Montevideo, July 2 (RHC) -- Cuban doctors at the Jose Marti Eye Hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, have administered 50,000 surgeries as part of the program known as Operation Miracle.... More


Havana, July 2 (RHC) -- Over 350 Cuban lawmakers, grouped in 10 commissions are analyzing a far-reaching agenda prior to the Third Session of the Cuban Parliament to take place Saturday. ... More


Panama City, July 2 (RHC) -- Cuban Vice President and Comptroller General Gladys Bejerano met on Tuesday with the members of the island’s diplomatic mission in Panama to update them on different aspects related to her work.... More


Washington, July 2 (RHC) – The head of the Cuban Interests Section in the United States, Jose Cabañas, visited the U.S. city of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania state, where he met with academics, entrepreneurs and with the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which reported on the meeting. ... More


Havana, July 2 (RHC) -- A total of 1,214 Cuban physicians offering their services in Brazil will arrive in Havana this week to begin their vacations, according to an announcement by the Public Health Ministry (MINSAP).... More


Santiago de Cuba, July 2 (RHC) -- The siting of a sculpture in honor of the National Poet of Suriname, Robin Dobru Raveles, a close friend of Cuba, will be one of the main activities of the 34th edition of the Fiesta de Fuego, the Fire Fiesta, which will begin on July 3rd in Santiago de Cuba.... More


Panama City, July 1 (RHC) -– Cuban Vice President Gladys Bejerano heads the island’s delegation to the official inauguration on Tuesday of new Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Paris National Bank (BNP) Paribas agreed to pay an 8.9-billion-dollar fine to avoid penal actions, after admitting its violation of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and other nations.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Venezuela and Cuba continue to expand the refinery project they jointly develop in Cuba in an effort to increase its production capacity up to 80,000 barrels a day.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -- The free eye-surgery program known as Operation Miracle has benefited nearly two million 600,000 persons from 34 countries since its implementation in July 2004, announced Dr. Reinaldo Rios, Head of the National Ophthalmology Group of the Public Health Ministry.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Barcelona Harbor Authorities announced their interest in participating in joint development projects in Cuba, particularly in the logistic field.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) –- The first tropical storm of the current hurricane season, to be called Arthur, is expected to develop from a tropical depression that came to life early Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, some 155 kilometers southeast of Cape Canaveral, on the eastern coast of the U.S. State of Florida.... More


Havana, June 30 (RHC) –- Control and supervision actions carried out in different areas of Cuban economy during the first half of the year will be on the spotlight of the Cuban Parliament’s ten working commissions in upcoming sessions Wednesday and Thursday at Havana’s International Convention Center. ... More


Havana, June 30 (RHC) –- Havana’s Provincial Court has declared a penal process against Canadian entrepreneurs and former Cuban officials ready for sentencing with the prosecution demanding from eight to 20 prison years for the accused, plus a 91-million dollar compensation for the damage inflicted to Cuban economic and tax entities. ... More


New York, June 30 (RHC) -- BNP Paribas' board of directors approved over the weekend a settlement with US authorities to pay a record $9 billion fine to avoid being tried for violating U.S. economic sanctions of third countries.... More


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