May 19th, 2017

19 May, 2017 Cuban Champion Hopes his Record to Stay

Cuban former high jumper Javier Sotomayor said this Friday he will continue feeling as a world record holder until someone jumps 2.46 meters, in reference to the possibility of erasing his mark

19 May, 2017 Presidential Election in Iran

On 19 May, more than 55 million Iranians are summoned to participate in the twelfth presidential election since the country became an Islamic republic.

19 May, 2017 China Helps to Develop Cuban Coconut Industry

Chinese company AVIC Intl Project Engineering Company, works in Baracoa in the technological installation and start-up of a factory for the processing of fiber and organic substrate coconut.

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 Cuban Orchestra Makes Americans Dance

The Cuban group of popular music Havana D´Primera began this Thursday a tour by the United States, which will take place until next May 29.

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 USA Denies Visa to Cuban University Students

Havana, Cuba.-The U.S. Government has reportedly denied visa to a group of Cuban students who scheduled to participate in the finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest at the Association of Computing Machinery. During the event, known as the World Cup of Information Technology, the team from the University of Havana will only attend the […]

19 May, 2017 Cuba and U.S. to Study Coral Reefs

Havana, Cuba.-Scientists from Cuba and the United States started a joint expedition to study the deep coral reefs surrounding the Caribbean island, the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) reported on Thursday. The collaboration is part of the Biannual Working Plan under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Preservation and Management […]

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 […]

19 May, 2017 Domadores Ready to Defeat Tigers

Havana, Cuba.-Members of the Cuban boxing franchise participating in the 2017 edition of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) assured that they are ready today overcome the challenge in the match against the Uzbekistan Tigers in the quarterfinals of the 4th edition. ‘Now we are are at home. The boys have the disposal to give […]

19 May, 2017 Inaugurated in Cuba International Meeting of Customs Directors

Havana, Cuba.-The head of the General Customs of Cuba, Pedro Pérez, opened today the 38th Meeting of National Directors of Customs of Latin America, Spain and Portugal, in the 1930 hall of the Hotel Nacional. At the opening ceremony, Perez described the experience of collaboration as fruitful through the multilateral agreement on cooperation and mutual […]

19 May, 2017 Latin American Organization Supports Venezuela

The Latin American Society of Political Economy and Critical Thinking, in solidarity with Venezuela, demanded the cessation of imperialist interference in that country, besieged by a national and international media war.