Havana, May 24 (RHC) -- Renowned Cuban poet and actor Luis Carbonell died today at the age of 90 in Havana.... More


Cuba Expanding Geriatric Services

Havana, May 24 (RHC) -- Cuba, the country with the largest elderly population in Latin America, is implementing various plans to create the conditions needed to achieve an active, productive and satisfying longevity, according to Miguel Valdés Mier, head of the National Group of Geriatrics and Gerontology.... More


St. Petersburg, May 24 (RHC) -- The governor of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, Gueorgui Poltavchenko, has stressed his interest in cooperation projects with Cuba in many spheres.... More


Havana, May 24 (RHC)-- The award “50 years producing for the people” was conferred this week to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro in recognition of his efforts to develop the poultry industry in Cuba. ... More


Renowned Cuban declaimer and musician, Luis Carbonell, also known as "the Watercolorist of Antillean Poetry”, passed away in Havana at the age of 90.... More


May 23, -- The women’s epee Grand Prix kicked off Thursday in Havana, through the qualifying event to reach the round of 64 in a fencing tournament that is expected to be of top quality.... More


May 23, -- The women’s epee Grand Prix kicked off Thursday in Havana, through the qualifying event to reach the round of 64 in a fencing tournament that is expected to be of top quality.... More


Barbados made a feeble start to their bid to qualify for this year’s FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship in Poland by falling to hosts Cuba in straight sets at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum on Wednesday night, newspaper Nation News reported.... More


The Ciego de Avila provincial team has won the 99th Cuban National Soccer Championship, after they bet Cienfuegos 1-0 on Thursday.... More


Brasilia, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Roussef has regained people's backing over the past few weeks with 40 percent of voter intention, which would apparently secure her re-election in a first round on October 5th.... More


United Nations, May 23 (RHC)-- Russia and China have once again vetoed a Western-backed resolution at the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. Moscow and Beijing used their veto power on Thursday for the fourth time to abort a resolution against Syria.... More


Bogotá, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- Several road closures, prohibition on alcohol, ban on carrying weapons and suspension of bikeways service are some measures being taken for the presidential election on Sunday, which will be guarded by about 10,000 soldiers.... More


Damascus, May 23 (RHC)-- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says the last batch of Syria's chemical weapons has been packed and will be taken out of the country as soon as the security situation permits.... More


Santiago, May 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Lackluster economic performance expected in Latin America is likely to stall employment in 2014, a new study shows.... More


Port au Prince, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- In Port au Prince, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, welcomed the approval of a bill on naturalization by the Congress of the Dominican Republic.... More


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