Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, and vice-President, Rosario Murillo, meet the Bishops.

Managua, July 20 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has strongly criticized the religious hierarchy in his country for taking sides, instead of mediating in the national dialogue.... More


Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, speaking at the rally in Managua celebrating a new anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.

Managua, July 20 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Nicaragua on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution.... More


Pretoria, July 19 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Minister of Public Health, Alfredo González, met Thursday with the South African head of that ministry, Aaron Motsoaledi -- during a meeting in which they discussed the medical collaboration between both countries and its possible expansion. ... More


Camagüey, July 19 (RHC)-- The Small Grants Program (SGP) of the Global Environment Facility will fund the opening of a butterfly park, located in the Botanical Park in Camagüey.... More


People hold Sandinista National Liberation Front flags on the 39th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Revolution.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, July 19 (RHC)-- Nicaragua is marking the 39th anniversary of the triumph of the Popular Sandinista Revolution, a process that signaled the end of the Somoza family dictatorship and represented socio-economic transformations to benefit the Nicaraguan people. ... More


The gate of the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, July 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations says that the freshly imposed restrictions by Israel on Gaza risk causing a "dramatic deterioration" in the enclave's humanitarian conditions. ... More


Olga Sanchez Cordero, designated Interior Minister of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, arrives to the campaign headquarters in Mexico City,

Mexico City, July 19 (RHC)-- Mexico's future secretary of the interior said the government of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will implement a national plan to repair relatives of victims and prevent further forced disappearances... More


Colombian teachers during the June 2017 strike demanding better working conditions.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, July 19 (RHC)-- Colombia’s National Federation of Educators (Fecode) has announced they will hold a national strike next Wednesday... More


The National Meteorological Institute predicts rainfall to continue until Thursday.   Photo: Facebook: Comisión Nacional de Emergencias

San Jose, July 19 (RHC)-- Heavy rain showers in Costa Rica are reportedly costing the state millions of dollars as one city after another announces a "red alert" amid the continual downfall. ... More


U.S. lawmakers hold hearings on Donald Trump’s plans to reorganize government.   Photo: U.S. Senate

Washington, July 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, on Capitol Hill, Senate committees are holding hearings on President Donald Trump’s proposal to reorganize the federal government. ... More


EU and Japan sign one of world’s largest trade-acts.   Photo: AP

Tokyo, July 19 (RHC)-- The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements during a meeting of leaders in Tokyo.  The trade deal will cover a quarter of the global economy.  ... More


Direct flights resume between Ethiopia and Eritrea.   Photo: Reuters

Addis Ababa, July 19 (RHC)-- In East Africa, the first direct flights between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years have taken off from Addis Ababa, connecting Eritrea’s capital Asmara. ... More


Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez (center) shortly after his arrival in the Nicaraguan capital. Twitter Photo.

Managua, July 19 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has arrived in Nicaragua, heading the island’s delegation to the main rally on the occasion of the 39th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Popular Sandinista Revolution.... More


United Nations, July 18 (RHC)-- Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba, in his capacity as President of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- Several research projects are being undertaken by the Cuban bio-pharmaceutical industry... More


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