Havana, May 14 (RHC) -- The arrival of tourists at Cuba's famous Varadero beach resort was up six percent by late April, according to the Ministry of Tourism, MINTUR.... More


Quito, May 13 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa Wednesday welcomed U.S. efforts to restore ties with Cuba, but criticized them for being insufficient, Xinhua news agency reported.... More


Grand Cayman, May 14 (RHC) -– In a move to promote eco-friendly tourism destinations, Cuba is making available electric cars for transportation in the beach resort of Cayo Largo.... More


Havana, May 14 (RHC) -– The Minnesota Orchestra arrived Wednesday in Cuba. Their historic five-day trip will make them the first U.S. orchestra to perform in Cuba since the December 17th announcement to re-establish Cuba-U.S. relations.... More


Guantanamo, May 14 (RHC) -- Local government in the Cuban province of Guantanamo has activated special measures due to severe drought affecting the eastern territory.... More


Bogota, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia’s FARC leftist guerrilla organization stressed in a statement on Wednesday the importance of Colombia’s smaller rebel group ELN being included in the ongoing peace process with the government that seeks to bring an end to over 50 years of armed conflict in the country. "We believe that not only for us as a revolutionary movement is it urgent and necessary that the ELN is brought into the peace talks,” said FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) leader Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also known as Timoleon Jimenez or Timochenko, in an on-line statement. ... More


Mexico, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office has been ordered to hand over a public report of the investigation into last September’s enforced disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students in Iguala, Guerrero, including the statements of 36 soldiers who were interviewed during the investigation, Mexican newspaper Reforma reported Wednesday. ... More


Bogota, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- At least 15 mine workers were trapped in a gold mine in northwest Colombia on Wednesday after it flooded and collapsed. Emergency rescue teams worked into the night attempting to free the workers trapped dozens of feets underground. The workers are feared dead, given the difficulty of the rescue. ... More


Lima, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Wednesday marked the second of a three-day general strike against the mining project of transnational Southern Copper Corporation in the southern region of Arequipa. The project is planned to take place in the fertile Tambo Valley in the province of Islay in the western parts of the region. The transnational company is the third largest copper producer in the world. ... More


Tegucigalpa, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Attacks on freedom of expression in Honduras are at an all time high, with dozens of assaults reported on journalists, human rights defenders, opposition politicians, and artists, according to a report released on Wednesday. ... More


Tegucigalpa, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Hondurans took to the streets Wednesday morning to protest a big scam by the Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS), which involves businesspeople, politicians, government ministers and the country's president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. ... More


Kathmandu, May 13 (RHC) –- A 48-member Cuban medical team including 22 doctors has arrived in Nepal in response to the April 25th earthquake that killed more than 7,600 people, Cuban officials reported on Tuesday.... More


Belgrade, May 13 (TANJUG-RHC) -– Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has decorated Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro with the Order of the Republic of Serbia, according to the Official Gazette.... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC) -– Cuban electoral officials reported that 168 municipal parliaments, or Assemblies of People's Power, are being constituted across the country on Wednesday.... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC) -- More than 100 Cuban and foreign researchers continue debating Wednesday in Havana the development and production of CIMAvax-EGF -- the first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer to be registered in the world.... More


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