Ottawa, February 19 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia is buying 10 billion dollars worth of weapons from a Canadian subsidiary of a U.S. arms maker. General Dynamics has announced that it secured the 14-year contract for its Canadian division to sell Riyadh military vehicles as well as training and support services with a value of 10 billion dollars.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel met on Tuesday with leaders of religious institutions and fraternal associations from around the island. ... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC)-- Felix Gonzalez, president of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), died in Havana at age 52 from pulmonary embolism. ... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC)-- The University of Seattle, in the northwestern United States, will screen on Friday a documentary by late filmmaker Saul Landau on violent actions organized in the United States against Cuba, a Canadian group announced.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC)-- Over 35 million Guatemalan citizens have been assisted by Cuban health professionals since 1998, when the island began its medical collaboration program with that Central American nation.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC)-- Cuba backed requests at the United Nations on Wednesday for the inclusion of the issue relevant to the equality of opportunities for the disabled on the 2015 sustainable development agenda.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– The victims of a traffic accident in Cuba's eastern province of Granma remain under medical observation at the provincial capital's hospital in Bayamo, local media reported.... More
Havana, Febrary 19 (RHC) -– President of the Councils of State and Minister of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister of Bangladesh, said a Foreign Ministry press release on Tuesday.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– The 16th Habano Cigar Festival, the largest international meeting for the enthusiasts of the best cigars in the world, is close to open its doors from February 24th to the 28th in the Cuban capital Havana.... More
Caracas, February 18 (RHC)-- Venezuelans staged a mass mobilization Tuesday for peace and against violence unleashed by right-wing opposition sectors. ... More
Matanzas blanked 3-0 to Villa Clara and extended its leading position in the 1st place of the 53rd Cuban Baseball Championship, while Industriales' decline continued after being swept by Santiago de Cuba.... More
La Paz, February 18 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, the Chamber of Deputies began aseries of actions to assist victims of floodings in the Andean nation.... More
Caracas, February 18 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has ordered three U.S. diplomats to leave the country within two days. The three, accused of inciting violent protests that left three people dead and dozens injured, have been declared persona non-grata.... More
Buenos Aires, February 18 (RHC)-- Three important multi-national organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean -- UNASUR, CELAC and MERCOSUR -- have rejected the institutional destabilization attempt taking place in Venezuela.... More
La Paz, February 18 (RHC)-- Evo Morales, the President of Bolivia, denounced on teleSUR TV that the United States is financing a coup d'etat against Venezuela in order to destroy the legacy of Hugo Chavez. Morales also stated that Venezuela is not alone and can count on all Latin American and Caribbean countries' solidarity.... More
