Camaguey, Cuba.-With the objective to preserve the architectural heritage in Cuba, the eastern city of Camaguey will host a Symposium on the Impact of Development in Historical Cities, scheduled from February 21 to 24. Specialists from the first villages founded in the 16th century on the island, will gather at the Santa Cecilia Convention Center, […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing of the Republic of Congo, Henri Djombo, is starting today a working visit to Cuba, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reported today According to the program, Djombo, who is also the Congolese State minister (vice president), will hold talks with Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Luis Rodriguez, as well […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba will soon host the 2nd International Berta Caceres in Memoriam Simpossium on Gender Violence, to promote scientific debate on the implications of and alternative solutions to this global phenomenon. National Sexual Education Center (Cenesex) director Mariela Castro detailed the features of the event in a press released on Wednesday, saying that the event […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Interior Minister and Hero of the Republic of Cuba, , passed away on Saturday due to complications from a chronic disease, according to a press release from the Council of Ministers. ‘With deep sorrow, the leadership of the (Communist) Party and the Council of State informs our people that in the afternoon of […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 37th International Tourism Fair (FitCuba 2017) will be held in the province of Holguin with Germany as the guest of honor, according to the Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero. The event, which will be held from May 3rd to 6th, will be focused on guided tours, Marrero emphasized on the official website of the […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has maintained, for the ninth consecutive year, an infant mortality rate of less than five deaths per thousand live births. In 2016, of 116,869 live births, there were 497 deaths in children under a year old, 38 less than in 2015. The figures translate into a mortality rate of 4.3 deaths per thousand […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba will never bow to the pressures and threats of the USA, confirmed today thousands of Cubans who marched through the mythical Plaza, José Martí, to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution. ‘We are here with our president Raúl Castro to ratify the commitment to defend the achievements of the […]
Havana, Cuba.-Despite ongoing economic challenges, Cuba is assigning 51% of the current outlays of its 2017 Budget to health, education and social welfare. In presenting the State Budget for 2017, Finance and Prices Minister Lina Pedraza told the closing session Tuesday of the Cuban Parliament for 2016 that outlays would augment for Social Welfare in […]
Havana, Cuba.-A resolution by the Cuban Labor and Social Security Ministry (MTSS) will allow foreign persons who are not resident in Cuba to work in the Special Development Zone of Mariel. The document states that companies doing business with the Development Zone, will be able to directly contract foreign workers not resident in Cuba, to […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Michael Moller, has expressed his condolences on the death of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. Moller visited the Cuban embassy in Geneva to sign the book of condolences opened after the death of the leader, who passes away on November […]
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-When Fidel Castro”s remains are buried here at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery on Sunday morning, December 4, there will be a new and powerful reason to consider it an altar of Cuba. Very close to National Hero Jose Marti, in the Mausoleum that perpetuates his memory, the burial site of the Commander-in-Chief will […]
Havana, Cuba.-Tourism in Cuba increases every year and there are plans already to welcome more than four million foreign visitors next year, sources from the sector reported today. Maria del Carmen Orellana, Marketing Director General for the Cuban Tourism Ministry (MINTUR) and the director general of operations and quality, Maria del Pilar Garcia, showed their […]
Baracoa, Cuba.-The eastern Cuban city of Baracoa, one of the most affected after Hurricane Matthew, is restoring its distinct architecture, thanks to the contribution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. More than 1,000 red tiles have been donated by Venezuela, and are now being distributed around Baracoa, the first village founded by Spaniards in Cuba. […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Austrian vice-minister of Science, Research and Economy, Bernadette Marianne Gierlinger, is beginning a visit to Cuba today, with the purpose of signing a memorandum of understanding on international economic collaboration. According to a press release published on the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the Austrian official was invited by the Cuban Ministry […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has expected to reach a 12-percent rise in sugar production during the current harvest compared with the plan of the previous campaign, a source in the sector said. Dionis Perez, director of Information Technology and Analysis at Azcuba Sugar Group, told Prensa Latina that the Harlem sugar mill in Artemisa province is currently […]
Havana, cuba.-The 34th Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2016, has begun today here in the presence of about 4,500 exhibitors from 75 countries and representatives of 50 Chambers of Commerce. This year, the exhibition includes as a main new feature the holding of an investment forum, in which a new version of the business portfolio of […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 26th edition of the Pan-American Congress of Schools of Hospitality, Catering and Tourism (Conpeht) concluded today after a successful few days exploring training in the sector. Held from October 24th to the 28th and attended by some 500 delegates from around 20 countries, the meeting highlighted the influence of community in the travel […]
New York, United States.-The Cuban Permanent Mission at United Nations has expressed confidence today that the General Assembly will reject tomorrow the U.S.-imposed blockade to the island. ‘Cuba and its people have once again relied on the support of the international community in its legitimate claim of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade,’ the […]
Havana, Cuba.-The US economic, commercial and financial blockade against the island of Cuba for more than 50 years, limits the Cuban sports development , beside causing deep affectations to the Cuban economy and society. Despite the measures adopted by the government of US President Barack Obama, which modify some aspects of the blockade’s implementation, the […]
Washington, United States.-The economic, commercial and financial blockade of the US against Cuba is the main obstacle for the normalization of relations between Havana and Washington, said the Cuban ambassador here, Jose Ramon Cabañas. The Cuban diplomat gave an interview to the journalist Edmundo Garcia, which was broadcasted yesterday in the program ‘La tarde se […]
