Sancti Spiritus, July 29 (RHC)-- The 46th Contingent of the Venceremos Brigade has arrived in the central province of Sancti Spiritus. According to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, ICAP, the delegation of young Americans and Latinos living in the United States will visit places of historical and cultural interest, including the Casa de la Guayabera, a community institution that exhibits shirts donated by personalities from around the world.... More
Mexico City, July 29 (RHC)-- Beginning today and running until Saturday, August 1st, the 21st Sao Paulo Forum is taking place in Mexico City with the participation of delegates from 23 countries.... More
La Paz, July 29 (RHC)-- Bolivia's economy maintained its growth rate above five percent during the first five months of this year, according to the National Statistics Institute. ... More
Havana, July 29 (RHC) -- Malaysian biotechnology firm BIOVEN, which is developing a cancer drug discovered in Cuba, is planning a stock market flotation in London, the Financial Times reported.... More
Washington, July 29 (RHC) –- U.S. Representative Tom Emmer and a bipartisan group of House colleagues on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks the lifting of U.S. trade restrictions on Cuba. This as part of recent Congressional efforts to remove Washington's economic blockade on Havana and kick start the business relationship between both neighbors.... More
Washington, July 29 (RHC) -– American Airlines recently welcomed the reopening of United States and Cuban embassies in Havana and Washington.... More
Panama, July 29 (RHC) -- Panamanian Minister of Social Development Alcibiades Vasquez has recognized the advantages of the Cuban literacy method "Yo sí puedo" (Yes I Can), implemented in the country to learn how to read and write.... More
Miami, July 29 (RHC) –- Pearl Seas Cruises, a small U.S. ship line, announced this week plans for seven- to 10-night sailings to Cuba out of Florida in the spring of 2016.... More
With the introduction of the project ´Friends of a Friend´ at the ALBA Cultural House in Havana, the Young Communist League (UJC) recalled the Eternal Comandante Hugo Chavez yesterday, July 28th, when we commemorated the 61st birthday of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela.... More
Mexico City, July 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- App-based taxi booking service Uber was the target of violent demonstrations in Mexico City on Tuesday, as angry cab drivers destroyed five vehicles used by the multinational company, while others were pelted with flour and eggs. ... More
Tegucigalpa, July 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A judge presiding over the case of journalist David Romero, who is awaiting a sentence over charges related to his exposed corruption in the Honduran government, has accused the government of threatening him and other justices to hand the reporter a prison sentence. ... More
Panama City, July 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An indigenous tribe in Panama has requested the intervention of Pope Francis in their fight to shut down a hydroelectric project that could cause mass displacement and damage sacred sites. ... More
Mexico City, July 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Five men have been given a 697-year prison sentence for cases of femicide in Mexico on Tuesday -- an unprecedented move in a country where the systematic killing of women often goes unpunished. ... More
Brasilia, July 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Brazilian government will start using drones to monitor and investigate slave labor in rural areas in the country, a Labor Ministry official said on Tuesday. "Drones don't substitute the inspector's physical presence, but they will be useful out in the country, in the case of farms that are hard to reach by road, for example," Bruno Barcia Lopes, coordinator of Rural Supervision at Rio de Janeiro’s Labor Secretariat, told Reuters. ... More
Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC), welcomed on Monday afternoon the last group of Cuban athletes that took part in the XVII Pan-American Games Toronto 2015 held in Canada.... More
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