Lima, October 1 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Uruguay's lawmaker and chief of the Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) Sergio Abreu arrived on Tuesday in Lima to lead a group of 35 people who will observe Peru's October 5th regional and municipal elections in 16 departments of the country and the Province of Callao.... More
Madrid, October 1 (RHC)-- Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Barcelona, vowing to disobey Spain's blocking of Catalonia's independence referendum. Some 5,000 angry Catalans gathered in one of the city's main squares on Tuesday, waving Catalan independence flags and chanting "We will vote." ... More
Caracas, October 1 (PL-RHC)-- The Venezuelan Government strategy to fight smuggling is producing positive results, with large volumes of food and fuel having been seized by authorities.... More
Havana, October 1 (RHC) -- The Cuban bank system is getting ready to eliminate the monetary duality, which has been present in the country for two decades.... More
Havana, October 1 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed the need to empower the island's cultural institutions, during a meeting with executives of the Cuban Artists and Writers’ Association, UNEAC.... More
Havana, October 1 (PL-RHC) -- Cuba's foreign trade lost US$3.9 billion in lost income from exports of goods and services last year due to the economic blockade imposed by the United States.... More
Havana, October 1 (AIN-RHC) -- The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, expressed his desire to move towards an increase in all kinds of bonds between his country and Cuba.... More
Havana, October 1 (RHC)-- Niger’s President Issoufou Mahamadou described his official visit to Cuba this week as excellent and he said he was optimistic about the future of bilateral relations between the two countries.... More
Washington, October 1 (RHC)-- Declassified documents by the Gerald Ford Presidential Library have revealed that former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger drew up secret plans to launch air raids against Cuba back in 1976.... More
If you’re visiting Havana, or planning to do so, a stroll along The Prado, between Central park and the harbour is a must. There is a lot of culture to take in and we won’t even try to begin to do it justice here. ... More
Industriales have one of the best offensive numbers of the National Series with a BA (309), led by young Lourdes Y. Gourriel (435) —with 3 home runs—, while its pitching staff boasts a 1.50 ERA.... More
New York, September 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- New York District Judge Thomas Griesa on Monday declared Argentina in contempt of court, due to the country's actions in attempting to change debt jurisdictions as a result of the ongoing judicial conflict with holdout investors presided over by the U.S. magistrate.... More
Buenos Aires, September 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- President Cristina Fernandez said U.S. Judge Thomas Griesa's decision to declare Argentina 'in contempt of court' in the dispute with speculative funds, was in violation of international law, the UN charter and the OAS.... More
Montevideo, September 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The Organization of American States Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, has “urged the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay facility without delay and arrange for the trial or release of the detainees,” calling on member countries to consider receiving detainees from Guantanamo.... More
Kabul, September 30 (RHC)-- Afghanistan’s new government has signed an agreement to keep 10,000 U.S. troops in the country. The deal came one day after President Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated. His predecessor, Hamid Karzai, had refused to sign the agreement. ... More
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