CUBAN TELEVISION ON THE INTERNET

www.granma.cu BY MARELYS VALENCIA

o Raúl Dimas, from the United States, has lauded the University for All initiative, a television program involving a diverse array of science, humanities and language courses, including English. In his opinion, none of the courses in the United States has its quality or a profound interactive level.

Dimas asked how one can access Cuban television on the Internet. Let me take advantage of this opportunity to inform all of our readers who have inquired about the Roundtables and other programs. First, you have to download Windows Media Player 7.0; you can get this resource on the www.cubavision.cubaweb.cu website and access this program live, as well as national TV news, most popular videos, Cuban TV guide, etc. On www.tvcubana.com, a good part of our daily Channel 6 programming can be accessed live, along with other materials of general interest, between 6:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.

If you only want to catch the Roundtable, please click on www.mesaredonda.cu for details. Here you will find prior editions of this TV program, which you can also access through our www.granma.cu web site.

RECEIVED WITH THANKS

Jussara Seixas from Brazil tells us: "I want to thank Commander Fidel Castro for having honored us with his presence during President Lula's investiture, a show of affection and friendship by Fidel to the Brazilian people. I hope he will always come back."

To Vera Schmidt from Germany: you can familiarize yourself with the different university majors and other related information by contacting www.uh.cu.

From Colombia, Luis Angel Bedoya wishes to obtain a Granma International news summary. The weekly service we offer is on hold due to server deficiencies that are in the process of being ironed out. We soon should have it at your disposal soon and in a variety of different languages.

From the United States, Todd Ricker informs us that he belongs to a solidarity organization in the state of Maine, called Let Cuba Live. He would like to get a hold of an English copy of a recently published supplement on damages inflicted by the blockade against Cuba. Let me recommend the websites www.cubavsbloqueo.cu and www.antiterroristas.com, which contain ample information on this subject, including articles in English.

Also on our website, you can find reading materials in English by accessing the Specials Section.

Carlos Grille from Uruguay is interested in articles on the reorganization of the island's sugar industry. Let me recommend a series published by the Cuban daily Juventud Rebelde along with some recent speeches by Fidel on the Granma International website in the Documents Section. In particular, see the Cuban president's speech at the inaugural ceremony of the Sugar Worker Training Courses at the Eduardo García Lavandero sugar complex, October 21, 2002.