International News

6 July, 2017 Japanese Navy Training Squadron to Arrive in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-A Training Squadron of the Japanese Self-defense Navy is to arrive today in Havana on an official visit, informed daily Granma. During their stay in the Cuban capital, Japanese sailors will carry out a program of activities including visits of courtesy to the head of the Revolutionary Navy, to the president of the National […]

5 July, 2017 Caravan in Miami Will Protest against Blockade

The Cuban emigration organizations in Miami composing the Marti Alliance Coalition convened a caravan of cars on Saturday, July 8 to protest against the blockade to Cuba and ask for the normalization of bilateral relations.

5 July, 2017 European Parliament Ratifies Cooperation Agreement with Cuba

The European Parliament ratified this Wednesday the Agreement on Political Dialogue and Cooperation between the European Union and Cuba, signed at the end of 2016, which promotes diplomatic and economic relations between the community bloc and the island.

4 July, 2017 Thousands of Refugees Crossed the Mediterranean

The International Organization for Migration reported this Tuesday that more than 100 thousand refugees arrived this year by the Mediterranean to Europe, less than half compared to last year.

4 July, 2017 Bolivia Works to Prevent Dropouts

The Bolivian government allocated more than five hundred and fifty million dollars to the payment of Juancito Pinto Bonus to students of elementary school and high school to avoid dropout, according to data of the ministries of Education and Finances.

4 July, 2017 Colombian Guerrillas Begin First Step to Civilian Life

Griselda Restrepo, Minister of Labor in Colombia, said the members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People´s Army made the first step to join society and developing in economic projects.

3 July, 2017 Chinese President Arrives in Moscow

Xi Jinping, President of China, arrived this Monday arrived in the Russian capital to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin, who described the meeting as one of great great importance in bilateral relations.

3 July, 2017 Evo Morales Criticize US-Chile Military Exercises

Bolivian President Evo Morales criticized in his Twitter account the 2017 Teamwork South naval exercises, the joint maneuvers the United States and Chile develop on the shores of the Latin American country every two years.

29 June, 2017 Canadian Airline Inaugurates Summer Operations

Transat Airline of Canada made this Thursday the inaugural flight of the summer season towards Camaguey with more than 130 passengers that continued their travel to Santa Lucia Beach, in the north part of the province.

29 June, 2017 Trump´s Partial Immigration Veto Begins

US President Donald Trump’s immigration decree, which denies the entry into the country of all refugees from six Muslim-majority countries, comes into effect from this Thursday.

28 June, 2017 Economic Sanctions to Russia Are Extended

The European Union extended this Wednesday the economic sanctions imposed on Russia for another six months, for its intervention in the separatist crisis in eastern Ukraine and for not having implemented the Minsk Peace agreements, according to the community body.

28 June, 2017 American Company to Favor Trade with Cuba

American International Group Insurance Company was fined with the sum of 100 thousand dollars for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury, presumably for violating Cuba’s blockade regulations.

28 June, 2017 PARLATINO Approves Resolution on Blockade against Cuba

The Board of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, PARLATINO, recently approved a resolution to reject the announcement of the United States Government, on the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade to Cuba.

27 June, 2017 Historic Arms Delivery Concludes in Colombia

The mission of the UN in Bogota certified the reception of 7 thousand 132 weapons from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), what ended the disarmament process.