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© YEAR IX THE Nº 5 MAR 16, 2019 HAVANA, CUBA ISSN 2224-5707 Price: avana eporter 1.00 CUC H YOUR SOURCE OF NEWSR & MORE 1.00 USD A Bimonthly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency 1.20 CAN P. 3 Cuba Diversifies Its Foreign Trade P. 11 P. 3 New Cuban Constitution and the Road Ahead Recreational Boats in Cuba P. 15 P. 7 A long and Winding Road for Musicians of the World Meet in Havana Cuban Baseball 2 TOURISM FITCuba Sums up Promotional efforts By TinoMANUEL HAVANA.- The International Tourism The delegation also consisted of Fair (FITCuba), whose 39th edition will specialists with major hotel chains such as be held from May 7 to 11, sums up the Gran Caribe and Cubanacán, Cubatur and Cuban industry’s promotional efforts in Paradiso Travel Agencies, and associate the world. hotel chains like Meliá, Iberostar, Blue Delegations from the Ministry of Diamond, Roc Hoteles and NH. Tourism (MINTUR) attend the world’s The Colombian market continues to most important fairs of this sector, such as be of great importance for Cuba’s tourism, Fitur Trade Show in Spain, the ITB of Berlin the note stressed. and the World Travel Market of London. In 2018 the Colombian market was The examples are many. This year ranked 16th on the list of main issuing FITCuba will be hosted by Havana, on markets of tourists to Cuba, with 45,966 the occasion of its 500 years of founding, visitors, accounting for an 11.7 percent while Spain will be the guest of honor increase over the previous year. This country and the leading product will be figure represented a historic record in the meetings, congress, incentives and travel number of Colombian arrivals to Cuba. sector. So far this year, Colombia stands as the It is a significant opportunity to know second largest issuing market of tourists Internet the performance of the Cuban tourism to Cuba with the greatest growth rate. industry and its potential. During the ANATO 2019 Fair, the PHOTO: An example of the performance participants were invited to attend the between fairs was highlighted in a recent 39th edition of the International Tourism kilometers east of Havana- as the second According to TripAdvisor, the report about the MINTUR´s presence at Fair, FITCuba 2019. best beach in the world. number one beach is Baia do Sancho Colombia’s International Tourism Trade But the Cuban presence in the tourism Considered Cuba’s most important in Brazil, while Eagle Beach, in the Show, ANATO 2019. sector is also recognized in awards to beach resort, Varadero is located on the Caribbean island of Aruba, is the third The MINTUR report said that the places, landscapes and works, such as Hicacos Peninsula, in the northern coast best in the world. The U.S. website’s Cuban delegation was presided over new hotels, circuit tourism, and other of Matanzas Province. 2019 Traveler’s Choice awards for by representatives of that central body modalities. The resort, which has some 20,600 beaches take into consideration the and the tourism advisor at the Cuban An example: at the end of February hotel rooms, is visited by over one million quantity and quality of services and the embassy in Colombia. TripAdvisor chose Varadero –some 140 travelers from around the world every year. beauty of the place. A Bimonthly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency SOCIETY.HEALTH & SCIENCE.POLITICS.CULTURE THE YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE ENTERTAINMENT.PHOTO FEATURE.ECONOMY HavanaReporter SPORTS.AND MORE President: Luis Enrique González. Graphic Designers: Anathais Rodríguez Publisher: Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana, Information Vice President: Moisés Pérez Mok Chief Graphic Editor: Francisco González Prensa Latina, S.A. Editorial Vice President: Orlando Oramas Advertising: Nelson Pérez Vergara Calle E, esq. 19 No. 454, Vedado, La Habana-4, Cuba. Chief Editor: Luis Melian Circulation: Commercial Department. Telephone: (53)7838-3496 / 7832-3578 Translation: Dayamí Interian/ Yanely Interián Printing: Imprenta Federico Engels Fax: (53)7833-3068 E-mail: [email protected] CUBA 3 New Cuban Constitution and the Road Ahead By WaldoMENDILUZA HAVANA.- After the new Constitution of ballot. A little over 706,000 Cubans, about establish the norms that are necessary to out among the norms identified. Cuba was ratified on February 24, the 9 percent, voted “No”. materialize its content. Specific challenges are posed by country is facing the challenge of its “A large legislative process is ahead, “We have identified several laws the implementation of rights and implementation in order to foster socio- which is already underway. We hope to already and are inviting jurists, law guarantees, which were considerably economic development and overall approve and implement the laws that students from the University of Havana and strengthened in the newly approved public wellbeing. support the new Constitution as soon other universities, as well as professors, to Constitution Including the Habeas Almost seven million Cubans as possible,” said President Miguel Díaz- get involved in this commitment, so as to Corpus, the presumption of innocence, voted “Yes” during the constitutional Canel, referring to future action. have a comprehensive process and work,” among others. referendum, representing 86.8 percent He explained that the constitution the President stressed. In this regard, Penal and Civil of the people who cast their free, secret is the law of laws, setting guidelines to According to experts, at least 50 laws Procedure laws will need to be adjusted, will be needed alongside active public along with those at the People’s Courts. participation for the Constitution to In an interview with The Havana come to fruition. Reporter, Cuba’s first Vice President The Family Code, as well as the Salvador Valdés said that the new regulations of the People’s Power National Constitution “bets on the future” by Assembly and of the Council of State stand creating the basis for construction of a prosperous and sustainable socialism. He shared Díaz-Canel’s opinion that the text was “collectively built” from many of the 780,000 proposals submitted by the nearly nine million Cubans who participated in the popular consultation from August 13 to November 15, 2018. Cuban parliamentary deputies have called the initiative modern and revolutionary, because it improves the structure of the State, strengthens human rights, promotes foreign investment, reinforces the people’s power at the grassroots (the municipalities) and PL recognizes several forms of property: the socialist, mixed and private. President Miguel DÍAZ-CANEL. PHOTOS: Cuba Diversifies its Foreign Trade By MasielFERNANDEZ HAVANA.- Cuba is committed to diversifying its Núñez commented foreign trade as part of the economic updating that work was conducted PL process underway in the country. to make direct exports The above was clearly stated during the recent official to the Turkish market, PHOTOS: visit a Turkish delegation headed by Deputy Minister of including sales of charcoal, Trade Gonca Yilmaz Batur paid to Havana. fruit juices and beauty and make-up products, among been made, there is still an important potential to The delegation was composed of businesspersons other items. analyze and exploit in areas such as agriculture, public from the fields of energy, mining, agriculture, trade, According to the Deputy Minister, trade between health and transportation. freight and passengers shipping, biotechnology and both nations increased by more than 30 percent in “Turkey is willing to further develop its commercial health, among others. 2018 and actions were taken to avoid the presence of ties with Cuba. Our Cuban colleagues have given us Authorities of both countries showed their common middlepersons from third countries in the operations details on the investment opportunities available, all of interest in fostering commercial ties, especially through between the Cuban and Turkish companies. which opens the doors for exchanges,” the official said. direct exchanges. The official also talked about the importance of 2019-2020 ACTION PLAN In the framework of the visit, held from February 26 finding modalities that guarantee the financial support During the visit of the Turkish delegation, the to 28, the Cuban National Hotel hosted the I Session of for the operations and projects resulting from the Entrepreneurial Committee signed a Binational Action the Cuba-Turkey Entrepreneurial Committee. Entrepreneurial Committee’s Binational Action Plan for Plan for the 2019-2020 period that includes actions “Both sections of the Committee are working the 2019-2020 period, signed during the meeting. aimed at encouraging trade and investment. together to attain direct trade between the companies Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Gonca Yilmaz Batur, The document includes the exchange of information; from the two countries, as well as to encourage wider for her part, noted that these meetings will contribute organization of entrepreneurial missions; participation knowledge on both markets and bring businesspersons to establishing a solid trade relationship between both in fairs, and other ways to explore the respective markets. closer in order to eliminate relations through third countries, in addition to coming up with new ideas, projects According to the information provided by the Cuban countries,” said Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and ways to improve relations in different sectors. Chamber of Commerce, the Plan is intended to strengthen and Investment Ileana Núñez. “Cuba and Turkey have been working together bilateral commercial ties through direct exchanges She added that in 2018 Cuban companies for a long time and we have established a successful between the companies; attract Turkish investments in key materialized the direct purchase of anthracite coal relationship in the economic and commercial fields,” she areas of interest for both parties; encourage the export of and various metals, which shows that joint work to recalled. Cuban products and services to Turkey, and import Turkish encourage direct trade is already bearing fruits.