administration “unlimited remittances to certain people Americans and U.S. nationals. to change Cuban politics or economy. passed a new regulation that limits money and non-governmental organizations,” Following the new measures that Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel transfer to the island and bans U-turn which will be extended to private sector tightened the blockade Washington has announced that the U.S. government transactions. workers, according to the new regulation. imposed against Cuba for nearly 60 years, resorts to lies, calumnies and hypocrisy Issued by the State Department’s Likewise, the authorization that allowed the Democratic Representative of Florida, as pretexts to tighten the blockade, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Cuba to process U-turn transactions – Kathy Castor, wrote on Twitter: “Trump that they “cruelly attack Cuba” because the new restrictions were published on transferring funds through U.S. banks continues to hurt Cuban and U.S. families their offensive attack on Venezuela failed. the Federal Registry on September 9 and while neither the sender nor the payee are with his tough and inhumane policies.” With these actions, which have joined will take effect the following month. subject to U.S. jurisdiction—was annulled. More bad news for normal Cubans. previous measures such as the Cuba According to the OFAC changes, a In order to justify the implementation of The Trump Administration drastically cut travel bans for U.S.