Matanzas, Cuba.-British airline Virgin Atlantic has started flights from the London Gatwick airport to Varadero”s famous Cuban resort, a website specializing in tourism posted today. An investigation from the company resulted in the growing interest of travelers to Cuba, while the company expects to transport more than 28,000 tourists, according to the report from that […]
Washington, United States.-An international team of divers from The Florida Aquarium and the National Aquarium of Cuba constructed an underwater staghorn coral nursey in Cuba waters,according local media today. The underwater coral nursery took months of planning and six days in the field. The nursery is located in the Guanahacabibes, Peninsula National Park, off the […]
Havana, Cuba.-An International Colloquium on Gerontology has begun today in this capital with the attendance of representatives from 15 countries and regions to discuss the rights of senior citizens in the world. Sponsored by the International Federation of Associations of the Elderly (FIAPA) and the Longevity, Health and Aging Research Center (CITED), the meeting will […]
Harare, Zimbawe.-Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz sent a condolence message to his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe, because of the material damages and human losses caused by the floods in Zimbabwe, it was reported here Monday. A report by the Cuban Embassy in Harare said the situation provoked by the intense and strong rains affecting Zimbabwe […]
Havana, Cuba.-Debate sessions, workshops and exhibitions of the 7th Cuban Earth Science Convention are beginning today in this capital, to link this knowledge with society and sustainable development. The Exhibition of Products, New Technologies and Services for Geosciences, Geoexpo 2017, as well as congresses on Geology, Mining, Geophysics, Informatics, Oil and Gas, will be held […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban youth is today, on occasion of the 55th anniversary of its founding, a continuity and non-relay, is a guarantee of the present and future of the Revolution, the secretary general of the Young Communist League (UJC), Susely Morfa, said. The Cuban Revolution is a project of young people, who are the protagonists […]
Havana, Cuba.-Brigade 23 of the International Contingent of Specialists in Disaster Situations and Severe Epidemics, Henry Reeve, left for Peru today to help those affected by the heavy rains in that country. The 12 doctors and other 11 experts, all with more than ten years of work experience or with previous missions, will serve for […]
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.-Installation in this city of two new modern hybrid transmitters from Germany us part of the investment increase by Cuba to extend gradually digital television in the country. Official in charge of the station RadioCuba in this central province, Jorge Felix Madrigal, told the media that the cost of the new technology was […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has maintained a zero tolerance policy for human trafficking, a crime that violates the human rights of the victims, the Havana embassy at the United Nations Office in Geneva stated today. The diplomatic mission informed today the delivery of the National Action Plan for the Prevention and Fighting of Human Trafficking (2017-2020) to […]
Moscow, Russia.-Cuba has attended a meeting of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Member States of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), diplomatic sources said today. JINR chairman, Polish Latchezar Kostov, and the director of that entity, Viktor Matveev, led the plenary session, held in Dubna. Dr. Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, scientific adviser to […]
Havana, Cuba.-The second day of the Havana Model United Nations (Havmun) will include today keynote speeches from many UN agencies and debates of the commissions on international issues. The program includes working sessions of the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as well as a paper by representatives […]
San Jose, Costa Rica.-Prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso appreciated today here, also on behalf of members of the National Ballet of Cuba, the welcome given by Costa Rican audience and authorities. ‘I am very pleased by the love and welcome given by the Costa Rican people’, Alicia Alonso told the Prensa Latina news agency at […]
New York, United States.-Cuba said that Latin America and the Caribbean is an inspiration for other regions in nuclear disarmament at the United Nations in an event for the 50th year of the Tlatelolco agreement. Cuban permanent representative at UN Anayansi Rodriguez said that this organization was the first to declare this highly populated region […]
New York, United States.-Activist Ike Nahem said today that one of the priorities of solidarity with Cuba in the United States must be to break the siege of disinformation on the island in the northern country. In an interview with Prensa Latina, the coordinator for solidarity with Cuba in New York stated that the best […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.-Officials from Vietnam and Cuba have agreed to boost cooperation in political and party work, during a meeting as part of the visit of a delegation from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) concluded today. That position was reaffirmed by the Chairman of the General Department of Politics, Colonel General Luong Cuong, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The 22nd Havana Model United Nations (Havmun) begins today at the Main Lecture hall of the Havana University with an extensive program of keynote speeches and working sessions of several agencies of that international body. This time, panels will be held by the Pan-American Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Program and the […]
Havana, Cuba.-With a jam session that summons guest artists, Havana World Music Festival comes to an end Sunday at the Factory of Cuban Art (FAC), in this capital. From Thursday, March 23rd, the FAC and the Metropolitan Park of Havana were the stages for bands of a wide rande of musical trends from around the […]
Havana, Cuba.-Fiagrob 2017, the 20th International Agro-Industrial and Food-and-Agriculture Fair, that began on March 18 at Rancho Boyeros exhibition center is closing today with several rodeo events, such as parade, calf roping, bull tumbling and others. In this edition, teams from Mexico, Panama and the host country are participating in these activities, which seek to […]
New Delhi, India.-A delegation of the National Assembly of the People”s Power of Cuba (ANPP, Parliament) arrived today in this capital to exchange experiences and reinforce working links with Indian Parliament. The chairwoman of the ANPP’s International Relations Commission, Yolanda Ferrer, told Prensa Latina the visit is aimed at increasing bilateral links. The Cuban delegation […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.-The Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed today that the visit of the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, Leopoldo Cintra Frías will contribute to the promotion of the excellent bilateral relations. When welcoming the also General of the Army Corps, Phu Trong referred to the […]
