Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Chinese buses of the make Yutong will continue to be the main public transportation means in Havana up to 2016, according governmental accords between Havana and Beijing facilitating the purchase by the island of the equipment, logistics and post-sale services. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Guests and journalists attending the 26 Habano Cigar Festival in the Cuban capital took part of tour of tobacco-leaf plantations in famous Pinar del Rio province on Tuesday, after they took part of a welcoming gala on Monday, which was dedicated to famous brands Partagas and Hoyo de Monterrey.... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Doctor Hage Gottfried Geingob, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, is on an official visit to the island since Tuesday and one of his first activities here was laying wreath to José Martí at the Memorial to the National Hero in Havana.... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- A Cultural Festival will be held in Cairo in the second trimester of this year, as part of a joint plan between Cuba and Egypt. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC) Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro head the list of delegates to the 8th Congress of the Association of Cuban Artists and Writers (UNEAC), to take place April 11 and 13 in Havana. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC) Former Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Cuban President Raul Castro toured the Special Development Zone, under construction at the Mariel Port, west of Havana, where the Brazilian leader described the project as the opportunity for an industrial revolution for Cuba.... More
Havana, February 25 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday evening attended the reopening of the Martí Theater, an icon of Cuba's cultural history that returns to life after decades of neglect.... More
Brasilia, February 25 (RHC) -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traveled Tuesday to Havana where he will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, his press office reported today.... More
Havana, February 25 (RHC) -– Cuba and Namibia will examine new strategies for the promotion of business and cooperation, during the visit to Cuba of Hage G. Geingob, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia.... More
Santiago de Cuba, February 25 (RHC)-- Cubans paid tribute on Monday to National Hero José Martí on the occasion of the 119th anniversary of the start of the “Necessary War,” the last Cuban offensive against Spanish colonial rule. ... More
Havana, February 25 (RHC) -– Sales of Cuba's famous cigars jumped eight percent in 2013, helped by strong demand from the island's smokers and China, said Habanos SA.... More
Roma, 24 feb (PL) El papa Francisco anunció la creación de una Secretaría de Economía para la gestión de los asuntos financieros y administrativos de la Santa Sede, como parte de las reformas analizadas por los cardenales en los últimos días.... More
London, February 24 (RHC) -- The U.S. economic blockade against Cuba is embarrassing, anachronistic and a failure, according to an editorial in the British daily The Financial Times.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC) – Negotiators from the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, (FARC) kicked off Monday the 21st round of peace talks here in Havana, focused on the issue of illegal drugs.... More
Tehran, February 24 (RHC) -- An Iranian parliamentary delegation will visit Cuba next week, according to a member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Department, Mohammad Saleh Joukar. ... More
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