Expert Warns of More Powerful Hurricanes in Cuba

Havana, June 19 (PL-RHC) -- Climate change has increased the possibilities Cuba is hit by more intense hurricanes, said José Rubiera, Chief of the national forecasting center at the Cuban Meteorology Institute.... More

Official Gazette Publishes New Cuban Labor Code

Havana, June 19 (PL-RHC) -- The Cuban Official Gazette has published the new Labor Code of the Republic of Cuba and its complementary provisions supporting legal safeguards for employees and employers.... More

Angolan President Says Visit to Cuba Further Strengthens Bilateral Relations

Havana, June 18 (RHC) -– Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos began an official visit to Cuba on Tuesday, aimed at further strengthening bilateral relations between Luanda and Havana.... More

UN Praises Cuban Disaster Risk Management and Civil Defense Systems

Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- UN Representative in Havana Laura Melo has praised the Cuban disaster risk management experience and the role of the island’s Civil Defense system in disaster situations. ... More

Cuba Reports Six Cases of Chikungunya and Prepared to Fight Virus

Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- The Cuban Health Ministry announced on Wednesday the detection of six cases of Chikungunya virus on the island, explaining that all are Cuban citizens who have frequently traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.... More

Cuban Court Imposes Sanctions on Methanol-Related Homicide Case

Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- Havana’s Provincial Court handed down its verdict and imposing sanctions on a group of citizens directly involved in the theft and distribution of methanol. The illegal activity led to the intoxication and hospitalization in July and August 2013 of 99 persons, 11 of whom died, after having consumed the product, which was originally stored at Havana’s Chemist and Food Institute.... More

New Poll Favoring U.S.-Cuba Relations Impacts U.S. Press

Miami, June 18 (RHC) -- A recent poll by the Florida International University revealing that a large number of Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade county favor the lifting of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba and the resumption of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana has had a big repercussion this week in the U.S. press.... More

Varadero Tourist Center Witnesses Variety of Markets

Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- The renowned Varadero tourist center, on the northern Hicacos peninsula in western Matanzas province, is witnessing a growing number of tourists from different nations, which marks a diversity of markets headed by Canada, and followed by European and Latin American nations.... More

Yihadistas se incautan de ropa femenina "contraria" a ley islámica en Siria

Yihadistas se incautan de ropa femenina "contraria" a ley islámica en Siria

Beirut, 18 jun (EFE).- Militantes del grupo radical Estado Islámico de Irak y el Levante (EIIL o ISIS, en sus siglas en inglés) registraron varias tiendas en la ciudad de Al Raqa, su bastión principal en Siria, donde se incautaron de prendas femeninas que consideran contrarias a la sharía o ley islámica. ... More

Angolan President Says his Visit to Cuba will further Strengthen Bilateral Relations

Havana, June 17 (RHC)Angola’s president Jose Eduardo dos Santos kicked off an official visit to Cuba on Tuesday, which aims at further strengthening bilateral relations between Luanda and Havana.... More

Spanish Entrepreneurs Promote Investment Opportunities in Cuba

Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– The Council of Chambers of Commerce in Spain will hold a forum on business and investment opportunities in Cuba on June 26th, the entrepreneurial organization announced on Tuesday.... More

Raul Castro Back in Cuba after Summit of G-77

Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro returned home on Monday after having participated at the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, held June 14th and 15th in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz.... More

Firefighters of the World Meet in Havana

Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– Firefighters from 13 countries of the world are meeting in Havana for the 5th International Conference of Firefighters, underway until Friday, June 20th and running parallel to the 9th International Congress on Disasters. ... More

U.S. Newspaper Opens Poll on Hillary Clinton’s Proposal to Lift the Blockade of Cuba

Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– The Jersey Journal has launched a survey with the question: “Do you agree with Hillary Clinton that the U.S. Cuban embargo should end?” -- announcing its results for Saturday.... More

Raul Castro Back in Cuba after Summit of 77

Havana, June 16 (RHC) Cuban president Raul Castro returned home on Monday after having participated at the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, held June 14 and 15 in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz.... More

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