Havana, February 20 (RHC-PL) -- The Telecommunications Enterprise of Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) and U.S. company IDT Domestic Telecom Inc. hope to sign an agreement that will allow direct interconnection between both nations.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met with Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, visiting the island as a part of efforts to re-establish ties between Havana and Washington.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC) -- The President of the Cuban National Assembly of Peoples Power, Esteban Lazo, received on Wednesday his Costa Rican counterpart, Henry Mora. Both officials emphasized the close relations between the two legislative bodies, said an official statement. ... More


Moscow, February 19 (RHC-Railway Technology) – EVRAZ's West-Siberian Steel Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) is set to transport 4,500t of 25m and 12m-long R50-N rails for General Transport Procurement Company (TRADEX) in Cuba.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– Ecuador’s Coordinating Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent, Guillaume Long, praised Cuba's education system, saying that Ecuador does not intend to mirror it, but learn from its advantages.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– Cuba has temporarily reduced the hourly charge for using state-run Internet cafes. The decision will see rates cut by 50 percent until April 10th. Internet centers previously charged $4.50 CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso) an hour. The promotion gives users two hours and 16 minutes for $5.00 CUC. ... More


San Francisco, February 19 (RHC)-- Apple Inc. has removed Cuba from its restricted country list for foreign trade, reflecting the fact that some of its hardware and software are now legally eligible to be exported to the Caribbean country, according to an AppleInsider news report on Wednesday.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC-ACN)-- The documentary Chávez y Fidel para siempre (Chavez and Fidel Forever) by Roberto Chile and Fabiola López will have its premiere on February 21st at the La Cabaña Fortress, one of the venues of the International Book Fair 2015 in Havana.... More


Cuba Shares Experiences on Ebola

Geneva, February 19 (RHC)-- Cuban Health First Deputy Minister Dr. José Ángel Portal stated that Cuba's rapid response to the World Health Organization's appeal to fight the Ebola outbreak is part of the solidarity history the country has maintained for more than five decades.... More


Geneva, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Cuban authorities reported on national television Wednesday that their operation to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone was having success. ... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) –- U.S. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi arrived in Cuba on Wednesday heading a congressional delegation. This is the first official House of Representatives delegation to the country since Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced the beginning of a process to re-establish bilateral diplomatic relations.... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– The United States and Cuba will hold their second round of negotiations to resume diplomatic relations on February 27th in Washington. ... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– Cuban presidential advisor and scholar Abel Prieto said that Washington's Cuba policy has an impact on the island, but it also bans U.S. citizens from having rich cultural contacts with the Cuban people.... More


Miami, February 18 (RHC) -– Jose Ramon Cabañas, the current head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC was the keynote speaker at a Manatee County Chamber of Commerce meeting in the U.S. state of Florida.... More


Madrid, February 18 (RHC) -- Maria Cristina Russo, director for International Cooperation at the European Community, has called for increasing collaboration with Cuba in the field of research and development.... More


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