National News

15 May, 2017 National Exercise on Popular Actions against Disasters

Major General Ramon Pardo Guerra, chief of the Civil Defense National General Staff, said Meteor Exercise requires specific training in the territories that is the best way to learn well what should be done in each case, according to their own characteristics.

15 May, 2017 Meeting on Regional Trade Facilitation in Havana

The facilitation of a safe and licit commercial activity was the focus of the delegates to the 20th Regional Conference of Customs Directors General from the Americas and the Caribbean, inaugurated today in the National Hotel of Cuba.

12 May, 2017 Cuba Will Host Regional Customs Meetings

The deputy of the General Customs of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Nuñez Martin, announced that three important regional events in this sector will be held from May 15 to 19 in Havana.

11 May, 2017 Colombian Guerrilla Groups Join Forces for

The insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army reiterated today in Havana they will unite efforts to achieve peace in the South American country.

11 May, 2017 Contributing from Trade to Economic Development

The first Trade Convention, will be the occasion to dialogue and exchange on the role of the sector in the economic development of the nation, Odalys Escadell, first Vice Minister of Domestic Trade said in this capital.

11 May, 2017 Ramiro Valdes Visits Polymetallic Complex

The Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez and the Minister of Energy and Mines Alfredo Lopez Valdes visited today the Castellanos Polymetallic Project, located in Santa Lucia, in the Western province of Pinar del Rio.

10 May, 2017 They Underline Importance of Family in International Legal Meeting

There is no humanity without family, Dr. Olga Mesa Castillo, president of the Cuban Society of Civil and Family Law, of the National Union of Jurists of Cuba, said this Wednesday when welcoming the nearly two hundred delegates to the ninth International Conference on Family Law

10 May, 2017 A Space for Business and Commercial Exchange

The Vice-President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, defined the Fourth Business Fair that began today in Expocuba as a unique experience and space to advance in the process of conciliation and preparation of the 2018 Economy Plan.

10 May, 2017 Marti Youth Movement Remembers Fidel Castro

In every conmemoration of Jose Marti´s fall in combat of that takes and his ascent to immortality in Dos Rios, youth will continue promoting Fidel Castro, Yusuam Palacios, president of the Marti Youth Movement said in Holguin.

9 May, 2017 A Meeting Point between Cuba and Europe

The Ambassador of the European Union in Cuba, Herman Portocarero, said today that the inauguration of the permanent chambers of the Center for the Interpretation of Cultural Relations between the two regions is a great example of the presence of the Old Continent in Cuba.

8 May, 2017 Cuba Eyeing Eco Tourism Expansion

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba”s forthcoming 11th International Eco Tourism Seminar (TURNAT, in Spanish) in the province of Holguín, will provide an ideal opportunity for industry experts and professionals to exchange views and to promote Cuban as an attractive destination. The biennial gathering will take place from September 26-30 this year. Holguin, in the eastern region of Cuba […]

8 May, 2017 Oil Exploration on the Increase in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Manuel Marrero, an advisor at Cuba”s Energy and Mines Ministry (Minem in Spanish), told Prensa Latina that the nation ”needs foreign investment in order to develop, particularly in expensive and high risk sectors such as oil exploration and production.” He added that ‘nature blessed our archipelago and adjacent waters with hydrocarbon resources of importance, […]

5 May, 2017 Raul Castro Decorates Correa with Jose Marti Order

The Cuban President Raul Castro awarded the Jose Marti Order to his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa. That is the highest decoration granted by the Cuban state to those who fight for independence, freedom and solidarity.

5 May, 2017 Raul Receives President Correa

President Raul Castro led the official reception ceremony to his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa in the Revolution Palace. Correa will also receive the Jose Marti Order, the highest decoration bestowed by Cuba.

5 May, 2017 Vietnamese Ambassador Pays Homage to Fidel Castro

Nguyen Trung Thanh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, paid tribute today to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, before the monolith keeping its ashes in Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, in Santiago de Cuba.

5 May, 2017 They Demand Military Base Closure at Guantanamo Bay

The president of the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity to the people, Alicia Jrapko, said today that the Fifth International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases is a vital space to denounce and demand the closure and return of the territory occupied by Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.