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10 July, 2017 Tobacco Areas to Increase in Cuba

Pinar del Rio, Cuba.-Considered the greatest tobacco producing region in the country, this western Cuban province will increase 700 hectares for the crop of the solanaceous leaf in the coming campaign, and the initial plantings are scheduled for October. The total number of hectares to be covered has amounted to 18,704, according to Virginio Morales, […]
10 July, 2017 Cuba Is among Fastest-Growing Tourist Destinations in Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica.-Cuba is currently among Costa Ricans” favorite tourist destinations, with a growth of 72 percent in 2016, according to statistics from the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners, La Nacion newspaper reported. The Caribbean island is behind the United Kingdom, with a 150-percent growth, and Peru, with 145 percent, compared to monthly […]
7 July, 2017 Presidents of Russia and USA Met in Hamburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained what issues he discussed with his American counterpart Donald Trump, during the two-hour meeting they held in Hamburg within the G20 Summit.
7 July, 2017 A New Design for Cuba’s Environmental Law

Cuban professionals agreed on the need for a new design of the national environmental legislation, issued twenty years ago, when climate change lacked the transcendence it currently has, especially its devastating impact.
7 July, 2017 Cuba to Enhance Ties with EU

Havana, Cuba.-The European Parliament´s ratification for the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between Cuba and the European Union (EU) provides new openings for the ties between both parties, Cuban Foreign Ministry official said. As stated by Elio Rodriguez, director for Cuban Foreign Ministry´ Europe Department, such an agreement will further progress in political and economic […]
7 July, 2017 UN Expert on Human Rights and Solidarity to Visit Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The United Nations (UN) independent expert on human rights and international solidarity, Virginia Dandan, will visit Cuba in response to an invitation by the Cuban Government, the foreign ministry in this country reported today. She will stay in Cuba from July 12-13 and during the visit, Dandan will fulfill a program that includes meetings […]
6 July, 2017 Cuba Values Expanding Links with European Union

The ratification by the European Parliament of the Agreement on political dialogue and cooperation between Cuba and the European Union opens up new opportunities for expanding the links between the two sides, an official of the Cuban Chancellery said this Thursday.
6 July, 2017 Supreme Court Repudiates Violence

The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice rejected the attack on the Venezuelan people in the National Assembly, and said the perpetrators of the event will be punished.
6 July, 2017 UN Body Verifies Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

Promoting growth-generating projects in areas of common interest, and to strengthen economic cooperation are the purposes of the Cuba-Gabon Business Forum, which will take place tomorrow in the context of the official visit to the island of the President of the African nation, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
6 July, 2017 UN Expert on Human Rights and Solidarity Will Visit Cuba

The Cuban Chancellery reported that the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity of the United Nations, Virginia Dandan, will visit Cuba in response to an invitation from the Government
6 July, 2017 Japanese Navy Training Squadron to Arrive in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-A Training Squadron of the Japanese Self-defense Navy is to arrive today in Havana on an official visit, informed daily Granma. During their stay in the Cuban capital, Japanese sailors will carry out a program of activities including visits of courtesy to the head of the Revolutionary Navy, to the president of the National […]
6 July, 2017 Broad International Cooperation of the Cuban Forestry Association

Havana, Cuba.-Over 11 international cooperation projects for an amount of about $11 million USD have been developed in recent years by the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forest Technicians (ACTAF). These programs are closely related to the strengthening of scientific and technical capacity, agro-ecological articulation, sustainable agriculture design, start-up of mini-industries, among other issues, according […]
5 July, 2017 They Reveal Expedition’s Discovery in Cuban Reefs

New species, reservoirs of invasive lionfish, Mackerel shoals with commercial value, and healthy corals were some of the findings of the first expedition made by Cuban and American scientists, who traveled through Cuba for a month.
5 July, 2017 In Havana Congress of Forestry Technicians

The fifth Congress of the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technicians will be held next July 17 and 18 in Havana, with the purpose of promoting sustainable agricultural and forestry development on agro-ecological bases.