Havana, Cuba.-Clement Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, is winding up today his official visit to Cuba, during which he met authorities and toured places of historical interest. As part of his working schedule, the head of the Congolese government spoke with Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel, about the historical and fraternal political […]
Paris, France.-French Association Cuba Linda will travel in the next few days to Havana to join the celebrations on the International Workers” Day on May 1, informed the entity”s directive. According to a communiqué sent to Prensa Latina, the delegation will be formed by one hundred persons who will develop an intense program titled ”Following […]
Havana, Cuba.-The tourist boom in Cuba is particularly boosting hotel business, as the increase in arrivals requires expanded capacity, and this has led Iberostar chain to set the island as a priority in its projections in the Americas. With the recent opening of the Iberostar Bella Vista Varadero Hotel, this Majorcan (Spain) company provided a […]
Madrid, España.-Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, is concluding today a two-day official visit to Spain, the first a foreign minister from the island has carried out for almost one decade. Rodriguez, who was received yesterday by King Felipe VI and the President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, invited both to visit Cuba to deepen […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean, of the International Council for Science (ICSU), is beginning here today with specialized debates focused on sustainable development. Cuba will present during the event the scientific progress made in the last decades, especially in the field of medicine and biotechnology, the national press stressed. This […]
Havana, Cuba.-The National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC) is organizing a forum on financial affairs, to be attended by about 400 experts from several countries, the organizing committee confirmed. The 11th International Meeting on Accountability, Audits and Finance is scheduled for May 22-24 at Havana’s International Convention Center. The event will discuss […]
Quito, Ecuador.-The Cuban Medical Brigade in Ecuador close today the First National Symposium on the Validity of Fidel Castro”s Thinking. The event, that opened Friday, emphasizes the validity of the ideas of Fidel Castro on health. The manin venue of the gathering is Quito, although there are also workshops in other Ecuadorian cities such as […]
Havana, Cuba.-Representatives of youth organizations along with Cuban veterans celebrated Sunday the 56th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Revolution in April 1961. The commemorative event took place at 23 & 12 Cinema, a few meters from the site where Fidel Castro made the historic declaration on April 16, 1961, during […]
Varadero, Cuba.-Cuba has become the first choice for operation in Latin America of the Spanish hotel group Iberostar, the chain’s representative on island, Mateo Cardentei, said during the opening of a new stablishment in the western resort of Varadero. The Spanish company inaugurated on Saturday the Iberostar Bella Vista Varadero Hotel a five-star Premium Gold […]
Madrid, España.-Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has begun a two-day official visit to Spain today in response to an invitation from the authorities of this European country. Rodriguez will meet today with the President of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, at La Moncloa Palace, venue of the presidency of this country. After that meeting, the […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 37th International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2017 will be opened with the presentation of Gibara as a new tourist product, a city located in the eastern province of Holguin, where the event will take place. From this moment on, Gibara is inserted as a new tourist destination with attractive options, as the opening of […]
Havana, Cuba.-As recreational nautical activities in Cuba are attracting a growing number of foreign tourists, travel agencies are implementing more programs to meet the increasing demands of those who want to sail along Cuban waters, while the island”s nautical flagship club is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Ernest Hemingway International Club will turn 25 years […]
Havana, Cuba.-The organizers of the Franco-Cuban Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation today highlighted Cuba”s progress in medicine, education and biotechnology, as well as the enormous potentiality for the two-way cooperation. ‘Everyone recognizes Cuba’s strength in medicine, health and education. Either Latin America and the rest of the world admire this Cuban achievement,’ he said. […]
Pinar del Río, Cuba.-The western province of Pinar del Rio starts today labors for the next tobacco campaign which will extend to 19 thousand hectares, according to the program to develop the crop. Virginio Morales, senior specialist of the crop, said farmers are now intent on contributing to the conservation and improvement of soilsespecialista with […]
Havana, Cuba.-US researcher James Graham gave a masterly lecture on Huanglongbird (HLB), a disease of citrus fruits caused by a vector-borne pathogen, at the 8th International Scientific Seminar on Plant Health. This disease affects the ripening process of both young and adult citrus plants, by causing death in a few years, the US specialist on […]
París, France.-UNESCO Director General, irina Bokova, saluted the celebration in Cuba of the International Jazz Day 2017, date in which big representatives of the genre worldwide will meet in Havana. ‘For UNESCO it is an honor to associate again with the Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk and the Cuban Institute of Music to hoist jazz […]
Havana, Cuba.-The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, continues her official visit to Cuba today, where she develops a program of activities to confirm the work in the fight against human trafficking. Yesterday, the UN official on the human rights of human trafficking victims, especially women and children, spoke with the head of the […]
Pirura, Peru.-The Cuban medical brigade begins its second week of work in the shelters of victims of the heavy rains and floods in this northern Peruvian city and its surroundings. The Cubans are preparing to start another day of work after a week in which they have treated 3,667 patients, to whom they gave preventive […]
Havana, Cuba.-Humanism and solidarity are the cornerstone of fraternal relations between Latin American and Caribbean peoples, said Ecuador”s ambassador to Cuba, Fabian Solano. In an interview with Cubaminrex, in the framework of the 15th Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Treaty of Trade of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) held […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has thanked the organization Centro Sur for its constant support in the fight against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against this Caribbean nation. During the 18th meeting of the Centro Sur Council of Representatives, which brings together developing countries, the head of the office of Multilateral Economic-Commercial […]
