Havana, December 29 (RHC-ACN)-- In Cuba, 19.8 percent of the population are over 60 years old, which is why the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) increased services in 2017 to improve the quality of life of this age group. ... More


Ricardo Cabrisas, Minister for the Economy and Planning

Havana, December 29 (RHC)-- Cuban Minister for the Economy and Planning Ricardo Cabrisas underscored advances toward granting Cuban companies greater autonomy.... More


Cuban Public Health Minister, Roberto Morales

Havana, December 29 (RHC)—Cuba´s health system reached favorable indicators in 2017, including an infant mortality rate of 4.1 per thousand live births, the lowest in the history of the country, said Roberto Morales, Minister of Public Health.... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC-Granma)-- The defense of national identity, patriotism and anti-imperialism will be the fundamental issues that delegates will debate at the Ninth Congress of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), which begins its initial phase on February 3rd.... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- The traditional military ceremony at the San Carlos de la Cabaña fortress in Havana will take place on December 31st at midnight to salute the 59th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. ... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- The National Ballet of Cuba will celebrate the 59th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution with the ballet Don Quixote, one of the main classics of both the universal repertoire and the dance company.... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- The slate committees of the National Assembly of People's Power, the Cuban parliament, are preparing the way for the second stage of next year's elections.... More


Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodríguez (File Photo)

Havana, December 28 (RHC-Granma)-- The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodríguez, said that the island has the support of the international community in its just demand that the U.S. blockade be lifted, and thanked those countries who have expressed their condemnation of Washington's policy.... More


Havana, December 27 (RHC/Juventud Rebelde)-- Cuba and Russia are planning the installation, commissioning and joint exploitation on the island of two earth stations devoted to spacial observation. ... More


Inaugural day of the Greek Orthodox Church in Havana on January 25, 2004 (File Photo)

Athens, December 27 (RHC-Minrex)-- Representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Archbishop Athenagoras, praised Cuba as an example of religious freedom, during a meeting held at the Club of Athens, with the presence of numerous Greek businessmen and political figures, and attended by the Ambassador of Cuba, Zelmys María Domínguez Cortina.... More


Santa Clara, December 27 (RHC)-- Students from the Cuban province of Villa Clara paid tribute Wednesday to Commander Ernesto Che Guevara on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the capture of the city of Santa Clara, then held by forces of dictator Fulgencio Batista.... More


Abel Prieto

Havana, December 27 (RHC-Granma)-- Cuba's Minister of Culture, Abel Prieto, has stressed that despite the damage caused by Hurricane Irma in September, the country managed to reopen damaged art schools and save patrimonial objects.... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales (File Photo)

La Paz, December 27 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales thanked Cuba on his Twitter account for the support given, on a day like today 14 years ago, to his country's efforts of regaining a sea access. ... More


Havana, December 26 (RHC)-- The Latin American School of Medicine, ELAM, has trained almost 29,000 doctors from 90 countries, in its 14 graduations, said Luis Estruch, Professor Emeritus of the center founded by the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro.... More


Holguín, December 26 (RHC)-- The first charter flight coming from Russia and operated by the company Nordwind Airlines has arrived at the Frank País International Airport in eastern Holguín province, bringing in more than 300 Russian tourists.... More


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