Havana, July 16 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro has called on his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama to use his executive powers to dismantle the economic, trade and financial blockade imposed by Washington on Havana.... More


Mexico City, July 16 (RHC) -– Members of the 26th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba, an initiative that has brought tons of humanitarian assistance to Cuba over the years in defiance of the U.S. blockade, arrived in Mexico on their way to Havana.... More


Miami, July 16 (RHC) –- Haimark Line is the latest tour company to announce plans to operate cruises from Florida to Cuba starting next February.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro delivered the closing address on Wednesday of the 5th Period of Ordinary Sessions of the 8th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- Cuban President Raul Castro presided over the plenary session of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament), which opened Wednesday morning following three days of intense debates by the parliament's ten permanent working commissions.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- Moreover, the Cuban Parliament is evaluating the performance of the country's economic plan during the Fifth session of its Eight Legislature at Havana's Convention Center. ... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- The 11th Plenary Session of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee, presided over by its First Secretary Raul Castro, has convened the 7th Congress of that political organization for April 16, 2016 -- marking the 55th anniversary of the declaration of the Socialist character of the Cuban Revolution and the founding of the Party.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- The Cuban parliament, currently in plenary session, extended to the Ecuadorian National Assembly and the government of Rafael Correa, its firm support against destabilization-oriented attempts by the local oligarchy.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- The Cuban National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament) launched its official Twitter and Facebook pages, said Parliament's Communications Director Tubal Paez.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- As part of the agenda of the Cuban Parliament's permanent commissions prior to the plenary session Wednesday of the legislative body, lawmakers were briefed about the policy and strategies of the island's communications program and its prospects.... More


Luanda, July 15 (RHC) —- The Angolan Minister of National Defense, João Lourenço, met on Tuesday morning in Luanda with Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas, with whom he exchanged views on relations between the two countries.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- Visiting U.S. filmmaker and producer Francis Ford Coppola gave a conference at the International Television and Movie School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), located on the outskirts of the Cuban capital.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) --- The Jose Marti Brigade is made up of 160 members from 17 European countries that do volunteer work in agriculture and tour the country to become acquainted with Cuban life.... More


Santiago de Cuba, July 15 (RHC) --- The Minister of Financial Services of the Bahamas, Hope Strachan, is in Cuba heading a delegation from her country to participate in the Cuba-Caribbean Business Forum, to be held from July 15th to the 17th at the Heredia Theater in Santiago de Cuba. ... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) --- A group of veterans of the attack on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons and also members of Granma's expeditionary force were honored by the national leadership of the Confederation of Cuban Workers, CTC, for their combat actions in 1953 and 1956, which ignited the Cuban Revolution. ... More


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