Havana, January 26 (PL-RHC)-- Several months ago, health care authorities in the Americas sounded the alarm over the presence of a new viral disease: the Chikungunya fever, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and is characterized by a high fever and muscular pains.... More


Cienfuegos, January 26 (PL-RHC)-- Colombian writer Piedad Bonnett launched her book "Explicaciones No Pedidas" (Unrequested Explanations), which won the 2014 Jose Lezama Lima Poetry Award granted by Casa de las Americas to works published in previous years.... More


Havana, January 24 (RHC) -- The opening of relations between the U.S. and Cuba could be very good news for American exporters, among them, farmers. The decades-long U.S. economic blockade has made doing business very difficult, but that situation could soon change. Wheat farmers in particular see good times ahead.... More


Miami, January 24 (RHC) Port Canaveral officials are starting to focus on Cuba as a future market for both cargo and cruise business, FloridaToday reports.... More


Montevideo, Jan 24, (RHC-PL), -- Uruguayan President Jose Mujica welcomed the recent diplomatic contacts between Cuba and the United States, saying they pave the way for a more global package of trade facilities for Latin America.... More


New York, January 24 (RHC) – MasterCard has announced it will begin handling U.S. credit card transactions in Cuba on March 1, making the credit card company the first to adjust to the U.S. Department of Treasury's plan to lift a ban on doing business in Cuba.... More


Havana, January 23 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro has met with Uruguay's Vice President-elect, Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez, who is in Cuba on an official visit.... More


Havana, January 23 (RHC) -- The United States and Cuba on Thursday ended the historic, first round of talks on restoring diplomatic relations, but both sides admitted "profound differences" still remain and much needs to be done before normalization of bilateral relations.... More


New Orleans, January 23 (RHC-NOLA)-- Following a December agreement between the United States and Cuba to begin normalizing diplomatic relations, two New Orleans-based business groups have initiated their own form of outreach to the Caribbean nation, Nola.com reports.... More


Havana, January 23 (RHC) -– Another new resort has opened its doors in Cuba, amid expected surge in American tourism. Blue Diamond’s Starfish brand has officially debuted its new resort in the Varadero area of the island.... More


Berlin, January 23 (RHC-PL) -- The Cuban government's achievements in public health were stressed by experts in that matter, who are attending the lecture "Neglected Diseases in Latin America," developed at the central House of Democracy in Berlin.... More


Cayo Santa María, January 23 (RHC)-- Cuban Revolution Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers, inaugurated an electrical substation at Cayo Santa Maria tourist resort in Villa Clara on Thursday.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Talks in Havana continued for a second day as Cuban and U.S. diplomats seek to remove obstacles to normalized relations.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC) –- Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, at the base organizations in municipalities, aims at improving their work and focusing the debate on the workshops taking place in several regions of the island.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC) -- Talks between the governments of Cuba and the United States continue in Havana in a harmonious and respectful atmosphere, said Gustavo Machin, Deputy Director of the Cuban Foreign Ministry's Department for the United States.... More


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