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.-Cuba will be running an extensive activity program as part of World AIDS Day on December 1st, which is focused on prevention, the organizers announced today. Under the motto: ‘Let us Raise our Hands for Prevention of HIV’, World AIDS Day in Cuba will offer a spectrum of activities from educational campaigns, detection test […]
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.- Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, concludes today an official visit to Cuba, where he confirmed President Raul Castro his interest in strengthening economic and trade relations with Cuba. With a keynote speech at the Main Lecture hall of the Havana University in the morning and a meeting with the press in the afternoon […]
Havana, Cuba.-President Raul Castro will meet with his Vietnamese peer, Tran Dai Quang, who is carrying out an official visit to the Caribbean nation. According to the program to be followed during his stay, to be run until tomorrow, Tran will also meet today with Cuban Parliament President, Esteban Lazo, and will receive the Jose […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Bastion 2016 strategic exercise has begun today in Cuba, as part of the preparation for the defense and with a view to raising the disposition of the troops and the population against possible attacks. This exercise, to be run until Friday, November 18, aims to train the governing and command bodies of the […]
Havana, Cuba.- Vietnam”s president, Tran Dai Quang, arrived in Cuba today in order to conduct an official visit, which will conclude next Thursday. The President of Vietnam was received at the Jose Marti International Airport by Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes and took the opportunity to praise the excellent relations between both countries. According to […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 53rd edition of the sports poll of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina Starts Monday, to at the end, award the perfor5mances by the best athletes of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. The reception of votes for the selection of athletes and teams with the best performances of the year, is now […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Real Madrid Foundation started a training campus in this capital Monday, which will extend up to next Friday, with the visit of former Spanish soccer star Emilio Butragueño. ‘We were just like crazy for being in here. We spent a year and a half organizing the project with Cuban and Spanish friends. And […]
Havana, Cuba.-Doctors and surgeons from the U.S. and Cuba will meet for the first time from November 16 thru 18, to discuss topics as the accreditation of services, announced here organizers of the event. A group of 15 members of the International Board of Surgeons and Doctors of the United States, non-government organization that groups […]
Rome, Italy.-With a pavilion dedicated to Cuban fine arts, ArtePadova 2016 has entered Sunday its third and penultimate day in the northern Italian city of Padua. Organized and curated by Bettini and Co. Gallery, and sponsored by the Cuban Embassy, the exhibition includes artworks by Wifredo Lam, Servando Cabrera and Victor Manuel, along with the […]
San Jose, Costa Rica.-Cuban residents in Costa Rica on Sunday repeated their demand for the elimination of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba and the return of the naval base in Guantanamo, which is illegally occupied by the United States. The demand was contained in a statement issued in this capital by […]
Paris, France.-Cuba is expecting UNESCO to include ”rumba” in its list – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, during the forthcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on the issue, diplomatic sources said today. According to the information provided to Prensa Latina by the Havana delegation at UNESCO, the event scheduled from November 28th to December 2nd […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba called the United States today to comply with its obligations as the host country of the United Nations (UN) lifting the selective and discriminatory measures applied against Cuban diplomats. In a session of the Sixth Commission of the General Assembly devoted to tackle the relations with the host country, the Foreign Ministry Director […]
Havana, Cuba.-The challenges of Social Sciences in the current context of change is one of the main subjects of discussion at the First International Convention on Science, Technology and Innovation. The event, which began on Monday, October 31st, at the Conference Center in Havana, will feature teacher, Marta Muñoz, from the Latin American Social Sciences […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM) has maintained a strong appeal to foreign investors who want business with Cuba, after three years of being established, official sources said today. The general director of ZEDM Office, Ana Teresa Igarza, stated that discrete progress that have the responsibility to strengthen step by step is already appreciated. […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has been presenting today more opportunities for potential foreign investment at the Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2016, attended by more than 3,500 exhibitors from 73 countries. Published in 2014 for the first time, the Opportunities Portfolio has been annually updated through the integration of projects and the removal of others which managed to […]
Havana, Cuba.-After intense exchanges, the first forum on direct foreign investment (DFI) in Cuba associated to the Havana International Fair (FIHAV), main trade fair of the Caribbean region, will conclude today. The decision to insert this kind of meeting on the fair’s agenda responds to the purpose of contributing to closer ties between foreign businessmen […]
Havana, cuba.-Surgeons from more than 20 countries of Latin America, Europe and the United States will participate here in the 13th Cuban Congress of Surgery, to be held from November 8 to 10, organizers announced today. Sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Federation of Surgery, among other organizations, the […]
