Belmopan, August 26 (RHC/Channel5Belize.com) -- Thirteen Belizeans have been awarded scholarships to come and study Medicine in Cuba. A "going away" ceremony was held for them at the Cuban Embassy on Friday.... More


Minsk, 26 August (RHC/BelTA) – Belarus and Cuba plan to implement joint projects in IT, biomedicine and agriculture, Belarus' State Science and Technology Committee has said in a press release. ... More


Bridgetown, August 26 (RHC/CaribNews.com) -- Guyana says it will make its first shipment of rice to Cuba in Septem­ber following negotiations with the Cuba side over the past few months. ... More


Havana, August 26 (RHC/Xinhua) -- Experts at Cuba's Center for Immunoassay have developed a monoclonal antibody to enable the early detection and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.... More


Netherlands, August 26 (RHC/Irish Times) -- The Saint Lucia-based Deep Blue Cable undersea cable infrastructure company, of the Netherlands, could land two spurs of its Caribbean network on the island of Cuba, according to a report in the Irish Times.... More


St. John's, August 26 (RHC)-- Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has criticized the United States' efforts to achieve regime change in Venezuela, urging Washington to avoid interfering in the South American country’s internal affairs. ... More


Sanaa, August 26 (RHC)-- Airstrikes by a coalition under the leadership of the regime in Riyadh against civilian targets across Yemen have killed 42 more civilians, including a number of children, over the past week, the United Nations human rights office says.... More


Brasilia, August 26 (RHC)-- The government of Brazilian President Michel Temer says 57 public companies and airport terminals will be privatized, with the objective of reducing the country's fiscal deficit which amounts to nearly $500 billion. ... More


Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- In Washington, DC, a former CIA operations officer is trying to buy Twitter so she can ban Trump from the social media site. ... More


United Nations, August 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations Children’s Fund says the power shortages in the Gaza Strip have reduced access to water by one-third in recent months, in the midst of a sweltering summer heat wave.... More


Brasilia, August 26 (RHC)-- The Central Workers’ Union of Brazil, the CTB, has launched their Fourth National Congress, bringing together some 1,200 labor leaders from across the country and around the world.... More


Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- Meteorological experts in the United States report that last month was the hottest July ever measured -- topping the previous record, set in July of 2016.... More


Havana, August 25 (RHC/ACN)-- Members of the Latin American Group in the International Chamber of Commerce's Court of Arbitration are holding their 14th regional meeting here in Havana.... More


Havana, August 25 (RHC/ACN)-- Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning, received the Minister of Finance of Vietnam, Dinh Tien Dung, who is on an official visit to Cuba.... More


Washington, August 25 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Venezuela, targeting the South American country's financial sector.... More


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