Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- Cuba will close 2019 with more than 40 stores selling in dollars throughout the island, out of the 77 establishments planned by the government when it announced that economic measure last October, Granma newspaper reported.... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla sent his condolences to the people and government of Kazakhstan for the plane crash that occurred on Friday in that Asian country that left 12 people dead and dozens hurt.... More


Beijing, December 28 (RHC)--Cuba received an award in China as a high-potential tourist destination, due to its growing prestige in the sector. Cuban Consul in Shanghai, Nestor Torres, received the prize, granted on Friday by the specialized magazine Travelling Scope in their 2019 Star Awards.... More


The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Sancti Spíritus produces a wide range of biological reagents. (Photo: Arelys García)

Sancti Spíritus, December 28 (RHC)—The U.S. economic blockade on Cuba impedes access to raw materials, technologies and equipment necessary for the development of the biotechnology sector on the island.... More


Miami, December 28 (RHC)--The exclusion of the Gente de Zona duo from the annual New Year’s Eve concert organized by Cuban-American artist Armando Christian Pérez, known as Pitbull, in downtown Miami marks yet another attack on cultural exchange.... More


Havana, December 27 (RHC)--The first bioelectric plant to be built in Cuba with foreign investment is in its final phase of execution and will be operational in early 2020.... More


Havana, December 27 (RHC)--The last meeting of the Council of Ministers of the year 2019 was held Tuesday at the Palace of the Revolution, headed by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, and led by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.... More


Havana, December 26 (RHC)-- Cambodia considers it a moral principle to accompany Cuba in its noble struggle to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island for almost six decades.... More


Havana, December 26 (RHC)-- Specialized forces of the General Customs of the Republic (AGR) detected at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport a passenger arriving from South America, who was attempting to smuggle 37 liquid cocaine capsules into Cuban territory.... More


Bruno Rodriguez, Foreign Minister

Havana, December 26 (RHC)--Cuba condemned on Thursday the harassment perpetrated this week by security and intelligence forces of the coup government of Bolivia against the embassy and diplomatic residence of Mexico in that South American country.... More


Havana, December 26 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called for the defense of Latin American unity and integration in the face of attempts to impose neoliberal policies aligned with the interests of U.S. domination.... More


Havana, December 25 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez followed up on the actions being carried out in the country to increase food production.... More


Tokyo, December 25 (RHC)-- Managers of the Japanese company Rainbow and Nature have expressed interest in expanding the market for Cuban pharmaceutical products in Japan.... More


Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, General Secretary of the CTC

Havana, December 25 (RHC)-- The Cuban Trade Union Federation is calling workers island-wide to discuss the Economic Plan for 2020 in work centers.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC)-- The appointment last Saturday of Manuel Marrero Cruz as Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba has prompted messages of congratulations from various parts of the world.... More


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