Jose Angel Portal Miranda, Cuban minister of public health, reviewed today the actions planned for when the fire at the Supertanker Base in Matanzas is extinguished, together with anthropologists, speciaaists from legal medicine and experts from the Ministry of the Interior.
The cooling of tanks and affected areas, based on the application of foam and water, continues this evening as an effective strategy to extinguish the fire that occurred in the industrial zone of the province of Matanzas.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Fernandez and Central Bank of Cuba President Martha Sabina Wilson Gonzalez appeared Wednesday on the radio and TV program Mesa Redonda to report on the implementation of the first step of the future foreign exchange market on the island.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla arrived in Venezuela Monday in order to work on strengthening the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement signed between both Governments in October 2000.
A group of "hate-filled people" on Sunday incited violence against the caravan in Miami convened by the Bridges of Love movement to demand the US Government to end the economic blockade against Cuba.