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19 May, 2017 Thinking and Doing a Better Trade

The First Trade Convention constituted a space for debate and exchange of knowledge and experiences, which should be reversed in order to offer better service and protection to consumers, Mary Blanca Ortega, Cuban minister of the sector, said in Havana

19 May, 2017 Homage to Jose Marti on the Anniversary of his Death

Floral offerings from Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz, the Council of State and Ministers and the people of Cuba were deposited this Friday morning in the Mausoleum to national hero Jose Marti in Santiago de Cuba Cemetery.

19 May, 2017 Raul Received Special Envoy of Angola

Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz received this Friday the Special Envoy of the President of Angola, His Excellency Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, minister of National Defense and vice-president of the Popular Movement of Liberation Part

19 May, 2017 Cuba Encourages National and Foreign Investments in Mariel

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban enterprises will now be able to take more advantage from the opportunities for businesses in the Special Development Zone of Mariel (ZED) in the west of Cuba, said Ana Teresa Igarza, ZED general director Thursday. ‘Up to now, foreign companies are ahead as users of ZED, but we are also interested in investments […]

19 May, 2017 Cuba: Business Fair Faciliates Exchange

Havana, Cuba.-The 4th Business Fair of Cuba, is a sample of the possibilities giving the chance for direct exchange among Cuban enterprises to facilitate work among the Cuban economic actors. The 4th Business Fair of Cuba is being held in Expocuba (Havana) up to May 25, with 300 entities -262 of them state companies, 15 […]

18 May, 2017 Cuba Encourages National and Foreign Investments

The Director General of the Mariel Special Zone of Development Ana Teresa Igarza remarked this Thursday that Cuban companies could take more advantage of the advantageous business opportunities in the enclave

18 May, 2017 Regional Customs Will Strengthen Coordination

The 34th session of the Multilateral Convention on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Customs Directorates of Latin America, Spain and Portugal, inaugurated today to strengthen coordination between those bodies at the regional level.

18 May, 2017 The Cuban Industry Must Support Tourism

It is imperative to move the national industry based on tourism, deputy Prime Minister of this sector Alejandro Gil said today in the Fourth Business Fair that meets in Expocuba.

18 May, 2017 Homage to Jose Marti in Eastern Cuban province

Cuba.-A representation of inhabitants of Jiguani, on behalf of the people of Cuba, will attend tomorrow in Dos Rios the ceremony dedicated to the 122nd anniversary of Jose Marti´s fall in combat, in that place in the province of Granma.

18 May, 2017 Cuban Companies Interact in Havana Business Fair

Havana, Cuba.-The 4th Business Fair in Cuba continues today its exhibition at Expocuba capital fairground, a scenario where Cuban companies participate in identifying potentialities with the country”s economic players. The event will take place from May 10 to 25, and there are about 300 participating entities, of which 262 are from the state, 15 joint […]

17 May, 2017 Special Status as a Social Educator to Havana Historian

Dr. Eusebio Leal, Historian of the city of Havana, received this Wednesday the special condition of Social Educator, due to his outstanding humanist conviction in the formation of the new generations, and the rescue of the patrimony and identity of the Cuban nation. Enrique Jose Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences granted the award as a […]

17 May, 2017 Puerto Rican Independence Fighter thanks Cuban Support

HAVANA, Cuba.- Puerto Rican independence leader Oscar Lopez Rivera thanked Cuba and its people for all the support given to the campaign for his freedom, achieved definitively this Wednesday, Prensa Latina agency said. During a phone talk with Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Lopez Rivera confirmed he […]

17 May, 2017 They Highlight Singularity of Cuban Plan to Face Climate Change

Elba Rosa Perez, Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, said today in Ciego de Avila that the Cuban State is the only one in the world with a plan to counteract climate change´s effects. In a meeting with researchers, managers and agencies of that province Perez pointed out that due to the archipelago´s high […]

16 May, 2017 Meeting on Environmental Protection in Holguin

The Eastern city of Holguín will host the first edition of 2017 Expoambiente on May 25 and 26, a space to exchange experiences on the protection of the environment in the territory.

16 May, 2017 History Takes Moncadistas to Mayabeque again

The village of Batabano in the province of Mayabeque recalls today the arrival by sea of the assailants to the Moncada barracks, after the exit of the so-called Presidio Modelo (Model Prison

16 May, 2017 Farmers with Greater Community Projection

In addition to growing in production lines, the Cuban farmers salute the 56th anniversary of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) with a greater projection towards the communities´ benefit.

16 May, 2017 Challenges, Prospects of Sustainable Trade Under Discussion in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The 1st Convention of Commerce Cuba 2017 kicked off today at Havana Convention Center with the theme Challenges and Prospects of Sustainable Trade.” The event, which will last until May 19, is the perfect occasion for researchers, executives and technical staff to discuss and exchange experiences on the role of gastronomy and services in […]

15 May, 2017 A Dialogue Space to Improve Quality of Services

The ideal stage for researchers, executives and technical personnel to dialogue and exchange experiences around the role of gastronomy and services in the Cuban economy, will be the first Trade Convention become from today and until next Friday.

15 May, 2017 In Cuba Important Encounter about Tourism Investment

The South American Conference on Investment in Hospitality and Tourism (SAHIC) began today in Havana with the view in the business opportunities offered by Cuba in the tourism sector, the most dynamic of its economy.