Roseau, April 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The indigenous people of Dominica are proud of their history and are preparing to portray the culture, color and traditions that make them unique. They will host the first ever Kalinago Indigenous Festival, which will include an art and craft exhibition, an agriculture exposition, a traditional sports day and canoe race and a grand ceremony to honor Kalinago elders.... More


Guantanamo, April 20 (RHC) -– Local authorities in eastern Guantanamo province, where scarce rainfall and severe drought affects the area, have begun to limit water supply to large state entities and called on the population to rationally use water, which is being supplied by trucks.... More


Santiago de Chile, April 20 (EFE-RHC)-- Under the slogan “The future is today,” Chile opened a large-scale robotics show that presents projects and research “made in Chile” and concrete technological solutions for present and future challenges.... More


Managua, April 20 (EFE-RHC)-- Some 200 people and their pets took to the streets of Managua on the weekend to call for implementation of the Animal Welfare and Protection Law and tougher punishment for those who abuse animals.... More


Mexico City, April 20 (XINHUA-RHC)-- Mexican police arrested Jesus Salas, leader of a drug cartel, Mexico's National Security Commission confirmed on Sunday.... More


Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (EFE-RHC)-- A vice president of construction company Camargo Correa told Brazilian prosecutors that he paid $36 million in bribes to officials of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, the press reported, citing a document prepared by prosecutors.... More


Havana, April 19 (RHC) -- Millions of Cubans went to the polls on Sunday to elect their representatives at municipal Assemblies of People’s Power (local governments) in the island’s mid-term elections.... More


Havana, April 19 (RHC) -- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro cast his ballot in the island’s mid-term election held this Sunday.... More


Buenos Aires, April 18, (RHC), – The Sixth Latin American Congress of Agrarian Workers Organizations in Buenos Aires demanded an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, and condemned the interference of the northern nation in the internal affairs of Venezuela. ... More


Tripoli, April 18 (RHC)-- At least 14 soldiers have lost their lives and another 24 have been wounded during the Libyan National Army’s assaults on a camp occupied by the Islamist Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militants in the capital Tripoli, a military source says.... More


BOGOTA, April 18, (RHC-XINHUA) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday urged the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas to "set a deadline" for the peace process that was initiated two years ago.... More


Washington, April 18 (RHC)-- The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives says he hopes the White House fails to reach a final agreement with Iran over its nuclear energy program. ... More


Buenos Aires, April 18, (RHC), -- Argentine Minister of Malvinas informed Friday that an Argentine judge will soon open the prosecution against three UK-based oil companies conducting exploratory activities in the Malvinas Islands, and possibly two others from the U.S. ... More


Havana, April 18, (RHC), – Over eight million Cubans are expected to participate on Sunday's mid-term elections for delegates to the municipal Assemblies of People's Power.... More


Paris, Apr 18, -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez will hold a meeting here next April 21, announced the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday.... More


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